מַחְלָפֹות
Biblical Hebrew · Strong's H4253
Meaning
OpenScriptures lexical index
plait tree →
Brown–Driver–Briggs 1906
מַחֲלָפָה: n.f. plait tree →
The whole BDB entry
n.f. plait (of hair; so called from intertwining, passing through each other, of the strands)—Pl. cstr. מַחְלְפוֹת רֹאשִׁי Ju 16:13, cf. v 19.
Why these entries: BDB: another headword, part of speech agrees, 2 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (2 candidates); OSHB: another headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (1 candidates)
Glosses
MACULA's English glosses of the word in the text, with how often each is used: the plaits (2).
In the verses
וַתְּיַשְּׁנֵ֙הוּ֙ עַל־בִּרְכֶּ֔יהָ וַתִּקְרָ֣א לָאִ֔ישׁ וַתְּגַלַּ֕ח אֶת־שֶׁ֖בַע מַחְלְפ֣וֹת רֹאשׁ֑וֹ וַתָּ֙חֶל֙ לְעַנּוֹת֔וֹ וַיָּ֥סַר כֹּח֖וֹ מֵעָלָֽיו׃
Word for word: and she made.him.sleep on knees her and she.summoned (to) the man and she.shaved.off (et) seven the.plaits his.head his and she.began to humble him and it.departed strength his from on him
JPS 1917: And she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and had the seven locks of his head shaven off; and she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him.
וַתֹּ֨אמֶר דְּלִילָ֜ה אֶל־שִׁמְשׁ֗וֹן עַד־הֵ֜נָּה הֵתַ֤לְתָּ בִּי֙ וַתְּדַבֵּ֤ר אֵלַי֙ כְּזָבִ֔ים הַגִּ֣ידָה לִּ֔י בַּמֶּ֖ה תֵּאָסֵ֑ר וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלֶ֔יהָ אִם־תַּאַרְגִ֗י אֶת־שֶׁ֛בַע מַחְלְפ֥וֹת רֹאשִׁ֖י עִם־הַמַּסָּֽכֶת׃
Word for word: and she.said Delilah to Samson until now you.have.deceived (in) me and you.have.spoken to me lies tell to me how? will.you.be.bound and he.said to her if you.will.weave (et) seven the.plaits my.head my with the web
JPS 1917: And Delilah said unto Samson: 'Hitherto thou hast mocked me, and told me lies; tell me wherewith thou mightest be bound.' And he said unto her: 'If thou weavest the seven locks of my head with the web.'
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