4252. machalaph
Berean Strong's Lexicon
machalaph: Change, exchange, or replacement

Original Word: מַחֲלָף
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: machalaph
Pronunciation: mah-khah-laf'
Phonetic Spelling: (makh-al-awf')
Definition: Change, exchange, or replacement
Meaning: a, knife

Word Origin: Derived from the root חָלַף (chalaph), meaning "to change" or "to pass through."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent often associated with the concept of change or transformation is μεταμόρφωσις (metamorphosis), Strong's Greek 3339, which is used in the New Testament to describe spiritual transformation.

Usage: The term "machalaph" is used to denote a change or exchange, often in the context of replacing one thing with another. It can imply a transformation or a substitution, reflecting the idea of something being altered or exchanged for something else.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, the concept of change or exchange was significant in various aspects of life, including trade, religious practices, and personal transformation. The idea of exchanging one thing for another was common in sacrificial systems, where offerings were made in place of personal atonement. The root concept of change also ties into the broader biblical theme of transformation, both physically and spiritually.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from chalaph
Definition
a knife
NASB Translation
duplicates (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[מַחֲלָף] noun masculine knife, so ᵑ9 (compare Syriac totondit (in Lexicon), , , knife, Talmud חליפות knives, according to Levy, Jastr; Thes as passing through (compare verb 3a)); but √ and meaning not certain, only Plural מַחֲלָפִים Ezra 1:9, among temple utensils (see BeRy Ryle).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
knife

From chalaph; a (sacrificial) knife (as gliding through the flesh) -- knife.

see HEBREW chalaph

Forms and Transliterations
מַחֲלָפִ֖ים מחלפים ma·ḥă·lā·p̄îm machalaFim maḥălāp̄îm
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Englishman's Concordance
Ezra 1:9
HEB: כֶ֙סֶף֙ אָ֔לֶף מַחֲלָפִ֖ים תִּשְׁעָ֥ה וְעֶשְׂרִֽים׃
NAS: dishes, 29duplicates;
KJV: nine and twenty knives,
INT: of silver A thousand duplicates nine and twenty

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 4252
1 Occurrence


ma·ḥă·lā·p̄îm — 1 Occ.
















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