מַחֲלָפָה

mach.la.phahlockHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · feminine2 occurrences1 book2 verses

Definition

from H2498; a ringlet of hair (as gliding over each other)
Traditional renderings: lock.

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

2 total
  1. Judges 16:13מַחְלְפ֥וֹת · braids
    Then Delilah said to Samson, “You have mocked me and lied to me all along! Tell me how you can be tied up.” He told her, “If you weave the seven braids of my head into the web of a loom and tighten it with a pin, I will become as weak as any other man.”
  2. Judges 16:19מַחְלְפ֣וֹת · braids
    And having lulled him to sleep on her lap, she called a man to shave off the seven braids of his head. In this way she began to subdue him, and his strength left him.