חָלַף
cha.laphVerbH2498
to pass
From: a primitive root;
Short Definition
properly, to slide by, i.e. (by implication) to hasten away, pass on, spring up, pierce or change
Full Lexicon Entry
- to pass on or away, pass through, pass by, go through, grow up, change, to go on from 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to pass on quickly 1a2) to pass away (vanish) 1a3) to come on anew, sprout again (of grass) 1a4) to pass through 1a5) to overstep, transgress 1b) (Piel) to cause to pass, change 1c) (Hiph) 1c1) to change, substitute, alter, change for better, renew 1c2) to show newness (of tree) Aramaic equivalent: cha.laph (*חֲלַף *"to pass" H2499)
Grammar
Part of Speech Verb
Morphology H:V
DescriptionHebrew Verb
Occurrences
25 timesAppears 25 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Job
7
Isaiah
6
Genesis
4
Psalms
2
1 Samuel
1
Key Passages
- 1 Samuel 10:3
- Genesis 41:14
- Isaiah 40:31
- Job 14:7
- Job 9:26
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