Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H4252 |
|---|---|
| Word: | מַחֲלָף |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H2498 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | machalaph |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | makh-al-awf' |
| Meaning: | 1. a (sacrificial) knife (as gliding through the flesh) |
| KJV Renderings: | knife. |
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[מַחֲלָף] noun masculine knife, so ᵑ9 (compare Syriac [untranscribed source text 1779] totondit (in Lexicon), [untranscribed source text 1780], [untranscribed source text 1781], knife, Talmud חליפות knives, according to Levy, Jastr; Thes as passing through (compare verb 3.a.)); but √ and meaning not certain, only Plural מַחֲלָפִים Ezra 1:9, among temple utensils (see BeRy Ryle).
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
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