1) braid, lock, plait 1a) of hair
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H4253 — מַחֲלָפָה
mach.la.phah · lock · Hebrew/Aramaic
3 tagged verse occurrences
Judges 16:13 · מַחְלְפ֥וֹתAnd Delilah saith unto Samson, ‘Hitherto thou hast played upon me, and dost speak unto me lies; declare to me wherewith thou art bound.’ And he saith unto her, ‘If thou weavest the seven locks of my head with the web.’Judges 16:14 · מַחְלְפוֹתAnd she fixeth it with the pin, and saith unto him, ‘Philistines are upon thee, Samson;’ and he awaketh out of his sleep, and journeyeth with the pin of the weaving machine, and with the web.Judges 16:19 · מַחְלְפ֣וֹתand she maketh him sleep on her knees, and calleth for a man, and shaveth the seven locks of his head, and beginneth to afflict him, and his power turneth aside from off him;