What does חֲלִיפָה mean in the Bible?
חֲלִיפָה is a Hebrew word meaning "alternation".
Hebrew · H2487
חֲלִיפָה
Alternation
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חֲלִיפָהH2487
What does חֲלִיפָה mean in the Bible?
חֲלִיפָה is a Hebrew word meaning "alternation".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2487?
The BSB source-word alignment has 12 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include sets (6), change (1), in wave after wave (1), my renewal (1), new (1).
Where does חֲלִיפָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 45:22. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Kings (3), Judges (3), Genesis (2), Job (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itsets6×Genesis 45:22, Judges 14:12, Judges 14:13, 2 Kings 5:5
change1×Psalms 55:19
in wave after wave1×Job 10:17
my renewal1×Job 14:14
new1×Genesis 45:22
shifts1×1 Kings 5:14
their clothes1×Judges 14:19
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 45:22חֲלִפ֣וֹתtonewNoun - feminine plural constructGenesis 45:22חֲלִפֹ֥תtosetsNoun - feminine plural constructJudges 14:12חֲלִפֹ֥תtosetsNoun - feminine plural constructJudges 14:13חֲלִיפ֣וֹתtosetsNoun - feminine plural constructJudges 14:19הַחֲלִיפ֔וֹתtotheir clothesArticle | Noun - feminine plural1 Kings 5:14חֲלִיפ֔וֹתtoshiftsNoun - feminine plural2 Kings 5:5חֲלִיפ֥וֹתtosetsNoun - feminine plural construct2 Kings 5:22חֲלִפ֥וֹתtosetsNoun - feminine plural construct2 Kings 5:23חֲלִפ֣וֹתtosetsNoun - feminine plural constructJob 10:17חֲלִיפ֖וֹתtoin wave after waveNoun - feminine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 45:22
Aligned rows12
Books represented6
Genesis2Judges31 Kings12 Kings3Job2Psalms1
Source forms
חֲלִיפ֣וֹת2xḥă·lî·p̄ō·wṯJudges 14:13, Psalms 55:19
חֲלִפ֣וֹת2xḥă·li·p̄ō·wṯGenesis 45:22, 2 Kings 5:23
חֲלִפֹ֥ת2xḥă·li·p̄ōṯGenesis 45:22, Judges 14:12
הַחֲלִיפ֔וֹת1xha·ḥă·lî·p̄ō·wṯJudges 14:19
חֲלִיפ֔וֹת1xḥă·lî·p̄ō·wṯ1 Kings 5:14
חֲלִיפ֥וֹת1xḥă·lî·p̄ō·wṯ2 Kings 5:5
חֲלִיפ֖וֹת1xḥă·lî·p̄ō·wṯJob 10:17
חֲלִיפָתִֽי׃1xḥă·lî·p̄ā·ṯîJob 14:14
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine plural construct7xGenesis 45:22, Judges 14:12, Judges 14:13, 2 Kings 5:5
Noun - feminine plural3x1 Kings 5:14, Job 10:17, Psalms 55:19
Article | Noun - feminine plural1xJudges 14:19
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular1xJob 14:14
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. alternation
Source Gloss
alternation
Extended definition
change, course.