What does חָלַף · שִׂמְלָה mean in the Bible?
חָלַף · שִׂמְלָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "change garments".
Hebrew · H2498, H8071
חָלַף שִׂמְלֹת
Properly, to slide by, i.e. (by implication) to hasten away, pass on, spring up, pierce or change · a dress , especially a mantle
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חָלַףH2498properly, to slide by, i.e. (by implication) to hasten away, pass on, spring up, pierce or change
Pronunciationḥālap
Fundamental sense of transition—things sliding past—underlying meanings from temporal passage to radical transformation or renewal.
Open lexicon entry →שִׂמְלָהH8071a dress , especially a mantle
Pronunciationšimĕlāh
Outer garment worn as visible marker of status, dignity, or covenant identity in OT narrative
Open lexicon entry →What does חָלַף שִׂמְלֹת (chalaf simlot) mean in the Bible?
חָלַף · שִׂמְלָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "change garments".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2498, H8071?
H2498, H8071 is connected to 59 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. change garments
Source Gloss
change garments
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups2Aligned forms13
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense8×
ImperfectIsa 2:18 · Job 4:15 · Job 11:10 · Ps 90:54×
PerfectHab 1:11 · Song 2:11 · Isa 24:5 · Job 9:264×
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action5×
ImperfectIsa 40:31 · Isa 41:1 · Isa 9:9 · Job 14:7 · Job 29:205×
Word Origins
חָלַף שִׂמְלֹת is a primitive root - no further derivation.