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It can refer to a physical change or a metaphorical one, such as a change in circumstances or status.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, the concept of change or exchange was significant in various aspects of life, including trade, social status, and religious practices. The idea of substitution is also central to many biblical themes, such as the sacrificial system, where animals were offered as substitutes for human sin.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/2498.htm">chalaph</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a plait (of hair)<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>locks (3).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">מַחֲלָפָה</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>plait</b></font> (of hair; so called from <em>intertwining, passing through</em> each other, of the strands) — Plural construct <font class="hebrew2">מַחְלְפוֺת ראֹשִׁי</font> <a href="/interlinear/judges/16-13.htm">Judges 16:13</a>, compare <a href="/interlinear/judges/16-19.htm">Judges 16:19</a>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>lock <p>From <a href="/hebrew/2498.htm">chalaph</a>; a ringlet of hair (as gliding over each other) -- lock. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/2498.htm">chalaph</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>מַחְלְפ֣וֹת מַחְלְפ֥וֹת מחלפות machleFot maḥ·lə·p̄ō·wṯ maḥləp̄ōwṯ<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/judges/16-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Judges 16:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/judges/16.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֶת־ שֶׁ֛בַע <b> מַחְלְפ֥וֹת </b> רֹאשִׁ֖י עִם־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/judges/16.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the seven <span class="itali">locks</span> of my hair<br><a href="/kjvs/judges/16.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the seven <span class="itali">locks</span> of my head<br><a href="/interlinear/judges/16-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> weave the seven <span class="itali">locks</span> of my hair with<p><b><a href="/text/judges/16-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Judges 16:19</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/judges/16.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֶת־ שֶׁ֖בַע <b> מַחְלְפ֣וֹת </b> רֹאשׁ֑וֹ וַתָּ֙חֶל֙</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/judges/16.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the seven <span class="itali">locks</span> of his hair.<br><a href="/kjvs/judges/16.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the seven <span class="itali">locks</span> of his head;<br><a href="/interlinear/judges/16-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> shave the seven <span class="itali">locks</span> of his hair began<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4253.htm">2 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4253.htm">Strong's Hebrew 4253<br>2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/machlefot_4253.htm">maḥ·lə·p̄ō·wṯ — 2 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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