Original Word: חלִיפָה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: chaliyphah
Pronunciation: khä-lee-fä'
Phonetic Spelling: (khal-ee-faw')
Definition: Change, exchange, relief, renewal
Meaning: alternation

Word Origin: Derived from the root חָלַף (chalaph), meaning "to pass on" or "to change."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G3331 (μετάθεσις, metathesis) - change, transfer

- G3336 (μεταλλαγή, metallagē) - exchange, transformation

Usage: The term "chaliphah" primarily denotes the concept of change or exchange. It can refer to a physical change, such as a change of clothes, or a more abstract change, such as a transformation in circumstances or renewal of strength. The word is used to convey the idea of something being replaced or exchanged for something else.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, the concept of change or exchange was significant in various aspects of life, including trade, personal transformation, and religious practices. The idea of renewal or change was often associated with divine intervention or blessing, reflecting a shift from one state to another, often for the better. Clothing, for instance, was a common symbol of change, representing a new status or condition.

Word Origin
from chalaph
Definition
a change
NASB Translation
change (2), changes (8), hardship (1), relays (1).

[חֲלִיפָה] noun feminine a change (from idea of replacing, changing, substituting, compare Arabic, Aramaic) — suffix חֲלִיפָתִי Job 14:14; plural absolute חֲלִיפוֺת Judges 14:19 3t.; construct id. Judges 14:13; 2 Kings 5:5; חֲלִפוֺת Genesis 45:22 2t.; חֲלִפֹת Genesis 45:22; Judges 14:12; —

1 change of raiment שׂמלת ׳ח Genesis 45:22 (twice in verse), elsewhere בגדים ׳ח Judges 14:12,13; 2 Kings 5:5,22,23; so without בגדים Judges 14:19.

2 relays 1 Kings 5:28; compare וצבא ׳ח Job 10:17 (Di).

3 revival after death, under figure of relief from military service Job 14:14.

4 changing, varying, of course of life אֲשֶׁר אֵין חֲלִיפוֺת לָ֑מוֺ Psalm 55:20 of the wicked, with whom are no changings, i.e. they do evil incessantly, steadily ("" ולא יָ˜רְאוּ אלהים) so Kmp Hu De Sch and others; but the expression is peculiar and obscure; Calv vicissitudes; Hengst discharges; text perhaps corrupt.

change, course

From chalaph; alternation -- change, course.

see HEBREW chalaph

הַחֲלִיפ֔וֹת החליפות חֲלִיפ֔וֹת חֲלִיפ֖וֹת חֲלִיפ֣וֹת חֲלִיפ֥וֹת חֲלִיפָתִֽי׃ חֲלִפ֣וֹת חֲלִפ֥וֹת חֲלִפֹ֥ת חליפות חליפתי׃ חלפות חלפת chalifaTi chaliFot ha·ḥă·lî·p̄ō·wṯ ḥă·lî·p̄ā·ṯî ḥă·li·p̄ō·wṯ ḥă·lî·p̄ō·wṯ ḥă·li·p̄ōṯ hachaliFot haḥălîp̄ōwṯ ḥălîp̄āṯî ḥălip̄ōṯ ḥălip̄ōwṯ ḥălîp̄ōwṯInterlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts