Judges 16:13:18Judg.16.13.W18TAB
מַחְלְפ֥וֹת
makhelfot
“braids or locks”
- Transliteration
- ma-khel-FOT
- Extended
- mah-khehl-FOHT
- IPA
- /maħ.ləˈfoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- braids or locks
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ma-khel-FOT
- phraseyour reading level
ma-khel-FOT ro-SHI
- clause
va-YO-mer e-LE-ha im-ta-ar-GI et-SHE-va ma-khel-FOT ro-SHI im-ha-ma-sa-KHET
- sentence
va-TO-mer de-li-LA el-shim-sHON ad-HE-na he-TAL-ta BI va-te-da-BER e-LAI ke-za-VIM ha-gi-DA LI ba-ME te-a-SER va-YO-mer e-LE-ha im-ta-ar-GI et-SHE-va ma-khel-FOT ro-SHI im-ha-ma-sa-KHET
Root and etymology
ḥ-l-pchet–lamed–pe
“to braid, plait”
In context — Judges 16:13
And Delilah said to Samson, “Until now you have mocked me and told me lies. Tell me how you may be bound.” And he said to her, “If you weave the seven locks of my head with the loom fabric, I will be bound.”
About this coordinate
Judges 16:13:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Judges 16:13, so the Hebrew word מַחְלְפ֥וֹת (makhelfot) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Judg.16.13.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.16.13.W18.S1) and character.