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Job 9:26
“They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth to the prey.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
חָלַףchâlaph · khaw-laf'
H2498 · Hebrew
H2498 · Hebrew
- Definition
- properly, to slide by, i.e. (by implication) to hasten away, pass on, spring up, pierce or change
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- abolish, alter, change, cut off, go on forward, grow up, be over, pass (away, on, through), renew, sprout, strike through.
- Grammar
- חָ֭לְפוּ — verb Qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural
- Usage
- Occurs 28 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 31:7Genesis 31:41Genesis 35:2Genesis 41:14Leviticus 27:10
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read חָלַף here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.