מַחְלָפָהmachlâphâh
plait, (of hair; so called from intertwining, passing through each other, of the strands) (Judges 16:13; Judges 16:19)
Pronunciation: makh-law-faw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4253
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- Judges 16:13 Then Delilah said, “You’ve been making fun of me and telling me lies! Now tell me how you can be tied up securely.” Samson replied, “If you were to weave the seven braids of my hair into the fabric on your loom and tighten it with the loom shuttle, I would become as weak as anyone else.” So while he slept, Delilah wove the seven braids of his hair into the fabric.
- Judges 16:19 Delilah lulled Samson to sleep with his head in her lap, and then she called in a man to shave off the seven locks of his hair. In this way she began to bring him down, and his strength left him.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).