Strong's Concordance/Hebrew/H2498

Strong's H2498 · Hebrew

חָלַף

châlaph · /khaw-laf'/

Number
H2498
Language
Hebrew
Original word
חָלַף
Transliteration
châlaph
Pronunciation
khaw-laf'
KJV occurrences
27 verses

Definition

properly, to slide by, i.e. (by implication) to hasten away, pass on, spring up, pierce or change

KJV: abolish, alter, change, cut off, go on forward, grow up, be over, pass (away, on, through), renew, sprout, strike through.

Root / derivation: a primitive root;

KJV usage breakdown

How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered חָלַף across 27 verses.

changed6×
change4×
on2×
pass2×
renew2×
through2×
up2×
abolish1×
again1×
alter1×
away1×
off1×
over1×
passed1×

Every occurrence (KJV)

27 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.

Genesis4 verses
Leviticus1 verse
Judges1 verse
1 Samuel1 verse
2 Samuel1 verse
Job7 verses
Psalms3 verses
Song of Solomon1 verse
Isaiah7 verses
Isaiah 2:18

And the idols he shall utterly abolish. he: or, shall utterly pass away

Isaiah 8:8

And he shall pass through Judah; he shall overflow and go over, he shall reach even to the neck; and the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of thy land, O Immanuel. stretching: Heb. fulness of the breadth of thy land shall be the stretchings out of his wings

Isaiah 9:10

The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with hewn stones: the sycomores are cut down, but we will change them into cedars.

Isaiah 21:1

The burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds in the south pass through; so it cometh from the desert, from a terrible land.

Isaiah 24:5

The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant.

Isaiah 40:31

But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. renew: Heb. change

Isaiah 41:1

Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment.

Habakkuk1 verse

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Frequently asked questions

What does Strong's H2498 (châlaph) mean?

properly, to slide by, i.e. (by implication) to hasten away, pass on, spring up, pierce or change

How many times does H2498 appear in the Bible?

Strong's H2498 (חָלַף) appears in 27 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “changed.”

How is châlaph translated in the KJV?

In the KJV, Strong's H2498 is rendered as “changed” (6×), “change” (4×), “on” (2×), “pass” (2×), among other words.

Where does the Hebrew word חָלַף come from?

a primitive root;