Hebrew · Strong's H2500
חֵלֶף
chelephklay'-lef
properly, exchange
1890 spelling: chêleph
Gematria 118· 838 mispar gadol
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
properly, exchange; hence (as preposition) instead of
Rendered in the KJV as
[idiom] for.
- 2occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 1 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 2 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- חֵ֤לֶף1
- חֵ֥לֶף1
How it is rendered · 1
- in return for2
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 1
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)2
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- HNcmsc · 2
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The ledger of occurrences
Numbers2 occurrences
- Numbers 18:21חֵ֤לֶףchelefnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Behold, I have given to the Levites all the tithes in Israel as an inheritance in return for the work they do, the service of the Tent of Meeting.here: in return for
- Numbers 18:31חֵ֥לֶףchelefnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)And you and your households may eat the rest of it anywhere; it is the compensation for your work at the Tent of Meeting.here: in return for