החליף

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ח־ל־ף (kh-l-p)
6 terms

Verb

הֶחְלִיף • (hekhlíf) (hif'il construction)

  1. to swap, exchange, change; to replace one thing with another
    • Tanach, Genesis 31:7:
      וַאֲבִיכֶן הֵתֶל בִּי וְהֶחֱלִף אֶת־מַשְׂכֻּרְתִּי עֲשֶׂרֶת מֹנִים
      va'avikhén hetél bí v'hekhelíf et-maskurtí aséret moním
      And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times.
    • Tanach, Genesis 35:2:
      […] וְהִטַּהֲרוּ וְהַחֲלִיפוּ שִׂמְלֹתֵיכֶם׃
      […] v'hitaharú v'hakhalífu simlotekhém
      […] and be clean, and change your garments.
  2. (of a plant) to grow new branches
    • Tanach, Job 14:7:
      כִּי יֵשׁ לָעֵץ תִּקְוָה אִם־יִכָּרֵת וְעוֹד יַחֲלִיף וְיֹנַקְתּוֹ לֹא תֶחְדָּל׃
      ki yesh la'éts tikvá im-yikarét v'ód yakhalíf v'yonaktó ló tekhdál
      For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease.
  3. (modern) to change one's mind
  4. Used figuratively.
    לֹא הֶחְלַפְתִּי אִתָּהּ מִלָּה.
    ló hekhláfti itáh milá.
    I didn't exchange a single word with her.

Conjugation

Conjugation of הֶחְלִיף (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לְהַחְלִיף
action noun הַחְלָפָה
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first הֶחְלַפְתִּי הֶחְלַפְנוּ
second הֶחְלַפְתָּ הֶחְלַפְתְּ הֶחְלַפְתֶּם הֶחְלַפְתֶּן
third הֶחְלִיף הֶחְלִיפָה הֶחְלִיפוּ
present מַחְלִיף מַחְלִיפָה מַחְלִיפִים מַחְלִיפוֹת
future first אַחְלִיף נַחְלִיף
second תַּחְלִיף תַּחְלִיפִי תַּחְלִיפוּ תַּחְלֵפְנָה1
third יַחְלִיף תַּחְלִיף יַחְלִיפוּ תַּחְלֵפְנָה1
imperative הַחְלֵף הַחְלִיפִי הַחְלִיפוּ הַחְלֵפְנָה1

1 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

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