חלף

Aramaic

Verb

חלף • (transliteration needed)

  1. to change, to alter

Hebrew

Root
ח־ל־ף (kh-l-p)
6 terms

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ḫalap-. Cognate with Arabic خَلَفَ (ḵalafa, “to follow, come after”).

Verb

חָלַף • (khaláf) (pa'al construction)

  1. to pass (of time)
  2. to move past, to pass through, to pass by
Conjugation
Conjugation of חָלַף (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לחלוף / לַחֲלֹף
action noun חֲלִיפָה
passive participle חָלוּף
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first חָלַפְתִּי חָלַפְנוּ
second חָלַפְתָּ חָלַפְתְּ חֲלַפְתֶּם1 חֲלַפְתֶּן1
third חָלַף חָלְפָה חָלְפוּ
present חוֹלֵף חוֹלֶפֶת חוֹלְפִים חוֹלְפוֹת
future first אחלוף / אֶחֱלֹף נחלוף / נַחֲלֹף
second תחלוף / תַּחֲלֹף תַּחַלְפִי תַּחַלְפוּ תחלופנה / תַּחֲלֹפְנָה2
third יחלוף / יַחֲלֹף תחלוף / תַּחֲלֹף יַחַלְפוּ תחלופנה / תַּחֲלֹפְנָה2
imperative חלוף / חֲלֹף חִלְפִי חִלְפוּ חלופנה / חֲלֹפְנָה2

1 Pronounced חָלַפְתֶּם and חָלַפְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

or

Conjugation of חָלַף (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לחלוף / לַחְלֹף
action noun חֲלִיפָה
passive participle חָלוּף
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first חָלַפְתִּי חָלַפְנוּ
second חָלַפְתָּ חָלַפְתְּ חֲלַפְתֶּם1 חֲלַפְתֶּן1
third חָלַף חָלְפָה חָלְפוּ
present חוֹלֵף חוֹלֶפֶת חוֹלְפִים חוֹלְפוֹת
future first אחלוף / אֶחְלֹף נחלוף / נַחְלֹף
second תחלוף / תַּחְלֹף תַּחְלְפִי תַּחְלְפוּ תחלופנה / תַּחְלֹפְנָה2
third יחלוף / יַחְלֹף תחלוף / תַּחְלֹף יַחְלְפוּ תחלופנה / תַּחְלֹפְנָה2
imperative חלוף / חֲלֹף חִלְפִי חִלְפוּ חלופנה / חֲלֹפְנָה2

1 Pronounced חָלַפְתֶּם and חָלַפְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Etymology 2

Noun

חַלָּף • (khaláf) m (plural indefinite חַלָּפִים, singular construct חַלָּפֵי־) [pattern: קַטָּל]

  1. slaughtering knife, butcher's knife

References

  • “חלף” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
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