Strong's Hebrew: 2501. חֵ֫לֶף (Cheleph) -- Cheleph

Strong's Lexicon

Cheleph: Cheleph

Original Word: חֶלֶף
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Cheleph
Pronunciation: KHEH-lef
Phonetic Spelling: (kheh'lef)
Definition: Cheleph
Meaning: Cheleph

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to pass away or change

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for Cheleph, as it is a specific Hebrew place name. However, Greek entries related to geographical boundaries or inheritance might be of interest for comparative studies.

Usage: Cheleph is a geographical name referring to a location in ancient Israel. It is mentioned in the context of territorial boundaries.

Cultural and Historical Background: Cheleph is noted in the Old Testament as a landmark in the delineation of the tribal territories of Israel. The precise location of Cheleph is not definitively known today, but it is associated with the northern boundary of the tribe of Naphtali. The division of land among the tribes of Israel was a significant event, as it represented the fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham regarding the inheritance of the land.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from chalaph
Definition
a place in Naphtali
NASB Translation
Heleph (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

II. חֵ֑לֶף proper name, of a location in Naphtali, site unknown Joshua 19:33.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Heleph

The same as cheleph; change; Cheleph, a place in Palestine -- Heleph.

see HEBREW cheleph

Forms and Transliterations

מֵחֵ֨לֶף מחלף mê·ḥê·lep̄ meChelef mêḥêlep̄

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