1) braid, lock, plait 1a) of hair Part of Speech: noun feminine A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from H2498 Same Word by TWOT Number: 666e
Brown-Driver-Briggs
[מַחֲלָפָה] noun feminineplait (of hair; so called from intertwining, passing through each other, of the strands) — Plural construct מַחְלְפוֺת ראֹשִׁיJudges 16:13, compare Judges 16:19.
Judges 16:13 HEB:אֶת־ שֶׁ֛בַע מַחְלְפ֥וֹת רֹאשִׁ֖י עִם־ NAS: the seven locks of my hair KJV: the seven locks of my head INT: weave the seven locks of my hair with
Judges 16:19 HEB:אֶת־ שֶׁ֖בַע מַחְלְפ֣וֹת רֹאשׁ֑וֹ וַתָּ֙חֶל֙ NAS: the seven locks of his hair. KJV: the seven locks of his head; INT: shave the seven locks of his hair began