chalifa · change of clothes

What it means

chalifa (חֲלִיפָה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “change of clothes”.

Change, a change of clothes; a relief shift.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. A set of clothes, often festive, given as a gift or changed into.
2. A shift, those who relieve others.
3. A change of ways.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• changes ×9
• relays ×1
• relief ×1
• shifts ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Genesis×2
• Judges×3
• 1 Kings×1
• 2 Kings×3
• Job×2
• Psalms×1

• Genesis 45:22

  To each he gave changes of clothing, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver and five changes of clothing.

• Judges 14:12

  And Samson said to them, “Let me propose to you, please, a riddle. If you do explain it to me within the seven days of the feast and find it out, then I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty changes of clothes.

• Judges 14:13

  But if you cannot explain it to me, then you shall give me thirty linen garments and thirty changes of clothes.” And they said to him, “Propose your riddle, and let us hear it.”

• Judges 14:19

  Then the spirit of YHWH came powerfully upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon and struck thirty men of them, took what they had on, and gave the changes of clothes to those who had explained the riddle. And his anger burned, and he went up to his father’s house.

• 1 Kings 5:14

  And he sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month in shifts: a month they would be in Lebanon, two months at home; and Adoniram was over the forced labor.

• 2 Kings 5:5

  The king of Aram said, “Go, go, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel.” He went and took with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, and ten changes of clothes.

• 2 Kings 5:22

  He said, “All is well. My master has sent me, saying, ‘Look, just now two young men from the hill country of Ephraim, of the sons of the prophets, have come to me. Please give them a talent of silver and two changes of clothes.’”

• 2 Kings 5:23

  Naaman said, “Be pleased to take two talents.” He urged him, and tied up two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of clothes, and gave them to two of his young men, and they carried them before him.

• Job 10:17

  You renew your witnesses against me and increase your vexation with me; relays and an army are against me.

• Job 14:14

  If a man dies, will he live? All the days of my service I would wait, until my relief comes.

• Psalms 55:19

  El will hear and humble them —he who sits from of old; Selah. those who have no changes and do not fear Elohim.

And 1 more times.