מַחְלָפָה

Strong’s Definition

a ringlet of hair (as gliding over each other)

Etymology & Derivation

from H2498 (חָלַף);

KJV Usage

lock.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.braid, lock, plait
• 2.of hair

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: machlâphâh; Pronunciation: makh-law-faw'