Lexical Definition

‎חֵלֶף‎ chêleph (klay'-lef) for ^H:N-M
from ‎חָלַף‎

[idiom] for.

• properly, exchange
• hence (as preposition) instead of

n m
1) in exchange for (only construct)
prep
2) in return for

Extended Information

• prep

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. ‎חֵ֫לֶף‎ noun [masculine] exchange, only construct, as preposition in return for (so ‎הֲלַף‎, , common in Aramaic e.g. Gen 4:23 ᵑ7 ᵑ6 for Hebrew ‎תַּחַת‎) — ‎עֲבֹדָתָם‎ ‎׳‎‎ח‎ (‎עֲבֹדַתְכֶם‎) Num 18:21; Num 18:31 (both P).

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