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ḥālaf חָלַף ‘to pass’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: a primitive root

ḥālaf v
1) to pass on or away, pass through, pass by, go through, grow up, change, to go on from
 1a) (Qal)
  1a1) to pass on quickly
  1a2) to pass away (vanish)
  1a3) to come on anew, sprout again (of grass)
  1a4) to pass through
  1a5) to overstep, transgress
 1b) (Piel) to cause to pass, change
 1c) (Hiph)
  1c1) to change, substitute, alter, change for better, renew
  1c2) to show newness (of tree)

Mentioned in Genesis 31:7, 35:2, 41:14, 31:41 Codex Leviticus 27:10 Judges 5:26 1 Samuel 10:3 2 Samuel 12:20 Isaiah 40:31, 41:1, 2:18, 9:9, 8:8, 21:1, 24:5 Habakkuk 1:11 Psalms 102:27, 90:5, 90:6 Job 9:26, 11:10, 14:7, 9:11, 20:24, 4:15, 29:20 Song of Songs 2:11

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