חלף

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Aramaic

Verb

חלף • (transliteration needed)

  1. to change, to alter

Hebrew

Root
ח־ל־ף (kh-l-p)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ḫalap-. Cognate with Arabic خَلَفَ (ḵalafa, “to follow, come after”).

Verb

חָלַף • (khaláf) (pa'al construction)

  1. to pass (of time)
  2. to move past, to pass through, to pass by
Conjugation
Conjugation of חָלַף (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first חָלַפְתִּי חָלַפְנוּ
second חָלַפְתָּ חָלַפְתְּ חֲלַפְתֶּם1 חֲלַפְתֶּן1
third חָלַף חָלְפָה חָלְפוּ
present חוֹלֵף חוֹלֶפֶת חוֹלְפִים חוֹלְפוֹת
future first אחלוף / אֶחֱלֹף נחלוף / נַחֲלֹף
second תחלוף / תַּחֲלֹף תַּחַלְפִי תַּחַלְפוּ תחלופנה / תַּחֲלֹפְנָה2
third יחלוף / יַחֲלֹף תחלוף / תַּחֲלֹף יַחַלְפוּ תחלופנה / תַּחֲלֹפְנָה2
imperative חלוף / חֲלֹף חִלְפִי חִלְפוּ חלופנה / חֲלֹפְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced חָלַפְתֶּם and חָלַפְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

or

Conjugation of חָלַף (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first חָלַפְתִּי חָלַפְנוּ
second חָלַפְתָּ חָלַפְתְּ חֲלַפְתֶּם1 חֲלַפְתֶּן1
third חָלַף חָלְפָה חָלְפוּ
present חוֹלֵף חוֹלֶפֶת חוֹלְפִים חוֹלְפוֹת
future first אחלוף / אֶחְלֹף נחלוף / נַחְלֹף
second תחלוף / תַּחְלֹף תַּחְלְפִי תַּחְלְפוּ תחלופנה / תַּחְלֹפְנָה2
third יחלוף / יַחְלֹף תחלוף / תַּחְלֹף יַחְלְפוּ תחלופנה / תַּחְלֹפְנָה2
imperative חלוף / חֲלֹף חִלְפִי חִלְפוּ חלופנה / חֲלֹפְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced חָלַפְתֶּם and חָלַפְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Etymology 2

Noun

חַלָּף • (khaláf) m (plural indefinite חַלָּפִים, singular construct חַלָּפֵי־)

  1. slaughtering knife, butcher's knife

References

  • “חלף” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
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