Machlafot (מחלפות) means tresses in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
מַחְלָפוֹת
machlafot
noun · feminine
In English
tresses
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Machlafot.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1קווצות שער ארוכות בראש האדם.
...הַגִּידָה לִּי בַּמֶּה תֵּאָסֵר; וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלֶיהָ אִם תַּאַרְגִי אֶת שֶׁבַע מַחְלְפוֹת רֹאשִׁי עִם הַמַּסָּכֶת.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Machlafot is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מַחְלָפוֹת
- Written without vowel points
- מחלפות
- Said
- machlafot
- Root
- ח־ל־פ
- Pattern
- מַקְטָלָה
- Inflections
- מַחְלְפוֹתַי מַחְלְפוֹתֶיךָ מַחְלְפוֹתַיִךְ
- Gematria
- 564
This is how Machlafot is said in other languages.
- English
- tresses
These words rhyme with Machlafot.
The word Machlafot comes from the root ח־ל־פ, like these words.
These words come before and after Machlafot in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Machlafot.
What does Machlafot (מחלפות) mean in Hebrew?
Machlafot (מחלפות) means tresses. It is said machlafot, with the stress on fot.
What rhymes with Machlafot (מחלפות)?
Words that rhyme with Machlafot (מחלפות) include אות, מוט, משוט, שבועות, עבות, and אחות.
Is Machlafot (מחלפות) masculine or feminine?
The word Machlafot (מחלפות) is a feminine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מחלפות of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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