- Original: מחלפה - Transliteration: Machlaphah - Phonetic: makh-law-faw' - Definition: 1. braid, lock, plait a. of hair - Origin: from H2498 - TWOT entry: 666e - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: From H2498 ; a ringlet of hair (as gliding over each other): - lock. Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • locks, 2 Judges 16:13; Judges 16:19