שַׁלְחֵף, שַׁלְחֵיף (Shaf. of חלף, transposed) 1) to change, exchange; to lay crosswise. Targ. Y. Gen. XXXI, 7; 41. Targ. Y. Ex. XXXIV, 9, sq. Targ. Ps. XV, 4. Targ. Y. Gen. XLVIII, 14 Ar. (ed. פרג; h. text שִׂכֵּל); a. e.—B. Bath. 99ᵃ (ידייהו) ודילמא שַׁלְחוּפֵי הוו מְשַׁלְחֲפֵי may it not be that they (the Cherubim over the Ark) had their wings crosswise (overlapping each other)? Sabb. 96ᵇ ודילמא שלחופי הוו משלחפי may it not be that they (the weavers) sat in irregular lines (so that those sitting close together did not need to hinder one another in their work)? Ib. 98ᵇ דלא לִישְׁלְחוֹפִינְהוּ מהדדי (Ms. O. לישלופינהו; Yalk. Ex. 370 לישליפינהו) that they must not pile them irregularly. B. Mets. 25ᵃ משלחפי שלחופי (Ms. H. משלפי שלופי) the coins lie irregularly (some of them piled, others scattered). Nidd. 26ᵃ ומְשַׁלְחֵיף ליה וכ׳ (Ar. ומשחיף, corr. acc.) and lies across (overlapping) the head of the embryo. —2) to pass quickly, overtake; [or to strike through]. Targ. Job XX, 24.
    Ithpa. - אִשְׁתַּלְחֵיף to be changed; to pass away; to be exchanged. Targ. Ps. XLVI, 3 (Ms. אִשְׁתַּחֲלִיפוּ; h. text בהמיר). Targ. Job XXIX, 20. Ib. XXVIII, 16; 19 (h. text תסלה).