"chalaf" meaning in English

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        "3": "חלף",
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  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Yiddish חלף (khalaf), from Hebrew חַלָּף (khaláf).",
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      "form": "chalafs",
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      "form": "chalefim",
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          "text": "When Mr. Katz came back around to face me, he held a slaughterer’s chalaf. My breath escaped in a thin whimper before I could stop myself.",
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