What does פָּלִיט (pāliyṭ) mean in the Bible?
פָּלִיט (pāliyṭ): One who has escaped danger or judgment; emphasizes successful deliverance rather than mere flight
Hebrew · H6412
פָּלִיט
A refugee
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פָּלִיט H6412
Pronunciation pāliyṭ
What does פָּלִיט (pāliyṭ) mean in the Bible?
פָּלִיט (pāliyṭ): One who has escaped danger or judgment; emphasizes successful deliverance rather than mere flight
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6412?
The BSB source-word alignment has 24 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a fugitive (3), escape (2), a few fugitives (1), and refugees (1), are fugitives (1).
Where does פָּלִיט (pāliyṭ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 14:13. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (7), Jeremiah (6), Isaiah (2), Judges (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It a fugitive 3× Judges 12:5, Ezekiel 24:26, Ezekiel 33:21
escape 2× 2 Kings 9:15, Jeremiah 44:14
a few fugitives 1× Jeremiah 44:14
and refugees 1× Jeremiah 50:28
are fugitives 1× Judges 12:4
as refugees 1× Numbers 21:29
of the fugitives 1× Amos 9:1
one escaped 1× Lamentations 2:22
or escape 1× Jeremiah 42:17
or fugitive 1× Joshua 8:22
survivors 1× Isaiah 66:19
the fugitive 1× Ezekiel 33:22
The survivors 1× Ezekiel 7:16
their fugitives 1× Obadiah 1:14
Then an escapee 1× Genesis 14:13
Those who escape 1× Jeremiah 44:28
to him who has escaped 1× Ezekiel 24:27
will escape 1× Ezekiel 6:8
you fugitives 1× Isaiah 45:20
You who have escaped 1× Jeremiah 51:50
your survivors 1× Ezekiel 6:9
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 14:13 הַפָּלִ֔יט to Then an escapee Article | Noun - masculine singular Numbers 21:29 פְּלֵיטִם֙ to as refugees Noun - masculine plural Joshua 8:22 וּפָלִֽיט׃ to or fugitive Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Judges 12:4 פְּלִיטֵ֤י to are fugitives Noun - masculine plural construct Judges 12:5 פְּלִיטֵ֤י to a fugitive Noun - masculine plural construct 2 Kings 9:15 פָלִיט֙ to escape Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 45:20 פְּלִיטֵ֣י to you fugitives Noun - masculine plural construct Isaiah 66:19 פְּ֠לֵיטִים to survivors Noun - masculine plural Jeremiah 42:17 וּפָלִ֔יט to or escape Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Jeremiah 44:14 פָּלִ֤יט to escape Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 14:13
Aligned rows 24
Books represented 11
Genesis 1 Numbers 1 Joshua 1 Judges 2 2 Kings 1 Isaiah 2 Jeremiah 6 Lamentations 1 Ezekiel 7 Amos 1 Obadiah 1
Source forms
הַפָּלִ֔יט 3x hap·pā·lîṭ Genesis 14:13, Ezekiel 24:27, Ezekiel 33:22
פְּלִיטֵ֤י 2x pə·lî·ṭê Judges 12:4, Judges 12:5
הַפָּלִ֖יט 1x hap·pā·lîṭ Ezekiel 24:26
הַפָּלִ֧יט 1x hap·pā·lîṭ Ezekiel 33:21
וּפְלֵטִ֖ים 1x ū·p̄ə·lê·ṭîm Jeremiah 50:28
וּפָלִ֔יט 1x ū·p̄ā·lîṭ Jeremiah 42:17
וּפָלִֽיט׃ 1x ū·p̄ā·lîṭ Joshua 8:22
וּפְלִיטֵ֨י 1x ū·p̄ə·lî·ṭê Jeremiah 44:28
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine singular 5x Genesis 14:13, Ezekiel 24:26, Ezekiel 24:27, Ezekiel 33:21
Noun - masculine plural 4x Numbers 21:29, Isaiah 66:19, Jeremiah 44:14, Jeremiah 51:50
Noun - masculine plural construct 4x Judges 12:4, Judges 12:5, Isaiah 45:20, Ezekiel 6:8
Noun - masculine singular 4x 2 Kings 9:15, Jeremiah 44:14, Lamentations 2:22, Amos 9:1
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 2x Joshua 8:22, Jeremiah 42:17
Adjective - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular 1x Obadiah 1:14
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural 1x Jeremiah 50:28
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct 1x Jeremiah 44:28
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. One who has escaped danger or judgment; emphasizes successful deliverance rather than mere flight
Source Gloss
a refugee
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
One who has escaped danger or judgment; emphasizes successful deliverance rather than mere flight
a refugee BDB: escaped one Usage: (that have) escape(-d, -th), fugitive.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
פָּלִיט is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain