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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פָּלִיטH6412
Pronunciationpāliyṭ
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 Ita fugitive3×Judges 12:5, Ezekiel 24:26, Ezekiel 33:21
escape2×2 Kings 9:15, Jeremiah 44:14
a few fugitives1×Jeremiah 44:14
and refugees1×Jeremiah 50:28
are fugitives1×Judges 12:4
as refugees1×Numbers 21:29
of the fugitives1×Amos 9:1
one escaped1×Lamentations 2:22
or escape1×Jeremiah 42:17
or fugitive1×Joshua 8:22
survivors1×Isaiah 66:19
the fugitive1×Ezekiel 33:22
The survivors1×Ezekiel 7:16
their fugitives1×Obadiah 1:14
Then an escapee1×Genesis 14:13
Those who escape1×Jeremiah 44:28
to him who has escaped1×Ezekiel 24:27
will escape1×Ezekiel 6:8
you fugitives1×Isaiah 45:20
You who have escaped1×Jeremiah 51:50
your survivors1×Ezekiel 6:9
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 14:13הַפָּלִ֔יטtoThen an escapeeArticle | Noun - masculine singularNumbers 21:29פְּלֵיטִם֙toas refugeesNoun - masculine pluralJoshua 8:22וּפָלִֽיט׃toor fugitiveConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularJudges 12:4פְּלִיטֵ֤יtoare fugitivesNoun - masculine plural constructJudges 12:5פְּלִיטֵ֤יtoa fugitiveNoun - masculine plural construct2 Kings 9:15פָלִיט֙toescapeNoun - masculine singularIsaiah 45:20פְּלִיטֵ֣יtoyou fugitivesNoun - masculine plural constructIsaiah 66:19פְּ֠לֵיטִיםtosurvivorsNoun - masculine pluralJeremiah 42:17וּפָלִ֔יטtoor escapeConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularJeremiah 44:14פָּלִ֤יטtoescapeNoun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 14:13
Aligned rows24
Books represented11
Genesis1Numbers1Joshua1Judges22 Kings1Isaiah2Jeremiah6Lamentations1Ezekiel7Amos1Obadiah1
Source forms
הַפָּלִ֔יט3xhap·pā·lîṭGenesis 14:13, Ezekiel 24:27, Ezekiel 33:22
פְּלִיטֵ֤י2xpə·lî·ṭêJudges 12:4, Judges 12:5
הַפָּלִ֖יט1xhap·pā·lîṭEzekiel 24:26
הַפָּלִ֧יט1xhap·pā·lîṭEzekiel 33:21
וּפְלֵטִ֖ים1xū·p̄ə·lê·ṭîmJeremiah 50:28
וּפָלִ֔יט1xū·p̄ā·lîṭJeremiah 42:17
וּפָלִֽיט׃1xū·p̄ā·lîṭJoshua 8:22
וּפְלִיטֵ֨י1xū·p̄ə·lî·ṭêJeremiah 44:28
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine singular5xGenesis 14:13, Ezekiel 24:26, Ezekiel 24:27, Ezekiel 33:21
Noun - masculine plural4xNumbers 21:29, Isaiah 66:19, Jeremiah 44:14, Jeremiah 51:50
Noun - masculine plural construct4xJudges 12:4, Judges 12:5, Isaiah 45:20, Ezekiel 6:8
Noun - masculine singular4x2 Kings 9:15, Jeremiah 44:14, Lamentations 2:22, Amos 9:1
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular2xJoshua 8:22, Jeremiah 42:17
Adjective - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular1xObadiah 1:14
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural1xJeremiah 50:28
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct1xJeremiah 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 definitionSource: 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: