What does פְּלֵיטָה (pĕlēyṭāh) mean in the Bible?
פְּלֵיטָה (pĕlēyṭāh): Deliverance realized concretely as a surviving remnant; escape made tangible in those who remain alive.
Hebrew · H6413
פְּלֵיטָה
Deliverance ; concretely, an escaped portion
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פְּלֵיטָה H6413
Pronunciation pĕlēyṭāh
What does פְּלֵיטָה (pĕlēyṭāh) mean in the Bible?
פְּלֵיטָה (pĕlēyṭāh): Deliverance realized concretely as a surviving remnant; escape made tangible in those who remain alive.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6413?
The BSB source-word alignment has 28 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include deliverance (4), escape (3), and survivors (2), remnant (2), [such] a remnant (1).
Where does פְּלֵיטָה (pĕlēyṭāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 32:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (5), Ezra (4), 2 Chronicles (3), 2 Kings (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 deliverance 4× Genesis 45:7, 2 Chronicles 12:7, Joel 2:32, Obadiah 1:17
escape 3× 2 Samuel 15:14, Jeremiah 50:29, Joel 2:3
and survivors 2× 2 Kings 19:31, Isaiah 37:32
remnant 2× 2 Kings 19:30, Isaiah 37:31
[such] a remnant 1× Ezra 9:13
a remnant 1× Ezra 9:8
after 1× Exodus 10:5
and escape [will elude] 1× Jeremiah 25:35
and the survivors 1× Isaiah 10:20
as a remnant 1× Ezra 9:15
can escape 1× Genesis 32:8
for the survivors 1× Judges 21:17
had escaped 1× 2 Chronicles 20:24
or survivor 1× Ezra 9:14
some survivors 1× Ezekiel 14:22
survivors 1× Isaiah 4:2
the remnant 1× Nehemiah 1:2
upon the fugitives 1× Isaiah 15:9
who had escaped 1× 1 Chronicles 4:43
who have escaped 1× 2 Chronicles 30:6
will escape 1× Daniel 11:42
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 32:8 לִפְלֵיטָֽה׃ to can escape Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Genesis 45:7 לִפְלֵיטָ֖ה to deliverance Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Exodus 10:5 הַפְּלֵטָ֗ה to after Article | Noun - feminine singular Judges 21:17 פְּלֵיטָ֖ה to for the survivors Noun - feminine singular 2 Samuel 15:14 פְלֵיטָ֖ה to escape Noun - feminine singular 2 Kings 19:30 פְּלֵיטַ֧ת to remnant Noun - feminine singular construct 2 Kings 19:31 וּפְלֵיטָ֖ה to and survivors Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 1 Chronicles 4:43 הַפְּלֵטָ֖ה to who had escaped Article | Noun - feminine singular 2 Chronicles 12:7 לִפְלֵיטָ֔ה to deliverance Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular 2 Chronicles 20:24 פְּלֵיטָֽה׃ to had escaped Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 32:8
Aligned rows 28
Books represented 15
Genesis 2 Exodus 1 Judges 1 2 Samuel 1 2 Kings 2 1 Chronicles 1 2 Chronicles 3 Ezra 4 Nehemiah 1 Isaiah 5 Jeremiah 2 Ezekiel 1 Daniel 1 Joel 2 Obadiah 1
Source forms
וּפְלֵיטָ֖ה 3x ū·p̄ə·lê·ṭāh 2 Kings 19:31, Isaiah 37:32, Jeremiah 25:35
פְלֵיטָ֖ה 3x p̄ə·lê·ṭāh 2 Samuel 15:14, Ezra 9:15, Obadiah 1:17
פְּלֵיטָ֖ה 3x pə·lê·ṭāh Judges 21:17, Ezra 9:13, Joel 2:3
לִפְלֵיטָֽה׃ 2x lip̄·lê·ṭāh Genesis 32:8, Daniel 11:42
פְּלֵיטַ֧ת 2x pə·lê·ṭaṯ 2 Kings 19:30, Isaiah 37:31
הַפְּלֵטָ֗ה 1x hap·pə·lê·ṭāh Exodus 10:5
הַפְּלֵטָ֖ה 1x hap·pə·lê·ṭāh 1 Chronicles 4:43
הַפְּלֵיטָ֔ה 1x hap·pə·lê·ṭāh 2 Chronicles 30:6
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 11x Judges 21:17, 2 Samuel 15:14, 2 Chronicles 20:24, Ezra 9:8
Article | Noun - feminine singular 4x Exodus 10:5, 1 Chronicles 4:43, 2 Chronicles 30:6, Nehemiah 1:2
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 4x 2 Kings 19:31, Ezra 9:14, Isaiah 37:32, Jeremiah 25:35
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular 4x Genesis 32:8, Genesis 45:7, 2 Chronicles 12:7, Daniel 11:42
Noun - feminine singular construct 2x 2 Kings 19:30, Isaiah 37:31
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct 2x Isaiah 4:2, Isaiah 15:9
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct 1x Isaiah 10:20
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Deliverance realized concretely as a surviving remnant; escape made tangible in those who remain alive.
Source Gloss
deliverance ; concretely, an escaped portion
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Deliverance realized concretely as a surviving remnant; escape made tangible in those who remain alive.
deliverance; concretely, an escaped portion BDB: escape Usage: deliverance, (that is) escape(-d), remnant.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
those who have escaped or survived judgment and destruction
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Word Origins
פְּלֵיטָה is built from this root:
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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