Hebrew · H6418

פֶּלֶךְ

A circuit (i.e. district); also a spindle (as whirled); hence, a crutch

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פֶּלֶךְ H6418

What does פֶּלֶךְ mean in the Bible?

פֶּלֶךְ is a Hebrew word meaning "a circuit (i.e. district); also a spindle (as whirled); hence, a crutch".

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What does פֶּלֶךְ mean in the Bible?

e. district); also a spindle (as whirled); hence, a crutch".

How does the BSB render H6418?

The BSB source-word alignment has 10 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (5), of the district (2), for his district (1), on a staff (1), the spindle (1).

Where does פֶּלֶךְ appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Samuel 3:29. Its strongest book concentrations include Nehemiah (8), 2 Samuel (1), Proverbs (1).

Source Word Evidence

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How English Renders It

. . . 5× Nehemiah 3:9, Nehemiah 3:12, Nehemiah 3:16, Nehemiah 3:17

of the district 2× Nehemiah 3:14, Nehemiah 3:15

for his district 1× Nehemiah 3:17

on a staff 1× 2 Samuel 3:29

the spindle 1× Proverbs 31:19

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First aligned row 2 Samuel 3:29

Aligned rows 10

Books represented 3

2 Samuel 1 Nehemiah 8 Proverbs 1

Source forms

פֶּ֣לֶךְ 4x pe·leḵ Nehemiah 3:12, Nehemiah 3:14, Nehemiah 3:15, Nehemiah 3:16

פֶּ֥לֶךְ 2x pe·leḵ Nehemiah 3:9, Nehemiah 3:18

בַּפֶּ֛לֶךְ 1x bap·pe·leḵ 2 Samuel 3:29

לְפִלְכּֽוֹ׃ס 1x lə·p̄il·kōw Nehemiah 3:17

פֶ֥לֶךְ 1x p̄e·leḵ Nehemiah 3:17

פָֽלֶךְ׃ 1x p̄ā·leḵ Proverbs 31:19

Parsing patterns

Noun - masculine singular construct 7x Nehemiah 3:9, Nehemiah 3:12, Nehemiah 3:14, Nehemiah 3:15

Noun - masculine singular 1x Proverbs 31:19

Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x 2 Samuel 3:29

Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1x Nehemiah 3:17

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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פֶּלֶךְ

What does פֶּלֶךְ mean in the Bible?

What does פֶּלֶךְ mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H6418?

Where does פֶּלֶךְ appear in Scripture?

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