Strong's Lexicon

H6400

H6400 — פֶּלַח

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewpelachnoun femOccurrences: 6TWOT: 1773a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H6400
Word:פֶּלַח
Part of Speech:noun fem
Etymology:from H6398
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:6
Transliteration:pelach
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:peh'-lakh
Meaning:1. a slice
KJV Renderings:piece.

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BDB6636

פֶּ֫לַח noun feminine Job 41:16 cleavage, mill-stone (mill cleft between the stones ? compare GFMJu; ᵑ7 פִּלְחָא); — ׳ פ absolute Job 41:16, elsewhere construct; —

1.
a. mill-stone, רֶכֶב ׳ פ mill-stone of riding, i.e. upper stone, which is turned (compare רֶכֶב), Judg 9:53; 2Sam 11:21 תַּחְתִּית ׳ פ Job 41:16 lower mill-stone (simile
of hardness).
b. דְּבֵלָה ׳ פ 1Sam 30:12 a cake of figs (from shape ?).
2. cleavge, split, hence slice הָרִמּוֺן ׳ פ Song 4:3=Song 6:7 simile of human temple (from colour, compare Wetzst in DeComm. Excurs.A).


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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