Strong's Lexicon

H6413

H6413 — פְּלֵיטָּה פְּלֵטָה

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

Hebrewpleytahnoun femOccurrences: 28TWOT: 1774d

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H6413
Word:	פְּלֵיטָּה פְּלֵטָה
Part of Speech:	noun fem
Etymology:	feminine of H6412
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	28
Transliteration:	pleytah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	pel-ay-taw' (or pletah {pel-ay-taw'}) n-f.
Meaning:	1. deliverance 2. (concretely) an escaped portion
KJV Renderings:	deliverance, (that is) escape(-d), remnant.

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BDB6644

פְּלֵיטָה noun feminine escape (on form compare Ba^{NB 144, 166}); — absolute ׳ פ Gen 32:9 +, פְּלֵטָה Exod 10:5 +; constructפְּלֵיטַת 2Kgs 19:30 +; —

1. escape, deliverance Gen 45:7 ( E ) Jer 25:35.

2. elsewhere probably always escaped remnant:

a. of green things (from locusts) Exod 10:5 ( J ) Joel 2:3 .

b. of person Gen 32:9 ( J ) Judg 21:17 ; Isa 15:9 ; Jer 50:29; 1Chr 4:43; 2Chr 12:7; 2Chr 20:24 ; 2Chr 30:6; Ezra 9:8; Dan 11:42 + מִפְּנֵי 2Sam 15:14 .

c. specifically of those of Judah escaped from Assyrians 2Kgs 19:30; 2Kgs 19:31 (+ מִן) = Isa 37:31; Isa 37:32, compare Isa 10:20 from Babylonian Neh 1:2; Ezra 9:13; Ezra 9:14; Ezra 9:15, compare Ezek 14:22 after ׳ י's future judgment Isa 4:2; Obad 1:17; Joel 3:5.

Other Resources

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