Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H6414 |
|---|---|
| Word: | פָּלִיל |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H6419 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | paliyl |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | paw-leel' |
| Meaning: | 1. a magistrate |
| KJV Renderings: | judge. |
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[פָּלִיל] noun masculine judge; plural פְּלִילִים Deut 32:31 our enemies being judges, umpires; ׳ עָוֺן פ Job 31:11, read ׳ עֲוֺן פ according to Di Siegf, compare De; < עָוֺן פְּלִילִי as Job 31:28, so Bu Du; בִּפְלִלִים Exod 21:22, read perhaps בַּנְּפָלִים for the abortion BuZAW xi (1891), 107, compare also Di-Ry.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
