Word Study · Strong's H6418 · Hebrew
פֶּלֶךְ
pelek
peh'-lek
“a circuit (i.e. district)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a circuit (i.e. district); also a spindle (as whirled); hence, a crutch
Rendered in the KJV as
(di-) staff, participle
- 10occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 3 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 6inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 10 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 6
- פֶּ֣לֶךְ4
- פֶּ֥לֶךְ2
- בַּפֶּ֛לֶךְ1
- לְפִלְכּֽוֹ׃ ס1
- פֶ֥לֶךְ1
- פָֽלֶךְ׃1
How it is rendered · 4
- [the] district of7
- [the] spindle1
- for district his1
- on the spindle1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)7
- noun · masculine singular1
- preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1
- preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmsc · 7
- HNcmsa · 1
- HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms · 1
- HRd/Ncmsa · 1
All 10, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Nehemiah8 occurrences
- Nehemiah 3:9פֶּ֥לֶךְpelekhnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Next to them, Rephaiah son of Hur, ruler of a half-district of Jerusalem, made repairs;here: [the] district of
- Nehemiah 3:12פֶּ֣לֶךְpelekhnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)And next to them, Shallum son of Hallohesh, ruler of the other half-district of Jerusalem, made repairs, with the help of his daughters.here: [the] district of
- Nehemiah 3:14פֶּ֣לֶךְpelekhnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)The Dung Gate was repaired by Malchijah son of Rechab, ruler of the district of Beth-haccherem. He rebuilt it and installed its doors, bolts, and bars.here: [the] district of
- Nehemiah 3:15פֶּ֣לֶךְpelekhnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)The Fountain Gate was repaired by Shallun son of Col-hozeh, ruler of the district of Mizpah. He rebuilt it, roofed it, and installed its doors, bolts, and bars. He also repaired the wall of the Pool of Shelah near the king’s garden, as far as the stairs that descend from the City of David.here: [the] district of
- Nehemiah 3:16פֶּ֣לֶךְpelekhnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Beyond him, Nehemiah son of Azbuk, ruler of a half-district of Beth-zur, made repairs up to a point opposite the tombs of David, as far as the artificial pool and the House of the Mighty.here: [the] district of
- Nehemiah 3:17פֶ֥לֶךְfelekhnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Next to him, the Levites made repairs under Rehum son of Bani, and next to him, Hashabiah, ruler of a half-district of Keilah, made repairs for his district.here: [the] district of
- Nehemiah 3:17לְפִלְכּֽוֹ׃ סlefilkopreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularNext to him, the Levites made repairs under Rehum son of Bani, and next to him, Hashabiah, ruler of a half-district of Keilah, made repairs for his district.here: for district his
- Nehemiah 3:18פֶּ֥לֶךְpelekhnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Next to him, their countrymen made repairs under Binnui son of Henadad, ruler of the other half-district of Keilah.here: [the] district of