palach (H6398) — Hebrew Word Study — MannaFest

Hebrew · Strong's H6398

פָּלַח

palachpaw-lakh'

to slice, i.e. break open or pierce

1890 spelling: pâlach

Gematria 118

Strong's Dictionary · 1890

to slice, i.e. break open or pierce

Rendered in the KJV as

bring forth, cleave, cut, shred, strike through.

5
occurrencesin the Old Testament
4 of 39
Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
5
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 5 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 5

וַיְפַלַּ֛ח1
יְפַלַּ֣ח1
יְפַלַּ֪ח1
פֹלֵ֣חַ1
תְּפַלַּ֑חְנָה1

How it is rendered · 5

[one who] plows1
and he sliced [them]1
he splits open1
it will pierce1
they cleave open1

The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 4

verb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singular2
Hc/Vpw3ms1
verb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 3rd person feminine plural1
verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular1

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HVpi3ms · 2
Hc/Vpw3ms · 1
HVpi3fp · 1
HVqrmsa · 1

All 5, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Job2 of 5 · 40%
2 Kings1 of 5 · 20%
Psalms1 of 5 · 20%
Proverbs1 of 5 · 20%

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2 Kings1 occurrence

2 Kings 4:39וַיְפַלַּ֛חvayfalachHc/Vpw3msOne of them went out to the field to gather herbs, and he found a wild vine from which he gathered as many wild gourds as his garment could hold. Then he came back and cut them up into the pot of stew, though no one knew what they were.here: and he sliced [them]

Job2 occurrences

Psalms1 occurrence

Psalms 141:7פֹלֵ֣חַfoleachverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularAs when one plows and breaks up the soil, so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol.here: [one who] plows

Proverbs1 occurrence

Proverbs 7:23יְפַלַּ֪חyefalachverb · intensive (piel), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularuntil an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare— not knowing it will cost him his life.here: it will pierce

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