pelach (H6400) — Hebrew Word Study — MannaFest

Hebrew · Strong's H6400

פֶּלַח

pelachpeh'-lakh

a slice

Gematria 118

Strong's Dictionary · 1890

a slice

Rendered in the KJV as

piece.

6
occurrencesin the Old Testament
5 of 39
Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
5
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 6 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 5

כְּפֶ֤לַח2
כְּפֶ֣לַח1
פֶ֨לַח1
פֶּ֥לַח1
פֶּ֨לַח1

How it is rendered · 5

[is] like [the] slice of2
a mill-stone1
a mill-stone of1
a slice of1
like a mill-stone1

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

How it parses · 3

noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)3
preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)2
preposition + noun · feminine singular1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

HNcfsc · 3
HR/Ncfsc · 2
HR/Ncfsa · 1

All 6, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Song of Solomon2 of 6 · 33%
Judges1 of 6 · 17%
1 Samuel1 of 6 · 17%
2 Samuel1 of 6 · 17%
Job1 of 6 · 17%

Song of Solomon carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.

Judges1 occurrence

Judges 9:53פֶּ֥לַחpelachnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)But a woman dropped an upper millstone on Abimelech’s head, crushing his skull.here: a mill-stone of

1 Samuel1 occurrence

1 Samuel 30:12פֶ֨לַחfelachnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)a piece of a fig cake and two clusters of raisins. So he ate and was revived, for he had not had any food or water for three days and three nights.here: a slice of

2 Samuel1 occurrence

2 Samuel 11:21פֶּ֨לַחpelachnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Who was the one to strike Abimelech son of Jerubbesheth? Was it not a woman who dropped an upper millstone on him from the wall, so that he died in Thebez? Why did you get so close to the wall?’ If so, then you are to say, ‘Your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead as well.’”here: a mill-stone

Job1 occurrence

Job 41:24כְּפֶ֣לַחkefelachpreposition + noun · feminine singularHis chest is as hard as a rock, as hard as a lower millstone!here: like a mill-stone

Song of Solomon2 occurrences

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