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פָּלַג

palag · divide

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H6385 · appears 4 times in the Bible

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What it means

palag (פָּלַג) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “divide”.

Split, separate.

How to say it

pa·lag

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. To separate into parts; at Babel, the peoples' speech was split into different languages.
  2. Dig a channel so the water can run.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

  • was divided ×2
  • divide ×1
  • has cut ×1

Related words

Words that come from it

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Genesis 10:25

    And to Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided; and the name of his brother was Joktan.

  • 1 Chronicles 1:19

    And to Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided; and the name of his brother was Joktan.

  • Job 38:25

    Who has cut a channel for the flood, and a way for the lightning of the thunders,

  • Psalms 55:9

    Swallow them up, Adonai, divide their tongue, for I have seen violence and strife in the city.