פָּלַשׁ
palash · roll in the dust
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H6428 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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palash (פָּלַשׁ) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “roll in the dust”.
To roll in the dust or in ashes, as a sign of mourning.
How to say it
pa·lash
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
- Lie and turn over in dust or ashes in mourning.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
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Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Jeremiah 6:26
Daughter of my people, gird yourself with sackcloth, and roll in ashes; make mourning as for an only son, most bitter lamentation, for suddenly the destroyer will come upon us.
- Jeremiah 25:34
Wail, you shepherds, and cry out, and roll in the dust, you nobles of the flock, for your days for slaughter are fulfilled, and for your scatterings, and you will fall like a precious vessel.
- Ezekiel 27:30
And they will make their voice heard over you, and cry out bitterly, and throw dust on their heads; in ashes they will roll.
- Micah 1:10
In Gath do not report it; do not weep at all. In Beth-leaphrah roll yourself in the dust.