פָּלַח
pâlach · paw-lakh'
to slice, i.e. break open or pierce
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
to slice, i.e. break open or pierce
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: bring forth, cleave, cut, shred, strike through.
Letters
- פPe80
Picture: an open mouth
- Concrete
- mouth · lips · teeth
- Extended
- to speak · a word · an edge or opening · to scatter speech
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to speak, the word › authority, the one who leads › to separate and protect
To speak, the word of authority, the one who leads that works to separate and protect.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of פָּלַח above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
5 occurrences · 5 OT · 0 NT · 5 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and shred1 · 17%
- he cleaveth1 · 17%
- asunder1 · 17%
- themselves, they bring forth1 · 17%
- as when one cutteth1 · 17%
- strike1 · 17%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.