פָּלַל
pâlal · paw-lal'
to judge (officially or mentally); by extension, to intercede, pray
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
to judge (officially or mentally); by extension, to intercede, pray
- to judge (officially or mentally)
- by extension, to intercede, pray
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: intreat, judge(-ment), (make) pray(-er, -ing), make supplication.
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
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to speak, the word › authority, the one who leads › authority, the one who leads
To speak, the word of authority, the one who leads of authority, the one who leads.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of פָּלַל 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
84 occurrences · 84 OT · 0 NT · 66 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- prayed12 · 19%
- and pray10 · 16%
- and prayed7 · 11%
- pray4 · 6%
- i prayed3 · 5%
- to pray3 · 5%
- prayeth3 · 5%
- of praying2 · 3%
- therefore pray2 · 3%
- and he shall pray1 · 2%
- i had not thought1 · 2%
- and against thee; pray1 · 2%
- him: and i prayed1 · 2%
- praying1 · 2%
- by thee here, praying1 · 2%
- shall judge1 · 2%
- who shall intreat1 · 2%
- and i will pray1 · 2%
- shall make1 · 2%
- when they shall pray1 · 2%
- against thee; if they pray1 · 2%
- them, and shall pray1 · 2%
- that which thou hast prayed1 · 2%
- in his heart to pray1 · 2%
- which they shall make1 · 2%
Where it is used, by book.
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.