3311. Yaphleti
Strong's Lexicon
Yaphleti: Yaphleti

Original Word: יַפְלֵטִי
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: Yaphletiy
Pronunciation: yaf-LAY-tee
Phonetic Spelling: (yaf-lay-tee')
Definition: Yaphleti
Meaning: a Japhletite

Word Origin: Derived from the root פָּלַט (palat), meaning "to escape" or "to deliver."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Yaphleti in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper noun specific to Hebrew genealogies.

Usage: The name Yaphleti is used as a proper noun in the Hebrew Bible, referring to a descendant of Jonathan, the son of King Saul. The name itself suggests the idea of deliverance or escape, which may reflect a characteristic or hope associated with the individual or his lineage.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the context of ancient Israel, names often carried significant meanings and were sometimes prophetic or reflective of circumstances surrounding a person's birth or life. The root of Yaphleti, "to escape" or "to deliver," could imply a narrative of survival or divine intervention, which was a common theme in the lives of many biblical figures. The genealogies and family lines were crucial in maintaining tribal identities and inheritance rights within the Israelite community.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from Yaphlet
Definition
desc. of Japhlet
NASB Translation
Japhletites (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
יַפְלֵטִי adjective, of a people with article as collective noun ׳הַי the Japhlites Joshua 16:3, family or clan on southwest border of Ephraim; Απταλειμ, A Ιεφαλθι, ᵐ5L Ιεφλητι.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Japhleti

Patronymically from Yaphlet; a Japhletite or descendant of Japhlet -- Japhleti.

see HEBREW Yaphlet

Forms and Transliterations
הַיַּפְלֵטִ֗י היפלטי haiyafleTi hay·yap̄·lê·ṭî hayyap̄lêṭî
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Englishman's Concordance
Joshua 16:3
HEB: אֶל־ גְּב֣וּל הַיַּפְלֵטִ֗י עַ֣ד גְּב֧וּל
NAS: to the territory of the Japhletites, as far
KJV: to the coast of Japhleti, unto the coast
INT: to the territory of the Japhletites far as the territory

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 3311
1 Occurrence


hay·yap̄·lê·ṭî — 1 Occ.















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