6322. Pul
Strong's Lexicon
Pul: Pul

Original Word: פּוּל
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Pul
Pronunciation: pool
Phonetic Spelling: (pool)
Definition: Pul
Meaning: Pul

Word Origin: Of foreign origin

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Pul in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew text and historical context.

Usage: Pul is a proper noun used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to a king of Assyria. It is often associated with Tiglath-Pileser III, a prominent Assyrian ruler known for his military campaigns and expansion of the Assyrian Empire. The name Pul is used to denote the Assyrian influence and threat during the period of the divided kingdoms of Israel and Judah.

Cultural and Historical Background: Pul, identified with Tiglath-Pileser III, reigned over Assyria from approximately 745 to 727 BC. His reign marked a period of significant Assyrian expansion and consolidation of power. He is known for his military campaigns against various nations, including Israel and Judah, which are documented in both biblical and Assyrian records. The Assyrian Empire, under his leadership, became a dominant force in the ancient Near East, exerting political and military pressure on neighboring kingdoms.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of foreign origin
Definition
an Assyr. king, the same as NH8407
NASB Translation
Pul (3).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
מּוּל proper name, masculine = תִּגְלַת מְּלֶאסֶר (q. v.) (Assyrian Pulu; Babylonian name of Tiglath-pileser, SchrSBAk 1887, 592; KB ii, 287, compare 277 TieleGesch 266 f.; compare (through Persian tradition, EMeyEntstehung, 30) Πῶρος, Canon of Ptolemy KAT2, 490); 2 Kings 15:19 (twice in verse); 1 Chronicles 5:26, Φουα[λ]. — Isaiah 66:19, see פוט.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Pul, the name of an Assyrian king and of an Ethiopian tribe

Of foreign origin; Pul, the name of an Assyrian king and of an Ethiopian tribe -- Pul.

Forms and Transliterations
לְפ֔וּל לפול פ֤וּל פּ֣וּל פּ֥וּל פול ful lə·p̄ūl leFul ləp̄ūl pul pūl p̄ūl
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Englishman's Concordance
2 Kings 15:19
HEB: בָּ֣א פ֤וּל מֶֽלֶךְ־ אַשּׁוּר֙
NAS: Pul, king of Assyria,
KJV: [And] Pul the king of Assyria
INT: came Pul king of Assyria

2 Kings 15:19
HEB: וַיִּתֵּ֤ן מְנַחֵם֙ לְפ֔וּל אֶ֖לֶף כִּכַּר־
NAS: gave Pul a thousand
KJV: gave Pul a thousand
INT: gave and Menahem Pul A thousand talents

1 Chronicles 5:26
HEB: אֶת־ ר֣וּחַ ׀ פּ֣וּל מֶֽלֶךְ־ אַשּׁ֗וּר
NAS: up the spirit of Pul, king
KJV: the spirit of Pul king
INT: of Israel the spirit of Pul king of Assyria

Isaiah 66:19
HEB: הַגּוֹיִ֞ם תַּרְשִׁ֨ישׁ פּ֥וּל וְל֛וּד מֹ֥שְׁכֵי
KJV: [to] Tarshish, Pul, and Lud,
INT: the nations Tarshish Pul Lud draw

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 6322
4 Occurrences


p̄ūl — 1 Occ.
lə·p̄ūl — 1 Occ.
pūl — 2 Occ.
















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