6385. palag
Strong's Lexicon
palag: To divide, to split

Original Word: פָלַג
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: palag
Pronunciation: pah-lag'
Phonetic Spelling: (paw-lag')
Definition: To divide, to split
Meaning: to split

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "palag," the concept of division can be related to Greek words such as "διαμερίζω" (diamerizo - Strong's G1266), meaning to divide or distribute.

Usage: The Hebrew verb "palag" primarily means to divide or to split. It is used in the context of separating or partitioning something into parts. This term is often associated with the division of land or people, and it carries the connotation of a significant or notable separation.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Near Eastern context, division of land was a common practice, often associated with inheritance, tribal allotments, or political agreements. The concept of division also held theological significance, as seen in the division of nations and peoples, which was often perceived as an act of divine will or judgment.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to split, divide
NASB Translation
cleft (1), divide (1), divided (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[מָּלַג] verb split, divide (Late Hebrew chiefly in secondary meanings and derivatives; Arabic divide, split; Aramaic מְּלֵיג, divide; Ethiopic ravine, stream; Assyrian palgu, canal); —

Niph`al Perfect3feminine singular נִפְלְגָה Genesis 10:25 the earth was divided.

Pi`el 1. Perfect3masculine singular gL'Pi`el Job 38:25 cleave a channel for rain.

2 Imperative masculine singular מַּלַּג (Ges§ 52n) Psalm 55:10 divide their speech (their counsels).

[מְּלַג] verb divide (ᵑ7 Syriac; compare Biblical Hebrew (chiefly late)); —

Pe`al passive feminine singular מְּלִיגָה תֶּהֱוֵה Daniel 2:41 shall be divided.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
divide

A primitive root; to split (literally or figuratively) -- divide.

Forms and Transliterations
נִפְלְגָ֣ה נפלגה פִלַּ֣ג פַּלַּ֣ג פלג filLag nifleGah nip̄·lə·ḡāh nip̄ləḡāh pal·laḡ palLag pallaḡ p̄il·laḡ p̄illaḡ
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Englishman's Concordance
Genesis 10:25
HEB: כִּ֤י בְיָמָיו֙ נִפְלְגָ֣ה הָאָ֔רֶץ וְשֵׁ֥ם
NAS: the earth was divided; and his brother's
KJV: was the earth divided; and his brother's
INT: in his days was divided the earth name

1 Chronicles 1:19
HEB: כִּ֤י בְיָמָיו֙ נִפְלְגָ֣ה הָאָ֔רֶץ וְשֵׁ֥ם
NAS: the earth was divided, and his brother's
KJV: the earth was divided: and his brother's
INT: in his days was divided the earth name

Job 38:25
HEB: מִֽי־ פִלַּ֣ג לַשֶּׁ֣טֶף תְּעָלָ֑ה
NAS: Who has cleft a channel
KJV: Who hath divided a watercourse
INT: Who has cleft the flood A channel

Psalm 55:9
HEB: בַּלַּ֣ע אֲ֭דֹנָי פַּלַּ֣ג לְשׁוֹנָ֑ם כִּֽי־
NAS: O Lord, divide their tongues,
KJV: O Lord, [and] divide their tongues:
INT: Confuse Lord divide their tongues for

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 6385
4 Occurrences


p̄il·laḡ — 1 Occ.
nip̄·lə·ḡāh — 2 Occ.
pal·laḡ — 1 Occ.















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