6389. Peleg
Berean Strong's Lexicon
Peleg: Peleg

Original Word: פֶּלֶג
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Peleg
Pronunciation: PEH-leg
Phonetic Spelling: (peh'-leg)
Definition: Peleg
Meaning: Peleg

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root פָּלַג (palag), meaning "to divide" or "to split."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for the name Peleg, as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew genealogies. However, the concept of division can be related to Greek words like διαίρεσις (diairessis), meaning "division" or "distribution."

Usage: Peleg is a personal name in the Hebrew Bible. The name is significant because it is associated with a period of division, as noted in Genesis 10:25, "One was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan." The name Peleg is often interpreted to mean "division" or "split," reflecting a significant event during his lifetime.

Cultural and Historical Background: Peleg is a descendant of Shem, one of Noah's sons, and is part of the genealogical line leading to Abraham. The mention of the earth being divided during Peleg's time has led to various interpretations, including the division of languages at the Tower of Babel or geological events that altered the earth's landscape. The genealogies in Genesis serve to connect the post-flood world to the patriarchs and highlight God's unfolding plan for humanity.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from palag
Definition
a son of Eber
NASB Translation
Peleg (7).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
II. מֶּ֫לֶג proper name, masculine son of Eber, Φαλεκ, ᵐ5L Φαλεγ: Genesis 10:25; Genesis 11:17,18,19; 1 Chronicles 1:19,25, מָּ֑לֶג Genesis 11:16.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Peleg

The same as peleg; earthquake; Peleg, a son of Shem -- Peleg.

see HEBREW peleg

Forms and Transliterations
פֶ֖לֶג פֶ֗לֶג פֶּ֔לֶג פֶּ֖לֶג פֶּ֗לֶג פָּֽלֶג׃ פלג פלג׃ Feleg pā·leḡ Paleg pāleḡ pe·leḡ p̄e·leḡ Peleg peleḡ p̄eleḡ
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Englishman's Concordance
Genesis 10:25
HEB: שֵׁ֣ם הָֽאֶחָ֞ד פֶּ֗לֶג כִּ֤י בְיָמָיו֙
NAS: of the one [was] Peleg, for in his days
KJV: of one [was] Peleg; for in his days
INT: the name of the one Peleg in his days

Genesis 11:16
HEB: וַיּ֖וֹלֶד אֶת־ פָּֽלֶג׃
NAS: years, and became the father of Peleg;
KJV: years, and begat Peleg:
INT: years and became of Peleg

Genesis 11:17
HEB: הוֹלִיד֣וֹ אֶת־ פֶּ֔לֶג שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים שָׁנָ֔ה
NAS: the father of Peleg, and he had
KJV: after he begat Peleg four hundred
INT: after became of Peleg and thirty years

Genesis 11:18
HEB: וַֽיְחִי־ פֶ֖לֶג שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים שָׁנָ֑ה
NAS: Peleg lived thirty
KJV: And Peleg lived thirty
INT: lived Peleg thirty years

Genesis 11:19
HEB: וַֽיְחִי־ פֶ֗לֶג אַחֲרֵי֙ הוֹלִיד֣וֹ
NAS: and Peleg lived two hundred
KJV: And Peleg lived after
INT: lived and Peleg after became

1 Chronicles 1:19
HEB: שֵׁ֣ם הָאֶחָ֞ד פֶּ֗לֶג כִּ֤י בְיָמָיו֙
NAS: of the one was Peleg, for in his days
KJV: of the one [was] Peleg; because in his days
INT: the name of the one was Peleg in his days

1 Chronicles 1:25
HEB: עֵ֥בֶר פֶּ֖לֶג רְעֽוּ׃
NAS: Eber, Peleg, Reu,
KJV: Eber, Peleg, Reu,
INT: Eber Peleg Reu

7 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 6389
7 Occurrences


p̄e·leḡ — 2 Occ.
pā·leḡ — 1 Occ.
pe·leḡ — 4 Occ.
















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