6391. peluggah

Lexicon

peluggah: Division, section, or company

Original Word: פְלֻגָּה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: pluggah
Pronunciation: peh-loo-gah
Phonetic Spelling: (pel-oog-gaw')
Definition: Division, section, or company
Meaning: a section

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

division

From palag; a section -- division.

see HEBREW palag

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from palag
Definition
a division
NASB Translation
sections (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[מְּלֻגָּה] noun feminine division (= מַחֲלֹקֵת q. v. ), of priests, for service; — plural construct מְּלֻגּוֺת2Chronicles 35:5.

Topical Lexicon

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

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • While there is no direct Greek equivalent for פְלֻגָּה, the concept of division or section can be related to Greek terms such as μερισμός (merismos • G3311), which means "division" or "distribution," and μέρος (meros • G3313), meaning "part" or "portion." These terms are used in the New Testament to convey similar ideas of dividing or apportioning.

Usage: The term פְלֻגָּה is used in the context of dividing or sectioning, often referring to a portion or division of a larger entity.

Context: • The Hebrew word פְלֻגָּה (peluggah) is a noun that signifies a division or section. It is derived from the root פָּלַג (palag), which means "to divide" or "to split." This root is used in various contexts throughout the Hebrew Bible to describe the act of dividing land, people, or other entities.
• In the context of the Bible, פְלֻגָּה is used to describe a portion or section of a larger whole. This could refer to a division of land among tribes, a section of a group of people, or a part of a larger structure or organization.
• The concept of division is significant in the biblical narrative, as it often relates to the allocation of resources, responsibilities, or territories. The division of land among the tribes of Israel, for example, is a key theme in the books of Joshua and Numbers.
• The use of פְלֻגָּה highlights the importance of order and organization within the biblical text, reflecting the structured nature of ancient Israelite society and its emphasis on communal and familial divisions.

Forms and Transliterations

בִּפְלַגּ֣וֹת בפלגות לִפְלַגּ֣וֹת לִפְלֻגּוֹת֙ לפלגות biflagGot bip̄·lag·gō·wṯ bip̄laggōwṯ liflagGot lifluggoyT lip̄·lag·gō·wṯ lip̄·lug·gō·wṯ lip̄laggōwṯ lip̄luggōwṯ

Englishman's Concordance

Judges 5:15
HEB: שֻׁלַּ֣ח בְּרַגְלָ֑יו בִּפְלַגּ֣וֹת רְאוּבֵ֔ן גְּדֹלִ֖ים
INT: rushed his heels division of Reuben great

Judges 5:16
HEB: שְׁרִק֣וֹת עֲדָרִ֑ים לִפְלַגּ֣וֹת רְאוּבֵ֔ן גְּדוֹלִ֖ים
INT: the piping drove division of Reuben great

2 Chronicles 35:5
HEB: וְעִמְד֣וּ בַקֹּ֗דֶשׁ לִפְלֻגּוֹת֙ בֵּ֣ית הָֽאָב֔וֹת
NAS: in the holy place according to the sections of the fathers'
KJV: the holy [place] according to the divisions of the families
INT: stand the holy to the sections households of the fathers'

3 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 6391
3 Occurrences

bip̄·lag·gō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
lip̄·lag·gō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
lip̄·lug·gō·wṯ — 1 Occ.