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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #6399 - פְּלַח

Transliteration

pᵉlach

Phonetics

pel-akh'

Origin

corresponding to (H6398)

Parts of Speech

verb

TWOT

2940

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

to serve, worship, revere, minister for, pay reverence to
1. (P´al)
  1. to pay reverence to
  2. to serve

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 1398 ‑ δουλεύω (dool‑yoo'‑o); 3000 ‑ λατρεύω (lat‑ryoo'‑o); 5293 ‑ ὑποτάσσω (hoop‑ot‑as'‑so); 5399 ‑ φοβέω (fob‑eh'‑o);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (10)

Ezra 1

Daniel 9

BSB (10)

Ezra 1

Daniel 9

CSB (10)

Ezra 1

Daniel 9

ESV (10)

Ezra 1

Daniel 9

KJV (10)

Ezra 1

Daniel 9

LEB (10)

Ezra 1

Daniel 9

LSB (10)

Ezra 1

Daniel 9

N95 (10)

Ezra 1

Daniel 9

NAS (10)

Ezra 1

Daniel 9

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (9)

Ezra 1

Daniel 8

ASV (10)

or servants 1

serve 4

servest 1

shall serve 1

should serve 1

they serve 1

whom thou servest 1

BSB (10)

or other servants 1

rather than serve 1

serve 5

serve your gods 1

should serve 1

will serve 1

CSB (10)

servants 1

serve 9

ESV (10)

servants 1

serve 9

KJV (10)

ministers 1

serve 7

servest 2

LEB (10)

and other servants of 1

serve 2

serving 2

we serve 1

will serve 1

would serve him 1

you serve 1

you serve faithfully 1

LSB (10)

servants 1

serve 8

serving 1

N95 (10)

servants 1

serve 9

NAS (10)

servants 1

serve 9

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (9)

or servants 1

serve 5

shall serve 1

should serve 1

whom you serve 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2608) h l p (פלהה PLHh) AC: Slice CO: ? AB: ?: The cutting off of a piece of something.

V) h l p (פלהה PLHh) - I. Slice:[Hebrew and Aramaic] II. Serve:[Unknown connection to root; Aramaic only] KJV (15): (vf: Paal, Piel) cut, shred, cleave, bring forth, strike, serve, minister - Strongs: H6398 (פָּלַח), H6399 (פְּלַח)

N^f) h l p (פלהה PLHh) - Part: As what is sliced off. KJV (6): piece - Strongs: H6400 (פֶּלַח)

m^m) n h l p (פלההנ PLHhN) - Service: [Unknown connection to root; Aramaic only] KJV (1): service - Strongs: H6402 (פָּלְחָן)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

[מְּלַח] verb pay reverence to, serve (deity) (compare Assyrian palâ—u, fear, revere (and Biblical Hebrew יָרֵא, מָּחַד etc.); Egyptian Aramaic פלח worship Lzb³⁵¹; ᵑ7מְּלַח serve, Syriac

; Palmyrene פלחא soldier); —

Pe`al

1 pay reverence to deity (usually ל accusative): imperfect 3 masculine plural יִפְלְחין Daniel 3:28; Daniel 7:14,27; so Participle active מָּלַח Daniel 6:17; Daniel 6:21, plural מָּֽלְחִין Daniel 3:12,14,18, and (accusative of deity) Daniel 3:17.

2 plural construct as noun מָּֽלְחֵי בֵית אֱלָהָא Ezra 7:24 servants of the house of God ( + priests, Nethinim, etc.).

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

פְּלַח Ch. to labour; hence to serve (so often in the Targg.); specially, to worship God (compare עָבַד); followed by an acc. and לְ Daniel 3:12, seq.; 7:14, 27.

Derivative, פָּלְתָן.

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List of Word Forms

וּפָ֣לְחֵ֔י ופלחי יִפְלְח֑וּן יִפְלְח֖וּן יִפְלְח֤וּן יפלחון פָּֽלְחִ֔ין פָּֽלַֽח־ פָֽלְחִ֔ין פָלְחִ֔ין פלח־ פלחין faleChin pā·laḥ- pā·lə·ḥîn p̄ā·lə·ḥîn palach pālaḥ- paleChin pāləḥîn p̄āləḥîn ū·p̄ā·lə·ḥê uFaleChei ūp̄āləḥê yifleChun yip̄·lə·ḥūn yip̄ləḥūn