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Strong's #6428 - פָּלַשׁ
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1) to roll
1a) (Hithpael) to roll in ashes or dust (as an act of mourning)
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2614) slp (פלסה PLSh) AC: Roll CO: ? AB: ?: A rolling around in dust or ashes as a sign of morning) [from: sl- rolling the dough]
V) slp (פלסה PLSh) - Roll: KJV (5): (vf: Hitpael) wallow, roll - Strongs: H6428 (פָּלַשׁ)
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
dig or break through; but connection dubious, Vrss mostly be-sprinkle oneself, Aq roll oneself); — Perfect 1 singular עָפָרהִתְמַּלָּ֑שְׁתִּי Micah 1:10 Kt (Qr Imperative מַּלָּ֑שִׁי-), others masculine plural מַּלָּ֑שׁוּ-); Imperfect 3 masculine plural בָּאֵפֶר יִתְמַּלָּ֑שׁוּ Ezekiel 27:30, so Imperative feminine singular הִתֵמַּלֵּשִׁי בָאֵפֶר Jeremiah 6:26 (compare Micah 1:10 Qr); absolute, masculine plural הִתֵמַּלְּשׁוּ Micah 25:34.
פָּלַשׁ an unused root; pr. (as rightly given by Simonis in edit. 1-3, and Kimchi, התגלגל), to roll, to revolve (wälzen); like the kindred roots פָּלַס, פָּלַל (פּוֹל). Hence
Hithpael, to roll oneself, i.e. to wallow in ashes (בָּאֵפֶר), Jeremiah 6:26; Ezekiel 27:30 in dust (עָפָר), Micah 1:10. Absol. id. Jeremiah 25:34.-In former editions I followed the LXX. and Vulg. in giving this root the signification of sprinkling, which has been assented to by Rosenm. and Winer (in Lex. page 776); but I prefer the former, as springing from the internal nature of the root.
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פָּלַשׁ (prob. kindred to the verbs פָּלַט, פָּלַת), Æhiop. ፈለሰ፡ to wander, to emigrate, ተፈለሰ፡to wander without any certain abode, ፊላሲ፡a stranger, wanderer. Hence
