Midvash

פָּלַגpâlag

פָּלַג: split, divide

Pronunciation: paw-lag' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6385

Meanings

Niph`al: was divided. (Genesis 10:25)

Pi`el

1. cleave (Job 38:25)

2. divide (Psalms 55:10)

ᵑ7: divide

Pe`al: shall be divided (Daniel 2:41)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 4 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 10:25 Eber had two sons. The first was named Peleg (which means “division”), for during his lifetime the people of the world were divided into different language groups. His brother’s name was Joktan.
  • 1 Chronicles 1:19 Eber had two sons. The first was named Peleg (which means “division”), for during his lifetime the people of the world were divided into different language groups. His brother’s name was Joktan.
  • Job 38:25 “Who created a channel for the torrents of rain? Who laid out the path for the lightning?
  • Psalms 55:9 Confuse them, Lord, and frustrate their plans, for I see violence and conflict in the city.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).