פֶּלֶגPeleg
proper name, masculine: son of Eber (Genesis 10:25; Genesis 11:17; Genesis 11:18; Genesis 11:19; 1 Chronicles 1:19)
Pronunciation: peh'-leg · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6389
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 7 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.
- Genesis 11:16 When Eber was 34 years old, he became the father of Peleg.
- Genesis 11:17 After the birth of Peleg, Eber lived another 430 years and had other sons and daughters.
- Genesis 11:18 When Peleg was 30 years old, he became the father of Reu.
- Genesis 11:19 After the birth of Reu, Peleg lived another 209 years and had other sons and daughters.
- 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.
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).