פְּלַטְיָהPᵉlaṭyâh

Pelatjah, the name of four Israelites

Pronunciation: pel-at-yaw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6410

Meanings

1. a prince of people (Ezekiel 11:1; Ezekiel 11:13)

2. grandson of Zerubbabel (1 Chronicles 3:21; Nehemiah 10:23)

3. Simeonite (1 Chronicles 4:42)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 5 times in the Bible.

  • 1 Chronicles 3:21 The sons of Hananiah were Pelatiah and Jeshaiah. Jeshaiah’s son was Rephaiah. Rephaiah’s son was Arnan. Arnan’s son was Obadiah. Obadiah’s son was Shecaniah.
  • 1 Chronicles 4:42 Five hundred of these invaders from the tribe of Simeon went to Mount Seir, led by Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel—all sons of Ishi.
  • Nehemiah 10:22 Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,
  • Ezekiel 11:1 Then the Spirit lifted me and brought me to the east gateway of the Lord’s Temple, where I saw twenty-five prominent men of the city. Among them were Jaazaniah son of Azzur and Pelatiah son of Benaiah, who were leaders among the people.
  • Ezekiel 11:13 While I was still prophesying, Pelatiah son of Benaiah suddenly died. Then I fell face down on the ground and cried out, “O Sovereign Lord, are you going to kill everyone in Israel?”

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).