פָּלַשׁpâlash
Hithpa`el: act of mourning, possibly roll in (dust, etc.; weakened from burrow into) (Micah 1:10; Ezekiel 27:30; Jeremiah 6:26)
Pronunciation: paw-lash' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6428
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 4 times in the Bible.
- Jeremiah 6:26 Oh, my people, dress yourselves in burlap and sit among the ashes. Mourn and weep bitterly, as for the loss of an only son. For suddenly the destroying armies will be upon you!
- Jeremiah 25:34 Weep and moan, you evil shepherds! Roll in the dust, you leaders of the flock! The time of your slaughter has arrived; you will fall and shatter like a fragile vase.
- Ezekiel 27:30 They cry aloud over you and weep bitterly. They throw dust on their heads and roll in ashes.
- Micah 1:10 Don’t tell our enemies in Gath; don’t weep at all. You people in Beth-leaphrah, roll in the dust to show your despair.
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).