BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6407
pal.ti — Paltite
Someone descended from Pelon or Palet(?), first mentioned at 2Sa.23.26; also called Paltite at 2Sa.23.26; Group of pe.lo.ni (פְּלוֹנִי "Pelonite" H6397) § Paltite = "escape" a descendant of Palti or an inhabitant of Beth-palet
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6397
pe.lo.ni — Pelonite
Someone descended from Pelon or Palet(?), first mentioned at 2Sa.23.26; also called Paltite at 2Sa.23.26; Also named: pal.ti (פַּלְטִי "Paltite" H6407) § Pelonite = "a certain one" the inhabitants of a presently unknown place
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →The designation of one of David’s heroes (2 Sam. 23:26); called also the Pelonite (1 Chr. 11:27).
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
