Someone descended from Pelath(?), first mentioned at 2Sa.8.18 § Pelethites = "couriers" 1) a collective name for the guardsmen of David 1a) probably descendants of an unknown person, perhaps Philistine mercenaries
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H6432 — פְּלֵתִי
pe.le.ti · Pelethite · Hebrew/Aramaic
7 tagged verse occurrences
2 Samuel 8:18 · וְהַפְּלֵתִ֑יBenaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were priestly leaders.2 Samuel 15:18 · הַפְּלֵתִ֑יand all his servants marched past him—all the Cherethites and Pelethites, and six hundred Gittites who had followed him from Gath.2 Samuel 20:7 · וְהַפְּלֵתִ֖יSo Joab’s men, along with the Cherethites, the Pelethites, and all the mighty men, marched out of Jerusalem in pursuit of Sheba son of Bichri.2 Samuel 20:23 · הַפְּלֵתִֽי׃Now Joab was over the whole army of Israel; Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites;1 Kings 1:38 · וְהַפְּלֵתִ֔יThen Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, along with the Cherethites and Pelethites, went down and set Solomon on King David’s mule, and they escorted him to Gihon.1 Kings 1:44 · וְהַפְּלֵתִ֑יAnd with Solomon, the king has sent Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, along with the Cherethites and Pelethites, and they have set him on the king’s mule.1 Chronicles 18:17 · וְהַפְּלֵתִ֑יBenaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief officials at the king’s side.