פְּלַח
pe.lach
“to serve”
Definition
to serve or worship
(Aramaic) corresponding to H6398 (פָּלַח);
- to serve, worship, revere, minister for, pay reverence to 1a) (P'al) 1a1) to pay reverence to 1a2) to serve
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Grammar & Morphology
Verb
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Occurrences
פְּלַח appears 8 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
But there are some Jews you have appointed to manage the province of Babylon—Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego—who have ignored you, O king, and have refused to serve your gods or worship the golden statue you have set up.”
and Nebuchadnezzar said to them, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, is it true that you do not serve my gods or worship the golden statue I have set up?
If the God whom we serve exists, then He is able to deliver us from the blazing fiery furnace and from your hand, O king.
But even if He does not, let it be known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden statue you have set up.”
Nebuchadnezzar declared, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent His angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him. They violated the king’s command and risked their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God.
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.