HebrewH6389Proper Noun (Masculine)

פֶּ֫לֶג

pe.leg

7Occurrences
H6389Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Peleg, a son of Shem

the same as H6388 (פֶּלֶג); earthquake;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at ; son of: Eber (H5677); brother of: Joktan (H3355); father of: Reu (H7466) Also named: Phalek (*Φάλεκ *"Peleg" G5317) § Peleg = "division" son of Eber and brother of Joktan

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

פֶּ֫לֶג appears 7 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Genesis
5
1 Chronicles
2

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 1:19BSB

Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan.

1 Chronicles 1:25BSB

Eber, Peleg, Reu,

Genesis 10:25BSB

Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan.

Genesis 11:16BSB

When Eber was 34 years old, he became the father of Peleg.

Genesis 11:17BSB

And after he had become the father of Peleg, Eber lived 430 years and had other sons and daughters.

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