פֶּ֫לֶךְ

pe.lekhNoun (Masculine)H6418

district

From: from an unused root meaning to be round;

Short Definition

a circuit (i.e. district); also a spindle (as whirled); hence, a crutch

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. whirl of spindle, stick, district 1a) whirl of spindle, stick 1b) district, circuit

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)

Morphology H:N-M

DescriptionH:N-M

Occurrences

9 times

Appears 9 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Nehemiah
7
2 Samuel
1
Proverbs
1

Key Passages

  • 2 Samuel 3:29
  • Nehemiah 3:9
  • Nehemiah 3:12
  • Nehemiah 3:14
  • Nehemiah 3:15

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