פֶּ֫לֶךְ
pe.lekh
“district”
Definition
a circuit (i.e. district); also a spindle (as whirled); hence, a crutch
from an unused root meaning to be round;
- whirl of spindle, stick, district 1a) whirl of spindle, stick 1b) district, circuit
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
פֶּ֫לֶךְ appears 9 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
May it whirl over the heads of Joab and the entire house of his father, and may the house of Joab never be without one having a discharge or skin disease, or one who leans on a staff or falls by the sword or lacks food.”
Next to them, Rephaiah son of Hur, ruler of a half-district of Jerusalem, made repairs;
And next to them, Shallum son of Hallohesh, ruler of the other half-district of Jerusalem, made repairs, with the help of his daughters.
The Dung Gate was repaired by Malchijah son of Rechab, ruler of the district of Beth-haccherem. He rebuilt it and installed its doors, bolts, and bars.
The Fountain Gate was repaired by Shallun son of Col-hozeh, ruler of the district of Mizpah. He rebuilt it, roofed it, and installed its doors, bolts, and bars. He also repaired the wall of the Pool of Shelah near the king’s garden, as far as the stairs that descend from the City of David.
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