H6384 H6384
The Palluites: descendants of Pallu, a clan within the tribe of Reuben
This gentile adjective appears in Numbers 26:5 in the census of Israel's clans. The Palluites were descendants of Pallu, one of Reuben's four sons. As Reuben was Jacob's firstborn, these clans traced their lineage back to Israel's earliest generations. The census context emphasizes tribal identity and inheritance rights—each clan's count mattered for land distribution in Canaan. The use of the article ('the Palluites') treats them as a recognized, defined community within Israel's larger tribal structure.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A clan designation in Numbers 26:5 for descendants of Pallu, son of Reuben. Used with the definite article ('the Palluites'), it identifies a recognized family group within Reuben's tribe during the wilderness census. This census determined not just military strength but also inheritance portions in the promised land, so clan identity carried legal and territorial significance. The Palluites represent one of the family lineages preserving Reuben's heritage as Israel's firstborn tribe. 1×
AR["الْفَلُّوئِيِّ"]·ben["পল্লূয়ীদের"]·DE["der-Palluite"]·EN["the-Palluite"]·FR["le-Palluite"]·heb["ה-פלאי"]·HI["पल्लूई-का"]·ID["orang-Palu"]·IT["il-Palluite"]·jav["tiyang-Palu"]·KO["그-팔루-의"]·PT["o-palluíta"]·RU["Паллуево"]·ES["los-faluitas"]·SW["Wapalu"]·TR["-Palluluların"]·urd["فلّویوں-کا"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† פַּלֻּאִי adj.gent. of foregoing, c. art. as n. coll., Nu 26:5.