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The Paltite: a gentile designation from Beth-pelet in Judah
This gentile adjective appears in 2 Samuel 23:26, identifying Helez, one of David's mighty warriors, as 'the Paltite.' The designation links him to Beth-pelet, a town in southern Judah. David's elite fighting force drew from across Israel's tribes and regions, and these geographic identifiers preserve the warriors' origins. The parallel passage in 1 Chronicles 11:27 confirms this connection. For these mighty men, their hometown designation became part of their identity—not just 'Helez' but 'Helez the Paltite,' forever associating personal valor with local roots.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A gentile designation in 2 Samuel 23:26 identifying Helez as originating from Beth-pelet in southern Judah. As one of David's thirty mighty warriors, Helez carried this geographic identifier as part of his formal title. The term connects military prowess to local identity, showing how David's elite fighters came from across Judah's territory. This hometown designation became an honorific, permanently linking Helez's name with his place of origin. 1×
AR["الْفَلْطِيُّ"]·ben["পল্টীয়"]·DE["der-Paltite"]·EN["the-Paltite"]·FR["le-Paltite"]·heb["ה-פלטי"]·HI["पलती"]·ID["-orang-Peleti"]·IT["il-Paltite"]·jav["tiyang-Palti"]·KO["그-패릴론-사람"]·PT["o-paltita"]·RU["Пальтянин"]·ES["el-paltita"]·SW["Mpalti"]·TR["Paltli"]·urd["فلطی"]
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
† בֵּית פָּ֑לֶט n.pr.loc. (place of escape) in south of Judah Jos 15:27; Ne 11:26; cf. adj.gent. הַפַּלְטִי 2 S 23:26, & so read also 1 Ch 11:27; 27:10 (Be).