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Fugitive, escapee; survivor, remnant — one who has fled danger or who remains alive after catastrophe
The noun פָּלִיט denotes a person who has escaped or survived a disaster, whether military defeat, divine judgment, or national catastrophe. In its primary use it emphasizes the act of fleeing — a fugitive who has slipped away from the enemy, like the one who 'escaped and came to tell Abram' about Lot's capture (Gen 14:13). But the word also shades into the sense of one who has survived, a remnant that endures — as in Ezekiel's repeated references to those who will survive the sword and remember the LORD among the nations (Ezek 6:8-9; 7:16). The distinction between fleeing and surviving is subtle but real, confirmed by multilingual glosses that shift between 'fugitivo' and 'sobreviviente' in Spanish.
1. fugitive, escapee — A fugitive or escapee — one who flees from danger, battle, or divine punishment, with the emphasis on the act of flight rather than its aftermath. This is the more common sense (14 occurrences), covering the messenger who escaped to report Lot's capture (Gen 14:13), the formulaic 'no survivor or fugitive' of total military defeat (Josh 8:22; Jer 42:17; 44:14; Lam 2:22), the Ephraimite fugitives at the Jordan fords (Judg 12:4-5), and the escapee who brings news to Ezekiel (Ezek 24:26-27; 33:21-22). Spanish glosses consistently read 'fugitivo,' French equivalents confirm a flight-oriented reading, and Arabic uses forms emphasizing escape from a place of danger. 14×
amh["ሸሽተኞቹን"]·AR["-فاريه","النَّاجِي","الْ-هَارِبُ","فارٌّ","فارّو","نَاجٍ","وَ-فَالِتٍ","وَ-نَاجٍ","وَالنَّاجُونَ-مِنَ","ٱلنَّاجِي"]·ben["এবং-পলাতক","এবং-যারা-রক্ষা-পায়","তার-পলাতকদের","পলাতক","পলাতকের","পলাতকেরা","পলায়নকারী","পলায়নকারীর"]·ces["jeho-uprchlíky"]·dan["hans-flygtende;"]·DE["Entronnenen","[הפליט]","[ופליט]","[ופליטי]","[פליט]","der-Entkommene","ein-escapee","fugitives-von","oder-fugitive"]·ell["φυγάδες-αυτού·"]·EN["an-escapee","and-fugitives-of","fugitive","fugitives-of","his-fugitives","or-fugitive","survivor","the-escapee","the-fugitive"]·FR["[ופליט]","[ופליטי]","[פליט]","fugitifs-de","le-escapee","ou-fugitif","ses-fuyards,","survivant","un-escapee"]·guj["તેના-ભાગી-છૂટેલાઓને"]·hat["sove-li"]·hau["masu-tserensu"]·heb["ה-פליט","ו-פליט","ו-פליטי","פליט","פליטי","פליטיו"]·HI["उस-के-बचे-हुओं","और-भागा-हुआ","और-भागे-हुए","को-विरासत","जो-बच","तुम","पालीत","बचा-हुआ","भगोड़े","भागा-हुआ"]·hun["menekülőit"]·ID["Dan-pelarian-pelarian","dan-yang-lolos","orang-orang-yang-melarikan-diri-miliknya","orang-yang-luput-itu","pelarian","pelarian,","yang-lolos","yang-terluput"]·IT["e-fuggitivo","fuggitivo","fugitives-di","il-escapee","o-fugitive","suoi-fuggitivi","un-escapee"]·jav["ingkang-lolos","lan-tiyang-lolos","lan-tiyang-tiyang-lolos","para-ingkang-lolos","tiyang-ingkang-lolos","tiyang-kang-lolos","tiyang-lolos","tiyang-lolos-punika","utawi-ingkang-lolos"]·JA["彼の逃亡者たち"]·KO["그-도망자가","그-도망자의","그-도망친-자가","그-도망친-자의","그리고-도망자가","그리고-도망자를","그리고-피한-자들이","그의-도망친-자들을","도망자","도망자가","도망자들이","피난-자-가","피난-자가"]·mar["निसटलेल्यांना-त्याच्या।"]·mya["သူ၏-လွတ်မြောက်သူတို့ကို"]·nld["zijn-ontkomenen"]·nor["flyktningene-hans"]·pnb["بچے-اُسدے"]·pol["uchodźców-jego"]·PT["E-fugitivos-de","Fugitivos-de","fugitivo","fugitivos-de","o-fugitivo","ou-fugitivo","seus-fugitivos"]·ron["fugarii-lui,"]·RU["-беглец","беглец","беглеца","беглецов-его","беглецы","и-спасшегося","и-спасшиеся","со-спасшимся","спасшегося","спасшийся","уцелевшего"]·ES["el-fugitivo","el-fugitivo,","fugitivo","fugitivos-de","ni-fugitivo","sus-fugitivos","y-fugitivos-de"]·SW["Na-waliotoroka-upanga","aliyeokoka","au-aliyekimbia","mkimbizi","mwenye-kutoroka","na-aliyepona","wakimbizi-wa","wakimbizi-wake"]·swe["hans-flyktingar"]·tam["அவனுடைய-தப்பியவர்களை"]·tel["అతని-తప్పించుకొనినవారిని"]·tgl["mga-tumakas-niya"]·TH["ผู้รอดหนี-ของเขา"]·TR["-kaçan","kaçakları","kaçan","kaçanla","kaçanlarını","kaçanın","kurtulan","ve-kaçan","ve-kılıçtan-kaçanlar"]·ukr["втікачів-його"]·urd["اور-رہائی","اور-فرار-ہونے-والے","اور-فراری","اُس-کے-بچے-ہوئوں","بچ-نکلنے-والا","بچا-ہوا","بچے-ہوئے-کے","بھاگا-ہوا","بھاگے-ہوئے-کے","بھگوڑے","فراری"]·VI["người-trốn-thoát-của-nó"]·yor["asálà-rẹ̀;"]·yue["佢-嘅逃難者"]·ZH["他逃民的"]
Gen 14:13, Josh 8:22, Judg 12:4, Judg 12:5, 2 Kgs 9:15, Jer 42:17, Jer 44:14, Jer 44:28, Lam 2:22, Ezek 24:26, Ezek 24:27, Ezek 33:21 (+2 more)
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Senses
2. survivor, remnant — A survivor or remnant — one who remains alive after catastrophe, war, or divine judgment, with emphasis on the state of having survived rather than the act of escape. This appears 5 times, notably in Isa 45:20 ('you fugitives/survivors of the nations'), Ezek 6:8-9 ('you will have survivors among the nations' who remember the LORD), Ezek 7:16 (survivors on the mountains mourning like doves), and Obadiah 14 (cutting off survivors of Edom). The shift is confirmed by Spanish glosses moving to 'sobreviviente/sobrevivientes,' marking a category of those-who-remain rather than those-who-flee. Amos 9:1 ('not a fugitive among them shall flee') bridges both senses, but the emphasis on total absence of survival places it here. 5×
AR["ناجوكُمْ","ناجوهُمْ","ناجينَ","نَاجٍ","يَا-نَاجِيَ"]·ben["অবশিষ্ট","তাদের-পলাতকেরা","তোমাদের-পলাতকেরা","পলাতকদের-","পলাতকেরা"]·DE["[פליט]","[פליטי]","[פליטיהם]","[פליטיכם]"]·EN["a-survivor","survivors-of","survivors-of-them","survivors-of-you"]·FR["[פליטי]","survivant"]·heb["פליט","פליטי","פליטיהם","פליטיכם"]·HI["उनके-बचे-हुए","तुम्हारे-बचे-हुए","बचने-वाला।","बचे-हुए"]·ID["orang-orang-yang-lolos","orang-orang-yang-lolos-kamu","orang-orang-yang-lolos-mereka","orang-orang-yang-selamat"]·IT["fuggitivo"]·jav["kangge-piyambakipun","para-ingkang-oncat","tiyang-tiyang-oncat","tiyang-tiyang-oncat-panjenengan-sedaya","tiyang-tiyang-oncat-tiyang-tiyang-punika"]·KO["그들의-피한-자들이","너희의-피한-자들이","피난-자들아","피하는-자가","피한-자들이"]·PT["fugitivos-de","sobrevivente","sobreviventes-de","sobreviventes-deles","sobreviventes-vossos"]·RU["уцелевшие","уцелевшие-ваши","уцелевшие-их","уцелевшие-от","уцелевший"]·ES["sobreviviente","sobrevivientes-de","sobrevivientes-de-ellos","sobrevivientes-de-ustedes"]·SW["mwokozi","walionusurika-kutoka","walioponea","walioponea-wao","walioponea-wenu"]·TR["beni","kaçanlar","kaçanları","kurtulan","kurtulmuslari"]·urd["اُن-کے-بچے-ہوئے","بچنے-والا","بچے-ہوئے","بچے-ہوئے-تمہارے"]
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† פָּלִיט n.m. Am 9:1 escaped one, fugitive;—פ׳ abs. 2 K 9:15 +; pl. cstr. פְּלִיטֵי Ju 12:4 +; sf. פְּלְיטָיו Ob 14, etc.;—Am 9:1; 2 K 9:15; Gn 14:13; Ez 24:26, 27; 33:21 (+ מִן loc.), v 22; שָׂרִיד וּפ׳ Jos 8:22; Je 42:17; פ׳ וְשָׂרִיד 44:14 La 2:22; c. genit. subj. Ju 12:5 fugitives of Ephr. (del. in v 4, see GFM), so c. sf. Ez 6:9; 7:16 Ob 14; c. genit. obj., escaped of, i.e. from Is 45:20, so פְּלִיטֵי חֶרֶב Je 44:28; Ez 6:8.