H6431 H6431
Peleth, name of two men (likely textual variant in Numbers)
This name appears in two contexts. In Numbers 16:1, 'Peleth' is listed as father of On the Reubenite, one of Korah's rebellion participants—but most scholars consider this a textual error for 'Pallu' (פַּלּוּא), a known Reubenite clan name. On son of Peleth disappears from the narrative immediately, never mentioned in the rebellion's aftermath, supporting the corruption theory. In 1 Chronicles 2:33, Peleth appears as a Judahite descendant. The name likely means 'deliverance' if genuine, but in Numbers it's probably a scribal corruption that accidentally created a ghost figure in Israel's genealogies.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Personal name appearing in two genealogical contexts, one likely erroneous. Numbers 16:1 lists 'On son of Peleth (בֶּן־פֶּלֶת) son of Reuben' among Korah's fellow rebels. However, On never reappears in the narrative, and scholars widely propose reading 'Pallu' (פַּלּוּא), a known Reubenite clan (Genesis 46:9), instead—a simple textual corruption. 1 Chronicles 2:33 lists 'Peleth' as a Judahite, son of Jonathan. In 1 Samuel 17:23, some translations render פְּלִשְׁתִּים (Philistines) with forms resembling 'Peleth,' but this is the common gentile 'Philistines,' not the personal name. Translations preserve 'Peleth/Pelet' while often noting the probable error in Numbers. 3×
AR["فالِت", "فَالِتَ", "فِلِسْطِينَ"]·ben["পলেষ্টীয়দের", "পলত", "পেলৎ"]·DE["Pelet", "Philister", "[פלת]"]·EN["Pelet", "Peleth", "Pelishtim"]·FR["Pelet", "Philistins", "[פלת]"]·heb["פלשתים", "פלת"]·HI["पेलेत", "पेलेत-के", "प्लिशतियोम-कि"]·ID["Pelet", "orang-Filistin"]·IT["Pelet", "Pelishtim", "[פלת]"]·jav["Pelèt", "Pélèt", "tiyang-Filisti"]·KO["베렛", "벨렛", "블레셋의"]·PT["Pelet", "Pelishtim"]·RU["Пелет", "Пелета", "Пелиштим"]·ES["Pelet", "filisteos"]·SW["Pelethi", "Wafilisti", "wa-Pelethi"]·TR["Filistliler-in", "Pelet", "Pelet'in"]·urd["فلت", "فلسطیوں-کی"]
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
† פֶּ֫לֶת n.pr.m. 1. Reubenite Nu 16:1, Φαλεθ[κ]; read prob. פַּלּוּא (q.v.) so Gf Dr al. 2. Judahite 1 Ch 2:33, Θαλεθ, Φαλεθ[ατ].