פלג

Aramaic

Verb

פלג • (transliteration needed)

1. to divide, to part, to separate

Hebrew

 פלג on Hebrew Wikipedia

 פלג (דמות מקראית) on Hebrew Wikipedia

Root
פ־ל־ג (p-l-g)

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

פֶּלֶג • (péleg) m (plural indefinite פְּלָגִים, plural construct פַּלְגֵי־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. stream, brook, tributary
2. (by extension) section, part
3. (by extension) faction

Declension

Number	Isolated forms		With possessive pronouns
	State	Form	Person	singular		plural
				m.	f.	m.	f.
singular	indefinite	פֶּלֶג	first	פַּלְגִּי		פַּלְגֵּנוּ
	definite	הַפֶּלֶג	second	פַּלְגְּךָ	פַּלְגֵּךְ	פַּלְגְּכֶם	פַּלְגְּכֶן
	construct	פֶּלֶג־	third	פַּלְגּוֹ	פַּלְגָּהּ	פַּלְגָּם	פַּלְגָּן
plural	indefinite	פְּלָגִים	first	פלגיי / פְּלָגַי		פְּלָגֵינוּ
	definite	הַפְּלָגִים	second	פְּלָגֶיךָ	פלגייך / פְּלָגַיִךְ	פַּלְגֵיכֶם	פַּלְגֵיכֶן
	construct	פַּלְגֵי־	third	פְּלָגָיו	פְּלָגֶיהָ	פַּלְגֵיהֶם	פַּלְגֵיהֶן

Declension of פֶּלֶג

Synonyms

• זֶרֶם (zérem), יוּבַל (yuvál), נַחַל (nákhal), אָפִיק (afík), ואדי / וָדִי (vadí), עָרוּץ (arúts)

Proper noun

פֶּלֶג • (péleḡ) m [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Peleg
2. a surname, equivalent to English Peleg
3. (biblical) Peleg (one of the two sons of Eber)

Descendants

• → Ancient Greek: Φαλέγ (Phalég)
• → English: Peleg
• → Latin: Phaleg

References

• H6389 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Etymology 2

From English plug (see further etymology there).

Noun

פְּלָג • (plag) m

1. (colloquial, electricity) plug

   Synonym: תֶּקַע (téka)

2. (colloquial, computer hardware) dongle