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)
5 terms

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

Declension of פֶּלֶג

	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
Number:	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

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