Phaleg

Latin

Alternative forms

• Faleg

Etymology

Borrowed from Koine Greek Φαλέγ (Phalég) in the Septuagint, from Biblical Hebrew פֶּלֶג (Péleḡ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpʰa.leɡ/, [ˈpʰäɫ̪ɛɡ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfa.leɡ/, [ˈfäːleɡ]

Proper noun

Phaleg m sg (indeclinable)

1. (biblical) Peleg (one of the two sons of Eber.)
   • 405 CE, Jerome, Vulgate Genesis.10.25:

     Nātīque sunt Heber fīliī duo: nōmen ūnī Phaleg, eō quod in diēbus ēius dīvīsa sit terra: et nōmen frātris ēius Iectan.

     And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was Joktan.

Declension

Indeclinable noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Phaleg
genitive	Phaleg
dative	Phaleg
accusative	Phaleg
ablative	Phaleg
vocative	Phaleg