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Lexicon :: Strong's H6432 - pᵊlēṯî

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פְּלֵתִי
Transliteration
pᵊlēṯî
Pronunciation
pel-ay-thee'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
From the same form as פֶּלֶת (H6431)
Strong’s Definitions

פְּלֵתִי Pᵉlêthîy, pel-ay-thee'; from the same form as H6431; a courier (collectively) or official messenger:—Pelethites.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x

The KJV translates Strong's H6432 in the following manner: Pelethites (7x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x
The KJV translates Strong's H6432 in the following manner: Pelethites (7x).

  1. Pelethites = "couriers"

    1. a collective name for the guardsmen of David

      1. probably descendants of an unknown person, perhaps Philistine mercenaries

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
פְּלֵתִי Pᵉlêthîy, pel-ay-thee'; from the same form as H6431; a courier (collectively) or official messenger:—Pelethites.
STRONGS H6432: Abbreviations
† פְּלֵתִי adjective, of a people from unknown proper name; only with article as collective noun with הַכְּרֵתִי (which see) of David's guard 2 Samuel 8:18; 2 Samuel 15:18; 2 Samuel 20:7, 23; 1 Kings 1:38, 44; 1 Chronicles 18:17.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

2 Samuel

8:18; 15:18; 20:7; 20:23

1 Kings

1:38; 1:44

1 Chronicles

18:17

H6432

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6432 matches the Hebrew פְּלֵתִי (pᵊlēṯî),
which occurs 7 times in 7 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 8:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 8:18 - Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief ministers.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 15:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:18 - Then all his servants passed before him; and all the Cherethites, all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, six hundred men who had followed him from Gath, passed before the king.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 20:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:7 - So Joab’s men, with the Cherethites, the Pelethites, and all the mighty men, went out after him. And they went out of Jerusalem to pursue Sheba the son of Bichri.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 20:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:23 - And Joab was over all the army of Israel; Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:38

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:38 - So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the Cherethites, and the Pelethites went down and had Solomon ride on King David’s mule, and took him to Gihon.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:44

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:44 - “The king has sent with him Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the Cherethites, and the Pelethites; and they have made him ride on the king’s mule.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 18:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 18:17 - Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief ministers at the king’s side.
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