Definition
a primitive root; to slice, i.e. break open or pierce
Traditional renderings: bring forth, cleave, cut, shred, strike through.
Traditional renderings: bring forth, cleave, cut, shred, strike through.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders פָּלַח:
- βάλλωballō“to throw: throw”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
5 total
- 2 Kings 4:39וַיְפַלַּ֛ח · and cut them upOne of them went out to the field to gather herbs, and he found a wild vine from which he gathered as many wild gourds as his garment could hold. Then he came back and cut them up into the pot of stew, though no one knew what they were.
- Job 16:13יְפַלַּ֣ח · He piercesHis archers surround me. He pierces my kidneys without mercy and spills my gall on the ground.
- Job 39:3תְּפַלַּ֑חְנָה · and bring forthThey crouch down and bring forth their young; they deliver their newborn.
- Psalm 141:7פֹלֵ֣חַ · one plowsAs when one plows and breaks up the soil, so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol.
- Proverbs 7:23יְפַלַּ֪ח · pierces…until an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare—not knowing it will cost him his life.