Lexical Summary pelek: whorl of a spindle, a district Original Word: פֶלֶךְTransliteration: pelek Phonetic Spelling: (peh'-lek) Part of Speech: Noun Masculine Short Definition: whorl of a spindle, a district Meaning: a circuit, a spindle, a crutch Strong's Concordance distaff, participle From an unused root meaning to be round; a circuit (i.e. District); also a spindle (as whirled); hence, a crutch -- (di-)staff, participle Brown-Driver-Briggs H6418. pelek מֶּ֫לֶךְ noun [masculine] 1 whirl of spindle. 2 district (properly circle, circuit); — absolute ׳פ 2 Samuel 3:29, מָּ֑לֶךְ Proverbs 31:19; construct מֶּלֶךְ Nehemiah 3:9 +; suffix מִּלְכּוֺ 3:17; — 1 whirl of spindle, 2 Samuel 3:29 (probably, see Dr), Proverbs 31:19 ("" כִּישׁוֺר). 2 district, Nehemiah 3:9, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17 (twice in verse); 3:18. |
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