Hebrew word · H6389

פֶּ֫לֶג

peleg

Peleg

Appears 7 times in 7 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament.

What it means

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.25;

son of: Eber (H5677);

brother of: Joktan (H3355);

father of: Reu (H7466)

Also named: Phalek (Φάλεκ "Peleg" G5317)

§ Peleg = "division"

son of Eber and brother of Joktan

Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

Where it appears

Genesis · 5

  1. Genesis 10:25 פֶּ֗לֶג [was] Peleg

    Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan.

  2. Genesis 11:16 פָּֽלֶג׃ Peleg

    When Eber was 34 years old, he became the father of Peleg.

  3. Genesis 11:17 פֶּ֔לֶג Peleg

    And after he had become the father of Peleg, Eber lived 430 years and had other sons and daughters.

  4. Genesis 11:18 פֶ֖לֶג Peleg

    When Peleg was 30 years old, he became the father of Reu.

  5. Genesis 11:19 פֶ֗לֶג Peleg

    And after he had become the father of Reu, Peleg lived 209 years and had other sons and daughters.

1 Chronicles · 2

  1. 1 Chronicles 1:19 פֶּ֗לֶג [was] Peleg

    Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan.

  2. 1 Chronicles 1:25 פֶּ֖לֶג Peleg

    Eber, Peleg, Reu,

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