פְּלַח
pᵉlach · H6399 · Aramaic · 10 occurrences
Meanings
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State in which humans, either as individuals or as groups, are in a position of subservience towards (other) individuals or groups, which is normally accompanied by a number of duties, tasks and obligations (to serve (someone))
ExamplesDaniel 7:27 ‘Then the sovereignty, the dominion, and the greatness of all the kingdoms under the whole heaven will be given to the people of the saints of the Highest One; His kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom, and all the empires will serve and obey Him.’
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Action by which humans, either as individuals or as groups, assume a position of subservience towards a deity, perform the required rituals, and live in accordance with the requirements of that deity (to serve, worship (a deity))
ExamplesEzra 7:24 “We also inform you that it is not allowed to impose tax, tribute, or toll on any of the priests, Levites, singers, doorkeepers, temple servants, or other servants of this house of God.
Daniel 3:12 “There are certain Jews whom you have appointed over the administration of the province of Babylon, namely Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. These men, O king, have disregarded you; they do not serve your gods, nor do they worship the golden statue which you have set up.”
Daniel 3:14 Nebuchadnezzar began speaking and said to them, “Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, that you do not serve my gods, nor worship the golden statue that I have set up?
How it’s used In 6 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
9 occurrences in 8 groups
- אַנְתָּהyou 2
- אֲנַחְנָאwe 1
- עַםpeople 1
- שׇׁלְטָןdominion 1
- נוּour 1
- כוֹןyou 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
7 occurrences in 3 groups
- לto/for+ וֹhim 4
- לto/for+ אֱלָהּGod, god 3
- בin/on/with+ תְּדִירָאcontinually 2
With adverbsAdverbs
4 occurrences in 1 groups
- לָאnot 4
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- בַּיִתhouse 1
What it doesIt is the subject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- יְדַעcertify 1
What it is said to bePredicate
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- צְדָאtrue 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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In the other Testament 1 word
- λατρεύω latreúō · G3000 · to perform religious rites, to worship, to venerate
- Greek λατρεύω specifically denotes religious worship/service rendered to God, functioning as the standard LXX rendering for Aramaic פְּלַח's cultic ministry sense in Daniel's temple contexts.
Semantic domains 4 entries
- Impact002001001024
- This Impact code is inherited from the shared lemma-cluster grouping's “to cleave; to slash; to pierce” sense; this word's own occurrences describe serving or worshiping a god, never cleaving, slashing, or piercing.
- Birth002002002003
- This Birth code is inherited from the shared lemma-cluster grouping's “to cast forth” sense; this word's own occurrences describe serving or worshiping a god, never something being cast forth.
- Non-Whole002003001021
- This Non-Whole code is inherited from the shared lemma-cluster grouping's “to slice” sense; this word's own occurrences describe serving or worshiping a god, never something being sliced.
- Serve002003002023
- Daniel 3:12 recounts that “these men, O king, have disregarded you; they do not serve your gods, nor do they worship the golden statue which you have set up.”
Word family 4 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H6399. pelach [מְּלַח] verb pay reverence to, serve (deity) (compare Assyrian palâ—u,…
[מְּלַח] verb pay reverence to, serve (deity) (compare Assyrian palâ—u, fear, revere (and Biblical Hebrew מָּחַד יָרֵא, etc.); Egyptian Aramaic פלח worship Lzb351; מְּלַח ᵑ7 serve, Syriac ; Palmyrene פלחא soldier); —
Pe`al
1 pay reverence to deity (usually ל accusative): imperfect3masculine plural יִפְלְחין Dan 3:28; Dan 7:14, Dan 7:27; so Participle active מָּלַח Dan 6:17; Dan 6:21, plural מָּֽלְחִין Dan 3:12, Dan 3:14, Dan 3:18, and (accusative of deity) Dan 3:17.
2 plural construct as noun אֱלָהָא בֵית מָּֽלְחֵי Ezr 7:24 servants of the house of God ( + priests, Nethinim, etc.).
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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