This word comes from the name of Pelethites.
Definition
from the same form as H6431; a courier (collectively) or official messenger
Traditional renderings: Pelethites.
Traditional renderings: Pelethites.
Glossary entries
Where it occurs
Occurrences
7 total
- 2 Samuel 8:18וְהַפְּלֵתִ֑י · and PelethitesBenaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were priestly leaders.
- 2 Samuel 15:18הַפְּלֵתִ֑י · Pelethites…and all his servants marched past him—all the Cherethites and Pelethites, and six hundred Gittites who had followed him from Gath.
- 2 Samuel 20:7וְהַפְּלֵתִ֖י · the PelethitesSo Joab’s men, along with the Cherethites, the Pelethites, and all the mighty men, marched out of Jerusalem in pursuit of Sheba son of Bichri.
- 2 Samuel 20:23הַפְּלֵתִֽי׃ · PelethitesNow Joab was over the whole army of Israel; Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites;
- 1 Kings 1:38וְהַפְּלֵתִ֔י · and PelethitesThen Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, along with the Cherethites and Pelethites, went down and set Solomon on King David’s mule, and they escorted him to Gihon.
- 1 Kings 1:44וְהַפְּלֵתִ֑י · and PelethitesAnd with Solomon, the king has sent Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, along with the Cherethites and Pelethites, and they have set him on the king’s mule.
- 1 Chronicles 18:17וְהַפְּלֵתִ֑י · and PelethitesBenaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief officials at the king’s side.