פַּלְטִיאֵ֖ל
𐤐𐤋𐤈𐤉𐤀𐤋
Paletiel
Paltiel
A personal name meaning 'El (God) delivers' or 'El is deliverance.' Used in the Hebrew Bible to designate two distinct Israelite individuals: one, a leader of the tribe of Issachar during the wilderness wanderings (Num 34:26); the other, a man given as husband to Michal, daughter of Saul, between her separation from David and her return to him (2 Sam 3:15). The name expresses faith in divine rescue or deliverance attributed to El (God).
Numbers 34:26 · Word #5
Lexicon H6409
| Lemma | פַּלְטִיאֵל |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤐𐤋𐤈𐤉𐤀𐤋 |
| Transliteration | Paletiel |
| Strong's | H6409 |
| Definition | A personal name meaning 'El (God) delivers' or 'El is deliverance.' Used in the Hebrew Bible to designate two distinct Israelite individuals: one, a leader of the tribe of Issachar during the wilderness wanderings (Num 34:26); the other, a man given as husband to Michal, daughter of Saul, between her separation from David and her return to him (2 Sam 3:15). The name expresses faith in divine rescue or deliverance attributed to El (God). |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | Paltiel |
SIBI-P1 Translation H6409-01
El Delivers
| Morphological Notes | Masculine singular proper name (theophoric compound) in qittîl pattern with the divine element אל as suffix. |
| Rendering Rationale | The name combines פלט (to escape, deliver) with אל (God), forming a theophoric compound meaning "El delivers" or "El is deliverance." Rendering it as "El Delivers" preserves the verbal force of the root and the explicit divine element. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
Paletiel
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: El Delivers |