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פְּלֻגָּה

𐤐𐤋𐤂𐤄

pᵉluggâh

H6391 noun

SILEX Entry

Root פלג to divide, to split, to apportion

Definition

A subdivision, unit, or section—particularly in the context of organizing people, such as a band or detachment, but also used more generally for any portion or segment of something arranged. The word denotes an assigned part of a larger whole, often with organizational or administrative implications.

Semantic Range

unit, section, division, band, group, subdivision, administrative company

Root / Etymology

From the Hebrew root פָּלַג (palag), meaning 'to divide' or 'to split.' פְּלֻגָּה (pᵉluggâh) is a feminine noun formation indicating 'what is divided,' i.e., a division or section. The base root indicates the general action of breaking apart or allotting.

Historical & Contextual Notes

פְּלֻגָּה is found in post-exilic texts (notably Ezra, Nehemiah, and Chronicles) describing the organization of Levites, priests, or workers into groups or shifts for service in the temple or administrative tasks. Unlike other terms for 'division' (e.g., מַחֲלֹקֶת), פְּלֻגָּה often refers to a contingent, subdivision, or squad—sometimes with quasi-military connotations, but more often administrative. In later usage and translations, the word became the basis for modern terms such as 'platoon.' English translations usually render it as 'division,' 'company,' or 'course,' but may fail to capture contextual nuances or the specific sense of organized grouping integral to temple or civic structures in the Persian and Hellenistic periods.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from פָּלַג; a section; division.

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Root Family

פלג (p-l-g) — divide, split, apportion

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H4653 מִפְלַגָּה to divided groups
H6385 פָּלַג he split apart
H6386 פְּלַג divided
H6387 פְּלַג and a half of
H6388 פֶּלֶג like distributary-streams of

Word Forms

3 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H6391-01 בִּ/פְלַגּ֣וֹת bifelagot HR/Ncfpc among-the-divisions in divisions of 1
H6391-02 לִ/פְלַגּ֣וֹת lifelagot HR/Ncfpc for the divisions for divisions of 1
H6391-03 לִ/פְלֻגּוֹת֙ lifelugot HR/Ncfpc according to the divisions to divisions of 1

Occurrences in Scripture

3 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H6391-01 Judges 5:15 בִּ/פְלַגּ֣וֹת bifelagot HR/Ncfpc among-the-divisions in divisions of
H6391-02 Judges 5:16 לִ/פְלַגּ֣וֹת lifelagot HR/Ncfpc for the divisions for divisions of
H6391-03 2 Chronicles 35:5 לִ/פְלֻגּוֹת֙ lifelugot HR/Ncfpc according to the divisions to divisions of
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