פַּלְטִי
𐤐𐤋𐤈𐤉
Paleti
H6406 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
Proper noun referring to two individuals in the Hebrew Bible, named Palṭîy. The primary sense is the personal name, most likely meaning 'Yahweh (the LORD) delivers' or simply 'delivered,' derived from the root meaning 'to deliver' or 'to escape.' Functions exclusively as a name, not as a common noun or verb.
Semantic Range
personal name, possibly conveying 'delivered by Yahweh,' name of two Israelite men; does not serve as a verb or common noun
Root / Etymology
From the Hebrew root פלט (P-L-Ṭ), meaning 'to escape, deliver, rescue.' The form פַּלְטִי follows a pattern of Hebrew personal names with the -î (י) suffix, which may denote possession or association, often interpreted as a theophoric suffix implying 'my deliverance' or truncated theophoric personal names. Thus, the name likely originated as a short form of a longer theophoric name.
Historical & Contextual Notes
פַּלְטִי (Palṭîy) appears as the name of two Israelite men: (1) Palti son of Raphu, a leader from the tribe of Benjamin and one of the twelve spies sent by Moses to scout the land of Canaan (Num 13:9); (2) Palti (also referred to as Phaltiel), son of Laish, to whom Saul gave Michal, David’s wife, as recorded in 1 Sam 25:44 and 2 Sam 3:15. In both cases, the word is not a title or common noun, but a personal name that reflects a common practice in ancient Israel of naming individuals after divine acts of deliverance or rescue. English renderings occasionally diverge (e.g., 'Palti' and 'Phaltiel'), but both forms are rooted in the same name and meaning. The name does not reflect later religious identities or ethnicities beyond its direct context. It should not be confused with the rare, related term פַּלִּיט (palîṭ, 'fugitive, refugee'), though both ultimately derive from the same root.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
from פָּלַט; delivered; Palti, the name of two Israelites; Palti, Phalti.
Bantu Hebrew
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פלט (p-l-ṭ) — deliver, escape, rescue
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| H3310 | יַפְלֵט | He-delivers |
| H3311 | יַפְלֵטִי | the Yaphleti clansman |
| H4655 | מִפְלָט | place of escape |
| H6403 | פָּלַט | Cause me to escape |
| H6404 | פֶּלֶט | and Deliverance |
Word Forms
2 distinct forms
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H6406-02 |
פַּלְטִ֖י | paleti | HNp |
Palti | My Deliverance | 1 |
H6406-01 |
לְ/פַלְטִ֥י | lefaleti | HR/Np |
to Palti | to Delivered-one | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
2 total occurrences
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H6406-02 |
Numbers 13:9 | פַּלְטִ֖י | paleti | HNp |
Palti | My Deliverance |
H6406-01 |
1 Samuel 25:44 | לְ/פַלְטִ֥י | lefaleti | HR/Np |
to Palti | to Delivered-one |