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פְּלַלְיָה

𐤐𐤋𐤋𐤉𐤄

Pelaleyah

H6421 noun

SILEX Entry

Root פּלל to intervene, to intercede, to judge

Definition

Personal name meaning 'Yah has intervened in judgment' or 'Yah has judged.' The name appears as that of an individual among the Israelites in post-exilic lists. The construction links the act of intercession or judicial decision with the proper name of the Israelite deity (Yah). The semantic range includes the sense of divine adjudication, judicial intercession, and pronouncement of right or wrong on behalf of or in relation to Yah.

Semantic Range

Yah has judged, Yah has interceded, Yah has pronounced judgment, Yah is advocate; personal name indicating divine intervention in legal or intercessory matters

Root / Etymology

The name is a theophoric compound: from the root פָּלַל (palal), meaning 'to judge, to intervene judicially, to intercede,' combined with the suffixed form of the divine name יהּ (Yah), an abbreviated form of the tetragrammaton. Thus, the name signifies 'Yah has intervened in judgment' or 'Yah has judged.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

פְּלַלְיָה (Pᵉlalyâh) is attested in post-exilic genealogical lists (Nehemiah 8:7; 9:5; 10:10) referring to individuals among the returned exiles. The use of the theophoric element Yah points to its formulation in periods when explicit invocation of the divine name was common in personal names. While English translations sometimes render the name as 'Pelaliah,' such forms obscure the claim to divine action embedded in the name. The nuance of פָּלַל (palal) includes not only legal judgment but also intercessory prayer or appeal, making the theophoric name signal either a divine verdict or act of advocacy. Not to be confused with names formed from שָׁפַט (shafat) which more directly means 'to judge.' Later religious terminology such as 'Jew' does not appear in the source texts for this name; it refers to individuals in the late Israelite or early Persian period community.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from פָּלַל and יָהּ; Jah has judged; Pelaljah, an Israelite; Pelaliah.

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Root Family

פלל (p-l-l) — to intervene, to intercede, to judge

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H6414 פָּלִיל by arbiters
H6415 פְּלִילָה judicial proceeding
H6416 פְּלִילִי judicial
H6417 פְּלִילִיָּה judicial proceeding
H6419 פָּלַל in his interceding

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H6421-01 פְּלַלְיָה֙ pelaleyah HNp Pelaliah Yah Has Judged 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H6421-01 Nehemiah 11:12 פְּלַלְיָה֙ pelaleyah HNp Pelaliah Yah Has Judged
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