פְּעֻלְּתַי
𐤐𐤏𐤋𐤕𐤉
Peuletay
H6469 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
Peullethai — a personal name meaning 'work of Yah' or 'my deed', derived from the noun for 'deed, work'. Used specifically as an Israelite personal name found among Levitical genealogies. The meaning is likely commemorative, potentially implying a child born as the result of one's labor or expressive of divine accomplishment.
Semantic Range
personal name; commemorative name indicating 'work' or 'deed'; theophoric element possible; no occupational connotation
Root / Etymology
From the root פעל (to do, accomplish, work) and the noun פְּעֻלָּה (deed, work); -tai is a theophoric or pronominal ending possibly indicating 'of Yah' or 'my'. Thus, פְּעֻלְּתַי conveys 'my deed' or 'work of Yah'.
Historical & Contextual Notes
פְּעֻלְּתַי appears only in genealogical contexts (1 Chronicles 26:5), as the name of a Levitical gatekeeper during the United Monarchy. The use of -tai endings in biblical personal names may indicate possession or relation to a deity (here likely referencing Yahweh). The term does not carry the occupational sense of 'worker' but functions solely as a personal name. In later Jewish tradition the name is transliterated as Peulthai, but this post-biblical usage does not impact its biblical period meaning. English Bibles sometimes simply transliterate the name. The underlying noun פְּעֻלָּה more broadly means 'work', 'deed', or 'wage', but none of these are expressed by the personal name beyond the commemorative or theophoric function. Notably, the name is borne by a Levitical family, distinctively marking Israelite personal-naming practices, especially among Levites during the monarchic era.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
xlit Pᵉullʻthay corrected to Pᵉʻullᵉthay; from פְּעֻלָּה; laborious; Peullethai, an Israelite; Peulthai.
Bantu Hebrew
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פעל (p-ʿ-l) — to do, accomplish, work
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| H4659 | מִפְעָל | his deeds |
| H508 | אֶלְפַּעַל | God-acts |
| H6466 | פָּעַל | I accomplish |
| H6467 | פֹּעַל | in their deed |
| H6468 | פְּעֻלָּה | wage of |
Word Forms
1 distinct form
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H6469-01 |
פְּעֻלְּתַ֖י | peuletay | HNp |
Peullethai | Work-of-Yah | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H6469-01 |
1 Chronicles 26:5 | פְּעֻלְּתַ֖י | peuletay | HNp |
Peullethai | Work-of-Yah |