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בֵּית פֶּלֶט

𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤐𐤋𐤈

Bêyth Peleṭ

H1046 noun

SILEX Entry

Root בית, פלט to house, build; to escape, deliver, bring to safety

Definition

A proper noun referring to 'Beth-Pelet,' a settlement in the southern region of the territory assigned to the tribe of Judah. Its lexical sense is 'house of escape' or 'place of deliverance,' derived from its components, but the term functions as a geographical name, not a descriptive phrase. In biblical usage, it does not denote an act or abstract concept, but rather designates a specific locality.

Semantic Range

place name (village/town); literal 'house of escape/deliverance,' but functions solely as a geographical designation

Root / Etymology

Compound of בֵּית (bêth, 'house') and פֶּלֶט (pelet, likely from the root פלט 'to escape, to deliver, to be rescued'). The place name takes its sense from this construction, though the semantic content is secondary to its function as a toponym. The actual etymological significance of the name to the site is uncertain.

Historical & Contextual Notes

בֵּית פֶּלֶט appears in the list of settlements in southern Judah (Joshua 15:27; Nehemiah 11:26). As with most toponyms formed from 'beth-' plus a noun or participle, the name may once have described the function, reputation, or tradition associated with the site ('place of escape/deliverance'), but in biblical usage it is simply the name of the locality. Later translations and English bibles often transliterate as 'Beth-palet' or 'Beth-phelet.' The precise location of the site is uncertain, and its prominence appears only in genealogical or territorial lists, not in narrative accounts, suggesting it was a modest village or outpost on the edge of the Negev region. The use of 'Palestine' in some English traditions is anachronistic; the site was an Israelite (specifically, Judahite) settlement in the First Temple era.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from בַּיִת and פָּלִיט; house of escape; Beth-Palet, a place in Palestine; Beth-palet.

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Root Family

בית, פלט (b-y-t; p-l-ṭ) — house, dwelling, building; escape, deliverance, rescue

Word Forms

3 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H1046-01 פָּֽלֶט palet HNp Pelet Beth-Pelet 2
H1046-03 וּ/בֵ֥ית uveyt HC/Np and Beth and house of 1
H1046-02 וּ/בְ/בֵ֥ית uveveyt HC/R/Np and in Beth and in Beth-Pelet 1

Occurrences in Scripture

4 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H1046-03 Joshua 15:27 וּ/בֵ֥ית uveyt HC/Np and Beth and house of
H1046-01 Joshua 15:27 פָּֽלֶט palet HNp Pelet Beth-Pelet
H1046-02 Nehemiah 11:26 וּ/בְ/בֵ֥ית uveveyt HC/R/Np and in Beth and in Beth-Pelet
H1046-01 Nehemiah 11:26 פָּֽלֶט palet HNp Phelet Beth-Pelet
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