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יַפְלֵט

𐤉𐤐𐤋𐤈

Yafelet

H3310 noun

SILEX Entry

Root פלט to escape, deliver, cause to escape

Definition

Yaphlêṭ is a personal name meaning 'he delivers' or 'he will cause to escape.' It functions as a theophoric name formula that expresses hope or affirmation of deliverance, likely invoking divine protection. As a proper noun, it identifies a specific Israelite male listed within tribal genealogies.

Semantic Range

(as a personal name) he delivers, he will cause to escape; conveys affirmation or hope of deliverance or rescue

Root / Etymology

From the root פָּלַט (p-l-ṭ), 'to escape, deliver, rescue.' The form יַפְלֵט is a third person masculine singular imperfect (or jussive) verb form—'he delivers'—used nominally as a personal name. The root conveys the action of granting escape or acting as a deliverer.

Historical & Contextual Notes

The name יַפְלֵט (Yaphlêṭ) appears in 1 Chronicles 7:32 as the son of Heber in the genealogy of the tribe of Asher, a northern Israelite tribe. The grammatical formation follows a common pattern in Israelite personal names of expressing divine action or hoped-for intervention, though God’s name is not explicitly attached. English versions often render the name as 'Japhlet,' following the Septuagint and Vulgate traditions, but this obscures the underlying Hebrew meaning. The term is not used for non-personal referents in the Hebrew Bible and contrast with terms such as נוֹשֵׁעַ (noshe'a, 'deliverer') or פָּדָה (padah, 'to redeem'), which have broader semantic domains and explicit theological or ritual contexts. The choice of יַפְלֵט instead of parallel names with explicit divine elements (like יְשַׁעְיָהוּ Yeshayahu, 'Yahweh saves') emphasizes general deliverance without naming the deity, reflecting naming trends in certain parts of early Israelite society.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from פָּלַט; he will deliver; Japhlet, an Israelite; Japhlet.

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Root Family

פלט (p-l-ṭ) — escape, deliver, cause to escape, rescue

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H3311 יַפְלֵטִי the Yaphleti clansman
H4655 מִפְלָט place of escape
H6403 פָּלַט Cause me to escape
H6404 פֶּלֶט and Deliverance
H6405 פַּלֵּט to cause escape

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H3310-01 יַפְלֵ֔ט yafelet HNp Japhlet He-delivers 3

Occurrences in Scripture

3 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H3310-01 1 Chronicles 7:32 יַפְלֵ֔ט yafelet HNp Japhlet He-delivers
H3310-01 1 Chronicles 7:33 יַפְלֵ֔ט yafelet HNp Japhlet He-delivers
H3310-01 1 Chronicles 7:33 יַפְלֵֽט yafelet-2 HNp Japhlet He-delivers
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