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פַּלְטִי

𐤐𐤋𐤈𐤉

Paleti

H6407 noun

SILEX Entry

Root פלט to escape, deliver, save

Definition

Proper noun: A personal name referring to 'Palti' (פַּלְטִי), and, in the form of the gentilic פַּלְטִי (Palṭîy), indicating a member of the family or clan descended from Palti—a Palti descendant. Primarily used as an ethnonymic or clan designation in genealogical and territorial lists. The term appears in patronymic form, representing affiliation with an ancestor named Palti.

Semantic Range

descendant of Palti, member of the family of Palti, Paltite (gentilic), possibly a territorial or clan designation

Root / Etymology

From the Hebrew root פלט (plṭ), meaning 'to escape, deliver, save'. The name Palti likely signifies 'Yah has delivered' or 'deliverance of Yah', reflecting a theophoric construction (with the i/y suffix often denoting association or possession). The gentilic form פַּלְטִי (Palṭîy) is derived from the personal name, functioning as a descriptor for descendants or members of the group associated with Palti.

Historical & Contextual Notes

The term פַּלְטִי appears in biblical genealogical or territorial records to designate members of the clan descending from an individual named Palti. The use of such gentilic forms is typical in tribal and family nomenclature throughout the monarchic and exilic periods, allowing identification of group affiliation within the larger Israelite tribal structure. English Bibles sometimes render the term as 'Paltite', but this transliteration does not clarify its nature as a patronymic ethnonym. Unlike terms designating larger tribal or regional affiliations (e.g., Judahite, Ephraimite), such patronymics indicate a sub-clan or family linkage of narrower scope. There is no evidence that Palti or his descendants constituted a distinct tribal entity, but rather a familial group within a larger tribal division.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

patronymically from פַּלְטִי; a Paltite or descendant of Palti; Paltite.

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Root Family

פלט (p-l-ṭ) — escape, deliver, save

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

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H6407-01 הַ/פַּלְטִ֔י hapaleti HTd/Ngmsa the Paltite the Palti-descendant 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H6407-01 2 Samuel 23:26 הַ/פַּלְטִ֔י hapaleti HTd/Ngmsa the Paltite the Palti-descendant
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