פַּלְטִיאֵל
𐤐𐤋𐤈𐤉𐤀𐤋
Paletiel
H6409 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
A personal name meaning 'El (God) delivers' or 'El is deliverance.' Used in the Hebrew Bible to designate two distinct Israelite individuals: one, a leader of the tribe of Issachar during the wilderness wanderings (Num 34:26); the other, a man given as husband to Michal, daughter of Saul, between her separation from David and her return to him (2 Sam 3:15). The name expresses faith in divine rescue or deliverance attributed to El (God).
Semantic Range
a personal name meaning 'God is deliverance,' 'El delivers'; used as an Israelite theophoric name in lists of tribal leaders and in narrative accounts involving Israelite individuals
Root / Etymology
From the roots פֶּלֶט (pelet, to escape, deliver, deliverance) and אֵל (El, God); thus, the name is a theophoric compound meaning 'El is deliverance' or 'God delivers.' The form employs a qittîl pattern with a theophoric suffix.
Historical & Contextual Notes
פַּלְטִיאֵל reflects a broader Israelite naming convention in which personal names are formed as theophoric compounds, associating attributes or actions (here, deliverance) with the deity El. The first appearance (Num 34:26) designates an Issacharite leader tasked with tribal allotment of land—a context that highlights the meaning in terms of communal hope for divine aid. The second usage (2 Sam 3:15) involves an individual caught in royal power dynamics, though the textual focus is narrative rather than etymological. Later English translations sometimes render the name as 'Phaltiel' following the Septuagint or Vulgate. The term expresses no ethnic, geographic, or religious identity beyond being an Israelite personal name. Its meaning is consistent across the biblical text, though its use is limited to personal names rather than standard vocabulary or theological statement. It should not be confused with other similar names such as פְּלַטְיָה ('Pelatiah'), though these share the same root.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
from the same as פֶּלֶט and אֵל; deliverance of God; Paltiel, the name of two Israelites; Paltiel, Phaltiel.
Bantu Hebrew
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פלט-אל (p-l-ṭ ʾ-l) — to escape, to deliver, deliverance, God
Word Forms
1 distinct form
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H6409-01 |
פַּלְטִיאֵ֖ל | paletiel | HNp |
Paltiel | El Delivers | 2 |
Occurrences in Scripture
2 total occurrences
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H6409-01 |
Numbers 34:26 | פַּלְטִיאֵ֖ל | paletiel | HNp |
Paltiel | El Delivers |
H6409-01 |
2 Samuel 3:15 | פַּלְטִיאֵ֥ל | paletiel | HNp |
Paltiel | El Delivers |