פְּלַטְיָה
𐤐𐤋𐤈𐤉𐤄
Pelateyah
H6410 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
A personal name meaning 'Yah has delivered' or 'Yahweh delivers.' Used as the name of four distinct Israelite individuals mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. The name expresses the idea of deliverance or rescue wrought by Yahweh, referencing divine intervention or salvation, often in times of peril or crisis.
Semantic Range
personal name, Yahweh has delivered, one delivered by Yahweh, bearer of divine rescue
Root / Etymology
From the verbal root פָּלַט (palat), meaning 'to escape, deliver, save,' combined with the theophoric element יָהּ (Yah), a shortened form of the divine name Yahweh. The suffix יהוּ in the fuller form (פְּלַטְיָהוּ) is an extended theophoric form, also referencing Yahweh.
Historical & Contextual Notes
The name פְּלַטְיָה (Pᵉlaṭyâh) is attested for several individuals, each identified within the Israelite community in different biblical texts (e.g., 1 Chronicles 3:21, 4:42, 6:14, Ezekiel 11:1,13). The theophoric element underscores the common ancient Israelite practice of embedding the divine name within personal names as an expression of faith or hoped-for divine action. The meaning is closely related to other names formed with the root פלט (e.g., פָּלֵט, Pelet), but the presence of Yahweh as the agent of deliverance is distinctive. English versions typically transliterate the name (Pelatiah); the meaning 'Yah has delivered' is descriptive but not used in narrative translation. The term is not used for groups or non-personal referents. Later tradition associates the name with religious concepts of salvation, but there is no evidence for such usage in the biblical period. In early periods, the name marks the bearer's Israelite identity; in later periods, the theophoric pattern persists, but geographic identification may nuance its usage, especially in post-exilic lists.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
or פְּלַטְיָהוּ; from פָּלַט and יָהּ; Jah has delivered; Pelatjah, the name of four Israelites; Pelatiah.
Bantu Hebrew
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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
4 distinct forms
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H6410-01 |
פְּלַטְיָ֥ה | pelateyah | HNp |
Pelatiah | Yah has delivered | 2 |
H6410-03 |
וּ/פְלַטְיָ֡ה | ufelateyah | HC/Np |
and Pelatiah | and Yah-Has-Delivered | 1 |
H6410-02 |
פְּלַטְיָ֥הוּ | pelateyahu | HNp |
Pelatiah | Yah has delivered | 1 |
H6410-04 |
וּ/פְלַטְיָ֥הוּ | ufelateyahu | HC/Np |
and Pelatiah | and Yah-has-delivered | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
5 total occurrences
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H6410-02 |
Ezekiel 11:1 | פְּלַטְיָ֥הוּ | pelateyahu | HNp |
Pelatiah | Yah has delivered |
H6410-04 |
Ezekiel 11:13 | וּ/פְלַטְיָ֥הוּ | ufelateyahu | HC/Np |
and Pelatiah | and Yah-has-delivered |
H6410-01 |
Nehemiah 10:23 | פְּלַטְיָ֥ה | pelateyah | HNp |
Pelatiah | Yah has delivered |
H6410-01 |
1 Chronicles 3:21 | פְּלַטְיָ֣ה | pelateyah | HNp |
Pelatiah | Yah has delivered |
H6410-03 |
1 Chronicles 4:42 | וּ/פְלַטְיָ֡ה | ufelateyah | HC/Np |
and Pelatiah | and Yah-Has-Delivered |