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פָּלִיט

𐤐𐤋𐤉𐤈

pâlîyṭ

H6412 noun

SILEX Entry

Root פלט to escape, to deliver, to make slip away

Definition

One who has escaped from danger, particularly from military conflict, disaster, or destruction; a survivor or fugitive who has managed to flee harm. The term is used both for individuals and groups who survive calamity by escaping, emphasizing the act of deliverance from imminent threat.

Semantic Range

one who has escaped danger, survivor, refugee, fugitive, one spared from military defeat, one who flees from disaster

Root / Etymology

From the root פלט (P-L-Ṭ), which expresses the notion of escaping, delivering, or causing to escape. פָּלִיט is a masculine noun form indicating one who is the object of escape or deliverance. The root itself conveys the sense of causing to slip away, deliver, or escape from danger. The noun thus describes the person who has successfully escaped.

Historical & Contextual Notes

Appearing primarily in narrative or poetic texts, פָּלִיט denotes survivors who have narrowly evaded destruction, such as after a battle (e.g. Genesis 14:13), a divine judgment, or other calamity. In early biblical texts (patriarchal and monarchic periods), it frequently marks the only or few survivors who carry news or represent the continued existence of a lineage after catastrophe. In later biblical writings, it can be employed more generally for anyone who escapes disaster, not exclusively warriors. The term is closely related to words like נִמְלָט (nimlat, one who has fled) and שָׂרִיד (sarid, a survivor or remnant), but פָּלִיט often stresses the act of physical escape or flight. Standard English translations as 'refugee,' 'fugitive,' or 'survivor' capture core aspects, but each has limitations, as the term does not always imply criminal flight or asylum-seeking, but can refer more broadly to escaping any mortal threat. The form פָּלֵיט (palet) also occurs as a variant.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

or פָּלֵיט; or פָּלֵט; from פָּלַט; a refugee; (that have) escape(-d, -th), fugitive.

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Root Family

פלט (p-l-ṭ) — to escape, to deliver, to slip away

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

12 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H6412-03 הַ/פָּלִ֔יט hapalit HTd/Ncmsa the fugitive the escapee 5
H6412-08 פְּלִיטֵ֤י pelitey HNcmpc escaped ones escapees of 4
H6412-04 פָּלִ֤יט palit HNcmsa a survivor escaped one 3
H6412-05 פְּלֵטִֽים peletim HNcmpa fugitives escaped ones 2
H6412-06 פְּלֵיטִם֙ peleytim HNcmpa as refugees escaped ones 2
H6412-10 וּ/פָלִֽיט ufalit HC/Ncmsa or escape escapee 2
H6412-02 פְלִֽיטֵי/כֶ֜ם feliteykhem HNcmpc/Sp2mp survivors-of-you your escaped ones 1
H6412-07 פְּלִיטָ֑י/ו pelitayv HNcmpc/Sp3ms his fugitives his escaped ones 1
H6412-12 וּ/פְלִיטֵ֨י ufelitey HC/Ncmpc and-the-survivors-of and escapees of 1
H6412-11 וּ/פְלֵטִ֖ים ufeletim HC/Ncmpa and refugees and escapees 1

Occurrences in Scripture

24 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H6412-03 Genesis 14:13 הַ/פָּלִ֔יט hapalit HTd/Ncmsa the escapee the escapee
H6412-06 Numbers 21:29 פְּלֵיטִם֙ peleytim HNcmpa as refugees escaped ones
H6412-10 Joshua 8:22 וּ/פָלִֽיט ufalit HC/Ncmsa or escapee escapee
H6412-08 Judges 12:4 פְּלִיטֵ֤י pelitey HNcmpc fugitives escapees of
H6412-08 Judges 12:5 פְּלִיטֵ֤י pelitey HNcmpc fugitives-of escapees of
H6412-01 2 Kings 9:15 פָלִיט֙ falit HNcmsa an escapee escaped one
H6412-08 Isaiah 45:20 פְּלִיטֵ֣י pelitey HNcmpc survivors of escapees of
H6412-06 Isaiah 66:19 פְּ֠לֵיטִים peleytim HNcmpa survivors escaped ones
H6412-10 Jeremiah 42:17 וּ/פָלִ֔יט ufalit HC/Ncmsa or escape escapee
H6412-04 Jeremiah 44:14 פָּלִ֤יט palit HNcmsa escapee escaped one
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