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פְּלֵיטָה

𐤐𐤋𐤉𐤈𐤄

pᵉlêyṭâh

H6413 noun

SILEX Entry

Root פלט to flee, to escape, to deliver

Definition

A state or condition of having escaped from danger, catastrophe, or threat; the survivors or remnant who emerge from a perilous event. The term primarily denotes deliverance from mortal threat, either as the act or outcome, and secondarily refers to the group or portion of people that have survived or escaped. It is used in a wide range of contexts: from individuals fleeing imminent danger to the collective survival of a community or portion thereof after disaster, war, or divine judgment.

Semantic Range

escape, deliverance, act of fleeing, survivors, remnant, escaped portion, state of having survived calamity, group who escaped danger

Root / Etymology

From the root פלט meaning 'to escape, flee, deliver.' פְּלֵיטָה is a feminine noun formation emphasizing the result or state of having been delivered or escaped. The root conveys the action of escaping or being allowed to escape; the noun refers to the outcome or those who have experienced this escape. The core meaning of the root is 'to bring away, let escape, deliver.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

פְּלֵיטָה occurs throughout the Hebrew Bible from narratives describing individual flight (e.g., soldiers or refugees from battle) to prophetic and historical texts referencing the remnant of Israelites or Judahites who survive calamity or exile (e.g., after the destruction of Jerusalem or northern Israel). The term is commonly used to denote survivors—the 'remnant'—and is closely associated with theological themes of preservation and continuity, especially regarding Israelite identity after crises. However, the word itself does not imply a distinct religious or ethnic identity; context clarifies whether the survivors are Israelite, Judahite, or other. English translations often render פְּלֵיטָה as 'escape,' 'deliverance,' or 'remnant,' but some translations overemphasize the latter as a specifically religious concept. In the post-exilic Hebrew, פְּלֵיטָה increasingly refers to those Israelites or Judahites who survived the destruction or exile, symbolizing renewal and hope. Not to be confused with שְׁאֵרִית (sheʾērit), which also denotes 'remnant' but often with a nuance of what is left over or remains. פְּלֵיטָה stresses the aspect of having escaped, sometimes under divine provision.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

or פְּלֵטָה; feminine of פָּלִיט; deliverance; concretely, an escaped portion; deliverance, (that is) escape(-d), remnant.

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Root Family

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

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

10 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H6413-07 פְּלֵיטָ֖ה peleytah HNcfsa remnant escaped remnant 5
H6413-04 לִ/פְלֵיטָֽה lifeleytah HR/Ncfsa by a great deliverance escape-survival 4
H6413-09 וּ/פְלֵיטָ֖ה ufeleytah HC/Ncfsa and survivors and escape-remnant 4
H6413-01 פְלֵיטָ֖ה feleytah HNcfsa deliverance escape-survival 4
H6413-03 הַ/פְּלֵיטָ֛ה hapeleytah HTd/Ncfsa the remnant the escaped remnant 2
H6413-06 פְּלֵטָ֔ה peletah HNcfsa escape escape-survival 2
H6413-05 לִ/פְלֵיטַ֖ת lifeleytat HR/Ncfsc for the survivors to the escaped-remnant of 2
H6413-08 פְּלֵיטַ֧ת peleytat HNcfsc remnant escaped remnant of 2
H6413-02 הַ/פְּלֵטָ֗ה hapeletah HTd/Ncfsa of the escaped the escaped remnant 2
H6413-10 וּ/פְלֵיטַ֣ת ufeleytat HC/Ncfsc and the escaped of and escaped remnant of 1

Occurrences in Scripture

28 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H6413-04 Genesis 32:9 לִ/פְלֵיטָֽה lifeleytah HR/Ncfsa will escape escape-survival
H6413-04 Genesis 45:7 לִ/פְלֵיטָ֖ה lifeleytah HR/Ncfsa by a great deliverance escape-survival
H6413-02 Exodus 10:5 הַ/פְּלֵטָ֗ה hapeletah HTd/Ncfsa of what escaped the escaped remnant
H6413-07 Judges 21:17 פְּלֵיטָ֖ה peleytah HNcfsa for the survivors escaped remnant
H6413-01 2 Samuel 15:14 פְלֵיטָ֖ה feleytah HNcfsa escape escape-survival
H6413-08 2 Kings 19:30 פְּלֵיטַ֧ת peleytat HNcfsc remnant escaped remnant of
H6413-09 2 Kings 19:31 וּ/פְלֵיטָ֖ה ufeleytah HC/Ncfsa and survivors and escape-remnant
H6413-05 Isaiah 4:2 לִ/פְלֵיטַ֖ת lifeleytat HR/Ncfsc for the survivors to the escaped-remnant of
H6413-10 Isaiah 10:20 וּ/פְלֵיטַ֣ת ufeleytat HC/Ncfsc and the escaped of and escaped remnant of
H6413-05 Isaiah 15:9 לִ/פְלֵיטַ֤ת lifeleytat HR/Ncfsc upon the escaped of to the escaped-remnant of
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