פְּלִילִי
𐤐𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤉
pᵉlîylîy
H6416 adjective
SILEX Entry
Definition
pertaining to legal judgment or judicial procedure; of or relating to a judge or the function of making a legal decision. As an adjective, denotes what is judicial, legal, or associated with arbitration or verdict in a dispute. In noun usage (rare), refers to a judicial figure or arbitrator, but primarily descriptive rather than titular.
Semantic Range
judicial, pertaining to judgment, relating to a judge or arbitration, legal, of a judge; (rarely) arbiter, decider
Root / Etymology
From the root פלל (palal), which in this nominal form (פָּלִיל) generally means 'judge, arbiter, legal decider.' פְּלִילִי is an adjective formed from the same root, denoting 'of or pertaining to judgment/judging/legal arbitration.' The formation reflects a derivational process typical in Hebrew for creating adjectives indicating relation or domain.
Historical & Contextual Notes
פְּלִילִי occurs only rarely in the Hebrew Bible and is mainly an adjective qualifying persons, responsibilities, or proceedings associated with legal judgment. Its use is typically found in passages discussing processes of justice or legal decision-making, often in poetic contexts (e.g., Deuteronomy 32:31; Job 31:11). In later Hebrew, related forms continued to denote legal or judicial matters. It should not be confused with more technical terms for judge (e.g., שׁוֹפֵט) or legal proceedings (e.g., מִשְׁפָּט), but instead denotes the judicial or legal quality of an act or person. In English translations, 'judicial' or 'legal' often capture the sense, though the full nuance may be broader than modern legal terminology suggests. The KJV's tendency to render connected forms as 'judge' or 'judgment' may obscure the word's status as an adjective.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
from פָּלִיל; judicial; judge.
Bantu Hebrew
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פלל (p-l-l) — to judge, mediate, decide, arbitrate
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| H6414 | פָּלִיל | by arbiters |
| H6415 | פְּלִילָה | judicial proceeding |
| H6417 | פְּלִילִיָּה | judicial proceeding |
| H6419 | פָּלַל | in his interceding |
| H6420 | פָּלָל | Palal |
Word Forms
1 distinct form
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H6416-01 |
פְּלִילִ֑י | pelili | HAamsa |
to be judged | judicial | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H6416-01 |
Job 31:28 | פְּלִילִ֑י | pelili | HAamsa |
to be judged | judicial |