פֶּלֶךְ

«פֶּלֶךְ» in the Tanakh dictionary: whirl of spindle — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

Used: 8 times · Key: lemma:פֶּלֶךְ · BDB: פֶּ֫לֶךְ

Glosses

of.the.district (7); district (1)

Meaning (OSHB)

whirl of spindle tree →

Meaning (BDB 1906)

whirl of spindle district tree →

The whole BDB entry

n.[m.] 1. whirl of spindle. 2. district (proposes circle, circuit);—abs. פ׳ 2 S 3:29, פָּ֑לֶךְ Pr 31:19; cstr. פֶּלֶךְ Ne 3:9 +; sf. פִּלְכּוֹ v 17;— whirl of spindle, 2 S 3:29 (prob., v. Dr), Pr 31:19 (‖ כִּישׁוֹר). district, Ne 3:9, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17(×2), 18.

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 7 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses (2 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 2 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (1 candidates)

Trees and pragmatics

Every English meaning of «פֶּלֶךְ» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

In the verses

Nehemiah 3:9

וְעַל־יָדָ֤ם הֶחֱזִיק֙ רְפָיָ֣ה בֶן־ח֔וּר שַׂ֕ר חֲצִ֖י פֶּ֥לֶךְ יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ס

Word for word: and on hand their he.repaired Rephaiah the.son of.Hur the.official of.(the).half of.the.district of.Jerusalem

JPS 1917: And next unto them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of half the district of Jerusalem.

Nehemiah 3:18

אַחֲרָיו֙ הֶחֱזִ֣יקוּ אֲחֵיהֶ֔ם בַּוַּ֖י בֶּן־חֵנָדָ֑ד שַׂ֕ר חֲצִ֖י פֶּ֥לֶךְ קְעִילָֽה׃ס

Word for word: after him they.repaired brothers their Bavvai the.son of.Henadad the.official of.(the).half of.the.district of.Keilah

JPS 1917: After him repaired their brethren, Bavvai the son of Henadad, the ruler of half the district of Keilah.

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