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pe.le.ti H6432

פְּלֵתִי (pe.le.ti) means “Pelethite” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

פְּלֵתִי Hebrew · H6432 7 tagged occurrences in 7 verses

Pronunciation guide: pel-ay-thee' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H6432

פְּלֵתִי · pe.le.ti · Pelethite

Someone descended from Pelath(?), first mentioned at 2Sa.8.18 § Pelethites = "couriers" 1) a collective name for the guardsmen of David 1a) probably descendants of an unknown person, perhaps Philistine mercenaries

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

from the same form as H6431 (פֶּלֶת); a courier (collectively) or official messenger

KJV glosses: Pelethites.

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How translators render H6432

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BSB rendering counts
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and pelethites 4
pelethites 2
the pelethites 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
and the pelethites 5
and all the pelethites 1
and over the pelethites 1

Verses containing H6432

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  1. 2 Samuel 8:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were priestly leaders.

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  2. 2 Samuel 15:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and all his servants marched past him—all the Cherethites and Pelethites, and six hundred Gittites who had followed him from Gath.

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  3. 2 Samuel 20:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So Joab’s men, along with the Cherethites, the Pelethites, and all the mighty men, marched out of Jerusalem in pursuit of Sheba son of Bichri.

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  4. 2 Samuel 20:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now Joab was over the whole army of Israel; Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites;

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  5. 1 Kings 1:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, along with the Cherethites and Pelethites, went down and set Solomon on King David’s mule, and they escorted him to Gihon.

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  6. 1 Kings 1:44 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And with Solomon, the king has sent Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, along with the Cherethites and Pelethites, and they have set him on the king’s mule.

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  7. 1 Chronicles 18:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief officials at the king’s side.

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