Lexical Definition

‎פְּלַח‎ pᵉlach (pel-akh') to serve ^A:V
(Aramaic) corresponding to ‎פָּלַח‎

minister, serve.

• to serve or worship

1) to serve, worship, revere, minister for, pay reverence to
1a) (P'al)
1a1) to pay reverence to
1a2) to serve

See Greek: δουλεύω · λατρεύω · ὑποτάσσω · φοβέω

Brown-Driver-Briggs

Hebrew form: פָּחַד
[‎פְּלַח‎] verb pay reverence to, serve (deity) (compare Assyrian palâ—u, fear, revere (and Biblical Hebrew ‎יָרֵא‎, ‎פָּחַד‎ etc.); Egyptian Aramaic ‎פלח‎ worship Lzb³⁵¹; ᵑ7 ‎פְּלַח‎ serve, Syriac ; Palmyrene ‎פלחא‎ soldier); —

Pe`al

1. pay reverence to deity (usually ‎ל‎ accusative): imperfect 3 masculine plural ‎יִפְלְחין‎ Dan 3:28; Dan 7:14; Dan 7:27 so Participle active ‎פָּלַח‎ Dan 6:17*; Dan 6:21*, plural ‎פָּֽלְחִין‎ Dan 3:12; Dan 3:14; Dan 3:18, and (accusative of deity) vDan 3:17.

2. plural construct as noun ‎פָּֽלְחֵי בֵית אֱלָהָא‎ Ezra 7:24 servants of the house of God ( + priests, Nethinim, etc.).

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