Lexical Definition

‎פֶּלֶט‎ Peleṭ (peh'-let) Pelet ^N:N-M-P
from ‎פָּלַט‎; escape

Pelet. See also ‎בֵּית פֶּלֶט‎.

• § Pelet = "deliverance"
• Pelet, the name of two Israelites

1) son of Jahdai and a descendant of Caleb
2) son of Azmaveth and one of David's mighty warriors who joined him at Ziklag

Extended Information

• A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.2.47
• son of Caleb (כָּלֵב) and Jahdai (יֶהְדַי)
• brother of: Regem (רֶגֶם), Jotham (יוֹתָם), Geshan (גֵּישָׁן), Ephah (עֵיפָה) and Shaaph (שַׁעַף)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎פֶּ֫לֶט‎

proper name, masculine 1. 1Chr 2:47, Φαλεκ[γ, τ].

2. 1Chr 12:3, Ιωφαλητ, Φαλετ, etc. — see ‎בֵּית פָּ֑לֶט‎

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Son of Caleb • Son of Jahdai, descendant of Judah

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Pelet, a son of Jahdai, mentioned in the genealogy of Judah in 1 Chronicles 2.

• A man from the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.2.47;
• only referred to as Pelet פֶּלֶט;
• son of Caleb כָּלֵב and Jahdai יֶהְדַי;
• a brother of Regem רֶגֶם, Jotham יוֹתָם, Geshan גֵּישָׁן, Ephah עֵיפָה, Shaaph שַׁעַף, Hur חוּר, Jesher יֵשֶׁר, Shobab שׁוֹבָב, Ardon אַרְדּוֹן, Mesha מֵישָׁע, Haran חָרָן, Moza מוֹצָא, Gazez גָּזֵז, Sheber שֶׁבֶר, Tirhanah תִּרְחֲנָה, Shaaph שַׁעַף, Sheva שְׁוָא and Achsah עַכְסָה.

Pelet was a son of Jahdai, according to the genealogy of Judah in 1 Chronicles 2:47. He is listed among the descendants of Caleb, the son of Hezron. No other information is provided about Pelet's life or role. His mention in the genealogy suggests that he was part of the tribe of Judah and lived during the period of Israel's settlement in Canaan or the early monarchy.

All entries for Pelet: פֶּלֶט

Related Profiles:

• Caleb (father)
• Jahdai (mother)
• Regem (sibling)
• Jotham (sibling)
• Geshan (sibling)
• Ephah (sibling)
• Shaaph (sibling)
• Hur (sibling)
• Jesher (sibling)
• Shobab (sibling)
• Ardon (sibling)
• Mesha (sibling)
• Haran (sibling)
• Moza (sibling)
• Gazez (sibling)
• Sheber (sibling)
• Tirhanah (sibling)
• Shaaph (sibling)
• Sheva (sibling)
• Achsah (sibling)