Peleg
פֶּ֫לֶגStrong’s H6389peleg (pe-leg)
Appears in 7 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Peleg is the Hebrew word usually translated “peleg”. It appears in 7 verses of the Old Testament.
“And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan.”
Meaning
- A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.25
How it's translated
- peleg 7
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Genesis 5
- 1 Chronicles 2
2 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Genesis 11:16And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg:
- Genesis 11:17And Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters.
- Genesis 11:18And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu:
- Genesis 11:19And Peleg lived after he begat Reu two hundred and nine years, and begat sons and daughters.
- 1 Chronicles 1:19And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg; because in his days the earth was divided: and his brother’s name was Joktan.
- 1 Chronicles 1:25Eber, Peleg, Reu,
Hebrew dictionary
פֶּ֫לֶג peleg · Peleg
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.25; son of: Eber (H5677); brother of: Joktan (H3355); father of: Reu (H7466) Also named: Phalek (Φάλεκ "Peleg" G5317) § Peleg = "division" son of Eber and brother of Joktan
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.