Strong's Hebrew · H6385

פָּלַג

pâlag · paw-lag'

divide.

Definition

to split (literally or figuratively)

Derivation

a primitive root;

Appears 4 times in Scripture

1 Chronicles 1:19

Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan.

Genesis 10:25

Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan.

Job 38:25

Who cuts a channel for the flood or clears a path for the thunderbolt,

Psalms 55:9

O Lord, confuse and confound their speech, for I see violence and strife in the city.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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