פלג

Aramaic

Verb

פלג • (transliteration needed)

  1. to divide, to part, to separate

Hebrew

Root
פ־ל־ג (p-l-g)
5 terms

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

פֶּלֶג • (péleg) m (plural indefinite פְּלָגִים, plural construct פַּלְגֵי־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. stream, brook, tributary
  2. (by extension) section, part
  3. (by extension) faction
Declension
Declension of פֶּלֶג
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
singular indefinite פֶּלֶג first פַּלְגִּי פַּלְגֵּנוּ
definite הַפֶּלֶג second פַּלְגְּךָ פַּלְגֵּךְ פַּלְגְּכֶם פַּלְגְּכֶן
construct פֶּלֶג־ third פַּלְגּוֹ פַּלְגָּהּ פַּלְגָּם פַּלְגָּן
plural indefinite פְּלָגִים first פלגיי / פְּלָגַי פְּלָגֵינוּ
definite הַפְּלָגִים second פְּלָגֶיךָ פלגייך / פְּלָגַיִךְ פַּלְגֵיכֶם פַּלְגֵיכֶן
construct פַּלְגֵי־ third פְּלָגָיו פְּלָגֶיהָ פַּלְגֵיהֶם פַּלְגֵיהֶן
Synonyms

Proper noun

פֶּלֶג • (péleḡ) m [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Peleg
  2. a surname, equivalent to English Peleg
  3. (biblical) Peleg (one of the two sons of Eber)
Descendants
  • → Ancient Greek: Φαλέγ (Phalég)
  • → English: Peleg
  • → Latin: Phaleg

References

Etymology 2

From English plug (see further etymology there).

Noun

פְּלָג • (plag) m

  1. (colloquial, electricity) plug
    Synonym: תֶּקַע (téka)
  2. (colloquial, computer hardware) dongle
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