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yaflēṭī יַפְלֵטִי ‘Japhletite’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: patronymic from yaflēṭ יַפְלֵט ‘Japhlet’
Roots: יפלט

yaflēṭī pr n pers gen
Japhleti see Japhlet = "let him escape"
1) descendants of Asher of the family of Japhlet who lived on the southwest border of Ephraim. Used as location

Mentioned in Joshua 16:3

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