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pᵊlētī פְּלֵתִי ‘Pelethite’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from the same form as pelet פֶּ֫לֶת ‘Peleth’
Roots: פלת

pᵊlētī pr n title gen
Pelethites = "couriers"
1) a collective name for the guardsmen of David
 1a) probably descendants of an unknown person, perhaps Philistine mercenaries

Mentioned in 2 Samuel 20:7, 15:18, 20:23, 8:18 1 Kings 1:38, 1:44 1 Chronicles 18:17

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