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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Koine Greek Φαλέγ (Phalég) in the Septuagint, from Biblical Hebrew פֶּלֶג (Péleḡ).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Phaleg m sg (indeclinable)
- (biblical) Peleg (one of the two sons of Eber.)
405 CE,
Jerome,
Vulgate Genesis.10.25:
- Nātīque sunt Heber fīliī duo: nōmen ūnī Phaleg, eō quod in diēbus ēius dīvīsa sit terra: et nōmen frātris ēius Iectan.
- 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.
Declension
Indeclinable noun, singular only.