פלג

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Aramaic

Verb

פלג (transliteration needed)

  1. to divide, to part, to separate

Hebrew

 פלג on Hebrew Wikipedia
 פלג (דמות מקראית) on Hebrew Wikipedia
Root
פ־ל־ג (p-l-g)

Etymology 1

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Noun

פֶּלֶג (pélegm (plural indefinite פְּלָגִים, plural construct פַּלְגֵי־)

  1. stream, brook, tributary
  2. (by extension) section, part
  3. (by extension) faction
Declension
Synonyms

Proper noun

פֶּלֶג (péleḡm

  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 (plagm

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