6396. Pallu

Lexicon

Pallu: Pallu

Original Word: פַלּוּא
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Palluw'
Pronunciation: pal-LOO
Phonetic Spelling: (pal-loo')
Definition: Pallu
Meaning: Pallu

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Pallu, Phallu

From palah; distinguished; Pallu, an Israelite -- Pallu, Phallu.

see HEBREW palah

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from the same as pele
Definition
a son of Reuben
NASB Translation
Pallu (5).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

מַּלּוּא proper name, masculine (DHM ^{Epigr. Denkm. 9, 1} compare Lihyanian proper name פלה); — son of Reuben Genesis 46:9; Exodus 6:14; Numbers 26:5,8; 1 Chronicles 5:3, Φαλλου(ς), etc.; see also מֶּלֶת.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root פָּלָא (pala), which means "to be distinguished" or "to be separated."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for the Hebrew name פַלּוּא (Pallu) as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew genealogical context.

Usage: Pallu is used as a personal name in the Old Testament. He is identified as a son of Reuben, the firstborn of Jacob, and is the progenitor of the Palluites.

Context: Pallu is mentioned in the genealogical records of the tribes of Israel. He is one of the sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Jacob and Leah. Pallu's descendants are referred to as the Palluites. The name Pallu appears in several key genealogical passages, emphasizing his role in the lineage of the tribe of Reuben.

• Genesis 46:9: "The sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi."
• Exodus 6:14: "These were the heads of their families: The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel: Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi. These were the clans of Reuben."
• Numbers 26:5: "Reuben was the firstborn of Israel. These were the descendants of Reuben: the Hanochite clan from Hanoch, the Palluite clan from Pallu."
• 1 Chronicles 5:3: "The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi."

Pallu's mention in these genealogies highlights the importance of family lineage and tribal identity in ancient Israel. His descendants, the Palluites, were part of the larger Reubenite tribe, which played a significant role in the history of Israel.

Forms and Transliterations

וּפַלּ֖וּא וּפַלּוּא֙ ופלוא לְפַלּ֕וּא לפלוא פַלּ֖וּא פלוא falLu lə·p̄al·lū lefalLu ləp̄allū p̄al·lū p̄allū ū·p̄al·lū ufalLu ūp̄allū

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 46:9
HEB: רְאוּבֵ֑ן חֲנ֥וֹךְ וּפַלּ֖וּא וְחֶצְר֥וֹן וְכַרְמִֽי׃
NAS: Hanoch and Pallu and Hezron
KJV: Hanoch, and Phallu, and Hezron,
INT: of Reuben Hanoch and Pallu and Hezron and Carmi

Exodus 6:14
HEB: יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל חֲנ֤וֹךְ וּפַלּוּא֙ חֶצְר֣וֹן וְכַרְמִ֔י
NAS: Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron
KJV: Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron,
INT: Israel's Hanoch and Pallu Hezron and Carmi

Numbers 26:5
HEB: מִשְׁפַּ֣חַת הַחֲנֹכִ֔י לְפַלּ֕וּא מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַפַּלֻּאִֽי׃
NAS: of the Hanochites; of Pallu, the family
KJV: of the Hanochites: of Pallu, the family
INT: the family of the Hanochites of Pallu the family of the Palluites

Numbers 26:8
HEB: וּבְנֵ֥י פַלּ֖וּא אֱלִיאָֽב׃
NAS: The son of Pallu: Eliab.
KJV: And the sons of Pallu; Eliab.
INT: the son of Pallu Eliab

1 Chronicles 5:3
HEB: יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל חֲנ֥וֹךְ וּפַלּ֖וּא חֶצְר֥וֹן וְכַרְמִֽי׃
NAS: [were] Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron
KJV: [were], Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron,
INT: of Israel Hanoch and Pallu Hezron and Carmi

5 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 6396
5 Occurrences

p̄al·lū — 1 Occ.
lə·p̄al·lū — 1 Occ.
ū·p̄al·lū — 3 Occ.