6424. palas
Lexicon
palas: To weigh, to make level, to ponder

Original Word: פָלַס
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: palac
Pronunciation: pah-LAHS
Phonetic Spelling: (paw-las')
Definition: To weigh, to make level, to ponder
Meaning: to roll flat, prepare, to revolve, weigh

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
make, ponder, weigh

A primitive root; properly, to roll flat, i.e. Prepare (a road); also to revolve, i.e. Weigh (mentally) -- make, ponder, weigh.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
denominative verb from peles
Definition
to weigh, make level
NASB Translation
level (1), leveled (1), make (1), ponder (1), watch (1), watches (1), weigh (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[מָּלַס] verb Pi`el denominative weigh, make level (Phoenician פלס Pi`el make level (?) in proper names); — Imperfect3masculine singular יְפַלֵּס Psalm 78:20; 2masculine plural תְּפַלֵּס֑וּן Psalm 58:3 (see below), etc.; Imperative masculine singular מַּלֵּס Proverbs 4:26; Participle מְפַלֵּס Proverbs 5:11; —

1 weign out חֲמַס יְדֵיכֶם תּפי Psalm 58:3 (figurative; but read perhaps תָמָס יְדֵיכֶם תְּפַלֵּסְנָה violence do your hands weigh out, so ᵐ5 ᵑ6 ᵑ7 Bae Kau We).

2 make level, smooth (compare Gerber32), with accusative of path (figurative), מַעְגָּל Proverbs 4:26; Proverbs 5:21; Isaiah 26:7, נָתִּיב Psalm 78:50, אֹרַח Proverbs 5:6.

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: G1904 (epibainō): To go upon, embark
G3596 (hodopoieō): To make a way, prepare a way
G3717 (orthotomeō): To cut straight, to handle correctly
G3903 (paratithemi): To place beside, to set before, to entrust

These Greek entries reflect similar themes of preparation, making a way, and careful consideration, aligning with the Hebrew concept of פָלַס in its various applications.

Usage: The verb פָלַס (palas) is used in the context of making a path smooth or level, preparing a way, or metaphorically weighing or considering something carefully.

Context: The Hebrew verb פָלַס (palas) appears in the Old Testament with the primary sense of making a path level or smooth, often in a figurative sense. It conveys the idea of preparing or making ready, as well as the careful consideration or weighing of actions and decisions. This term is used in various contexts, including the preparation of a path for travel or the metaphorical preparation of one's ways before God.

In the Berean Standard Bible, פָלַס is used in passages that emphasize the importance of preparing one's path in accordance with divine guidance. For example, in Proverbs 4:26, it is written, "Make level paths for your feet, and all your ways will be sure." This reflects the idea of living a life that is carefully aligned with wisdom and righteousness.

The concept of weighing or considering is also present in the usage of פָלַס, as seen in the careful deliberation of one's actions and their alignment with God's will. This reflects a broader biblical theme of living a life that is thoughtfully and intentionally directed towards God's purposes.

Forms and Transliterations
יְפַלֵּ֥ס יפלס מְפַלֵּֽס׃ מפלס׃ פַּ֭לֵּס פלס תְּפַלֵּ֑ס תְּפַלֵּֽסֽוּן׃ תְּפַלֵּֽס׃ תפלס תפלס׃ תפלסון׃ mə·p̄al·lês mefalLes məp̄allês pal·lês Palles pallês tə·p̄al·lê·sūn tə·p̄al·lês tefalLes tefalLeSun təp̄allês təp̄allêsūn yə·p̄al·lês yefalLes yəp̄allês
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Englishman's Concordance
Psalm 58:2
HEB: חֲמַ֥ס יְ֝דֵיכֶ֗ם תְּפַלֵּֽסֽוּן׃
NAS: On earth you weigh out the violence
KJV: wickedness; ye weigh the violence
INT: the violence of your hands weigh

Psalm 78:50
HEB: יְפַלֵּ֥ס נָתִ֗יב לְאַ֫פּ֥וֹ
NAS: He leveled a path for His anger;
KJV: He made a way to his anger;
INT: leveled A path his anger

Proverbs 4:26
HEB: פַּ֭לֵּס מַעְגַּ֣ל רַגְלֶ֑ךָ
NAS: Watch the path of your feet
KJV: Ponder the path of thy feet,
INT: Watch the path of your feet

Proverbs 5:6
HEB: חַ֭יִּים פֶּן־ תְּפַלֵּ֑ס נָע֥וּ מַ֝עְגְּלֹתֶ֗יהָ
NAS: She does not ponder the path of life;
KJV: Lest thou shouldest ponder the path
INT: of life does not ponder are unstable her ways

Proverbs 5:21
HEB: וְֽכָל־ מַעְגְּלֹתָ֥יו מְפַלֵּֽס׃
NAS: of the LORD, And He watches all
KJV: of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.
INT: all his paths watches

Isaiah 26:7
HEB: מַעְגַּ֥ל צַדִּ֖יק תְּפַלֵּֽס׃
NAS: O Upright One, make the path
KJV: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path
INT: the path of the righteous make

6 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 6424
6 Occurrences


mə·p̄al·lês — 1 Occ.
pal·lês — 1 Occ.
tə·p̄al·lês — 2 Occ.
tə·p̄al·lê·sūn — 1 Occ.
yə·p̄al·lês — 1 Occ.















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