Lexicon
פְּלֻגָּה
pe.lug.gah
H6391
H:N-F Hebrew

division

3
Occurrences
2
Books
Hebrew
Language

pe.lug.gah denotes a grouping within a people or household arrangement, including Reuben's internal groupings.

The attested use concerns identifiable groupings: household-based arrangements for the people and Levites in 2 Chronicles 35:5, and groupings within Reuben in Judges 5:15 and Judges 5:16.

Senses in use

  1. A grouping within a larger people or household · dominant

    All three occurrences are common feminine plural construct forms. In 2 Chronicles 35:5, the form occurs in instructions to stand according to father-house arrangements for the people and the Levites; the APB renders the clause with “the divisions of the house of the fathers.” In Judges 5:15 and Judges 5:16, the form identifies groupings of Reuben in clauses about their resolves and searchings of heart; the APB renders both as “the divisions of Reuben.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB consistently uses “divisions,” applying it to father-house arrangements in 2 Chronicles 35:5 and to Reuben in Judges 5:15 and Judges 5:16. This consistency confirms the verse contexts rather than isolating every nuance of the term.

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