Lexicon
פָּלָל
pa.lal
H6420
N:N-M-P Hebrew

Palal

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pa.lal is attested as the proper name of the man who strengthened a section of Jerusalem's wall.

The sole attestation presents pa.lal as a proper name: a man identified as Uzai's son who strengthened a section opposite an angle and a projecting tower.

Senses in use

  1. Proper name of a wall-builder · dominant

    In Nehemiah 3:25, the form is tagged as a proper noun and identifies Uzai's son as the person who strengthened the section opposite the angle and the projecting tower. The APB renders the clause, "Palal son of Uzai strengthened the section."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Nehemiah 3:25, the APB presents the term as "Palal" in the name "Palal son of Uzai." It confirms the personal-name usage without adding a lexical rendering.

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