pe.le.ti denotes a gentilic designation for the Pelethites, named alongside the Cherethites in royal and military settings.

The term is consistently a masculine singular gentilic designation used collectively for the Pelethites. The cited verses place them alongside the Cherethites in Davidic royal administration, in a pursuing force, and in the party that installed Solomon on the king's mule.

1. Collective gentilic designation in royal settings · dominant

   In 2 Samuel 20:7, the masculine singular gentilic occurs in a list of men who went out from Jerusalem to pursue Sheba son of Bichri; the APB renders the group among “the Cherethites, the Pelethites, and all the mighty men.” In 1 Kings 1:38 and 1 Kings 1:44, it names a group sent with Zadok, Nathan, Benaiah, and the Cherethites as Solomon was set on the king's mule. In 2 Samuel 20:23 and 1 Chronicles 18:17, the term is included among groups under Benaiah's oversight.

   2 Samuel 20:71 Kings 1:381 Kings 1:442 Samuel 20:231 Chronicles 18:172 Samuel 15:18

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB normally presents the term collectively as “the Pelethites,” including scenes of travel, pursuit, and Benaiah's oversight. In 2 Samuel 8:18 it uses the singular “the Pelethite” beside “the Cherethite”; These English forms should not be treated as separate lexical senses.