The meaning of “פְּלַטְיָה”
Understanding Pᵉlaṭyâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or פְּלַטְיָהוּ Pᵉlaṭyâhûw (pel-atyaw'-hoo); from פָּלַט and יָהּ; Jah has delivered Pelatiah. - § Pelatiah = "Jehovah d...
פְּלַטְיָה
or פְּלַטְיָהוּ Pᵉlaṭyâhûw (pel-atyaw'-hoo); from פָּלַט and יָהּ; Jah has delivered Pelatiah. - § Pelatiah = "Jehovah delivers" - Pelatjah, the name of four Israelites 1) son of Hananiah and grandson of Zerubbabel 2) a Simeonite in the days of king Hezekiah of Judah who was one of the captains of 500 men who defeated the Amalekites who had escaped 3) one of the heads of the people who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah 4) son of Benaiah and one of the princes of the people against whom Ezekiel was ordered to prophesy doom
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Chronicles 3:21 | “And the sons of Hananiah; Pelatiah, and Jesaiah: the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, the sons of Shechaniah.” Word: פְּלַטְיָה (Pᵉlaṭyâh) | |
| 1 Chronicles 4:42 | “And some of them, even of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went to mount Seir, having for their captains Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi.” Word: פְּלַטְיָה (Pᵉlaṭyâh) | |
| Nehemiah 10:22 | “Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,” Word: פְּלַטְיָה (Pᵉlaṭyâh) | |
| Ezekiel 11:1 | “Moreover the spirit lifted me up, and brought me unto the east gate of the Lord’s house, which looketh eastward: and behold at the door of the gate five and twenty men; among whom I saw Jaazaniah the son of Azur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people.” Word: פְּלַטְיָה (Pᵉlaṭyâh) | |
| Ezekiel 11:13 | “And it came to pass, when I prophesied, that Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then fell I down upon my face, and cried with a loud voice, and said, Ah Lord God! wilt thou make a full end of the remnant of Israel?” Word: פְּלַטְיָה (Pᵉlaṭyâh) |