Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
to serve
Usage: 1) to serve, worship, revere, minister for, pay reverence to 1a) (P'al) 1a1) to pay reverence to 1a2) to serve
Strong's Number
H6399
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
10
Books
2
Strong's H6399 Quick Answer
Strong's H6399 פְּלַח (plach) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. plach (pel-akh') v. 1. to serve or worship [(Aramaic) corresponding to H6398] It has 10 linked Bible usages across 2 books. Visible English usage signals include serve and ministers. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- plach (pel-akh') v. 1. to serve or worship [(Aramaic) corresponding to H6398]
- Usage
- 10 linked usages
- Books
- 2 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- serve and ministers
Meaning and Definition
plach (pel-akh') v. 1. to serve or worship [(Aramaic) corresponding to H6398] KJV: minister, serve. Root(s): H6398
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H6399. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H6399 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render plach, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
serve
Daniel 3:12
7×
ministers
Ezra 7:24
How Strong's H6399 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 10 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H6399 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H6399 in the Old Testament
10 indexed usages in Old Testament.
Also we certify you, that touching any of the priests and Levites, singers, porters, Nethinims, or ministers of this house of God, it shall not be lawful to impose toll, tribute, or custom, upon them.
There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them, Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, do not ye serve my gods, nor worship the golden image which I have set up?
Usage Excerpts
First 10 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H6399.
Also we certify you, that touching any of the priests and Levites, singers, porters, Nethinims, or ministers of this house of God, it shall not be lawful to impose toll, tribute, or custom, upon them.
There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them, Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, do not ye serve my gods, nor worship the golden image which I have set up?
If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king.
But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.
Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spake and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee.
And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions?
And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.
And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H6399, grouped by book.
Ezra 1 usage, Old Testament
Daniel 9 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H6399 FAQ
What does pelach (פְּלַח) mean?
Pelach (Strong's H6399) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "serve". plach (pel-akh') v. 1. to serve or worship [(Aramaic) corresponding to H6398]
How many times is pelach (פְּלַח) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 10 linked usages for Strong's H6399 across 2 books.
Where can I study pelach (פְּלַח) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H6399 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate pelach (פְּלַח)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as serve and ministers. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.