Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
millstone
Usage: 1) cleavage, mill-stone, cut, slice, part cut off 1a) mill-stone 1b) cleavage, slice
Strong's Number
H6400
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
6
Books
5
Strong's H6400 Quick Answer
Strong's H6400 פֶּלַח (pelach) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. pelach (peh'-lakh) n-f. 1. a slice [from H6398] It has 6 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include piece. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- pelach (peh'-lakh) n-f. 1. a slice [from H6398]
- Usage
- 6 linked usages
- Books
- 5 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- piece
Meaning and Definition
pelach (peh'-lakh) n-f. 1. a slice [from H6398] KJV: piece. Root(s): H6398
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H6400. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H6400 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render pelach, 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.
piece
Judges 9:53
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How Strong's H6400 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 6 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H6400 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 H6400 in the Old Testament
6 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech's head, and all to brake his skull.
And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins: and when he had eaten, his spirit came again to him: for he had eaten no bread, nor drunk any water, three days and three nights.
Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast a piece of a millstone upon him from the wall, that he died in Thebez? why went ye nigh the wall? then say thou, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.
Usage Excerpts
First 6 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H6400.
And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech's head, and all to brake his skull.
And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins: and when he had eaten, his spirit came again to him: for he had eaten no bread, nor drunk any water, three days and three nights.
Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast a piece of a millstone upon him from the wall, that he died in Thebez? why went ye nigh the wall? then say thou, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.
His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of the nether millstone.
Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely: thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks.
As a piece of a pomegranate are thy temples within thy locks.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H6400, grouped by book.
Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Song of Solomon 2 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H6400 FAQ
What does pelach (פֶּלַח) mean?
Pelach (Strong's H6400) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "piece". pelach (peh'-lakh) n-f. 1. a slice [from H6398]
How many times is pelach (פֶּלַח) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 6 linked usages for Strong's H6400 across 5 books.
Where can I study pelach (פֶּלַח) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H6400 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate pelach (פֶּלַח)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as piece. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.