Skip to content
The Historic Faith
Strong's Concordance
Hebrew Word Study

Strong's H6429 פְּלֶשֶׁת (pelesheth)

Plesheth - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.

Strong's Number H6429
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 8
Books 4

Strong's H6429 Quick Answer

Strong's H6429 פְּלֶשֶׁת (Plesheth) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Plesheth (pel-eh'-sheth) n/l. 1. rolling, i.e. migratory 2. Pelesheth, a region of Syria It has 8 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include palestina, philistia, and palestine. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Plesheth (pel-eh'-sheth) n/l. 1. rolling, i.e. migratory 2. Pelesheth, a region of Syria
Usage
8 linked usages
Books
4 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
palestina, philistia, and palestine

Meaning and Definition

Plesheth (pel-eh'-sheth) n/l. 1. rolling, i.e. migratory 2. Pelesheth, a region of Syria [from H6428] KJV: Palestina, Palestine, Philistia, Philistines. Root(s): H6428

Original Word
פְּלֶשֶׁת
Transliteration
Plesheth
Derivation
Root: פלשׁ First root strongs: 6428
Morphology
Name/l.

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H6429. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Philistia

Usage: Philistia = "land of sojourners" the general territory on the west coast of Canaan or the entire country of Palestine Also named: pe.lish.ti (פְּלִשְׁתִּי "Philistine" H6430G)

STEPBible · Tyndale House, Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

How Strong's H6429 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Plesheth, 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.

Palestina Exodus 15:14 Philistia Psalms 60:8 Palestine Joel 3:4

How Strong's H6429 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 8 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H6429 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 H6429 in the Old Testament

8 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Exodus 15:14 KJV

The people shall hear, and be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina.

Psalms 60:8 KJV

Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia, triumph thou because of me.

Psalms 83:7 KJV

Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre;

Usage Excerpts

First 8 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H6429.

Exodus 15:14 Old Testament, KJV
The people shall hear, and be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina.
Psalms 60:8 Old Testament, KJV
Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia, triumph thou because of me.
Psalms 83:7 Old Testament, KJV
Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre;
Psalms 87:4 Old Testament, KJV
I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon to them that know me: behold Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia; this man was born there.
Psalms 108:9 Old Testament, KJV
Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe; over Philistia will I triumph.
Isaiah 14:29 Old Testament, KJV
Rejoice not thou, whole Palestina, because the rod of him that smote thee is broken: for out of the serpent's root shall come forth a cockatrice, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent.
Isaiah 14:31 Old Testament, KJV
Howl, O gate; cry, O city; thou, whole Palestina, art dissolved: for there shall come from the north a smoke, and none shall be alone in his appointed times.
Joel 3:4 Old Testament, KJV
Yea, and what have ye to do with me, O Tyre, and Zidon, and all the coasts of Palestine? will ye render me a recompence? and if ye recompense me, swiftly and speedily will I return your recompence upon your own head;

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H6429, grouped by book.

Exodus 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 4 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Joel 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H6429 FAQ

What does pelesheth (פְּלֶשֶׁת) mean?

Pelesheth (Strong's H6429) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Pelesheth". Plesheth (pel-eh'-sheth) n/l. 1. rolling, i.e. migratory 2. Pelesheth, a region of Syria

How many times is pelesheth (פְּלֶשֶׁת) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 8 linked usages for Strong's H6429 across 4 books.

Where can I study pelesheth (פְּלֶשֶׁת) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H6429 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate pelesheth (פְּלֶשֶׁת)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as palestina, philistia, and palestine. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.