What does peleg mean?
Definitions for peleg
pe·leg
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word peleg.
Did you actually mean peleus or pelage?
Wiktionary
Pelegnoun
One of the two sons of Eber.
Pelegnoun
A male given name from Hebrew.
Wikipedia
Peleg
Peleg (Hebrew: פֶּלֶג, romanized: Péleḡ, in pausa Hebrew: פָּלֶג, romanized: Pā́leḡ, "division"; Biblical Greek: Φάλεκ, romanized: Phálek) is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as one of the two sons of Eber, an ancestor of the Ishmaelites and the Israelites, according to the "Table of Nations" in Genesis 10–11 and 1 Chronicles 1.
Wikidata
Peleg
Peleg is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as one of the two sons of Eber, an ancestor of the Israelites, according to the "Table of Nations" in Genesis 10-11 and 1 Chronicles 1. Peleg's son was Reu, born when Peleg was thirty, and he had other sons and daughters. According to the Hebrew Bible, Peleg lived to the age of 239 years. In the Septuagint and some Christian Bibles derived from it, Peleg is called Phaleg and his father is called Heber. His son is called Ragau, born when Phaleg was 130 years old, and he had other sons and daughters. According to the Septuagint, Phaleg lived to an age of 339 years. Modern translations generally use the names and dating as in the Masoretic Hebrew text. Peleg is a common surname in Israel, also being the root lettering for sailing and a military half-bivouac tent. The meaning of Peleg in English is "brook", a little river.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
PELEG
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Peleg is ranked #89753 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Peleg surname appeared 206 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Peleg.
94.1% or 194 total occurrences were White.
2.4% or 5 total occurrences were of two or more races.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of peleg in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of peleg in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Popularity rank by frequency of use
Translations for peleg
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
Get even more translations for peleg »
Translation
Find a translation for the peleg definition in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Word of the Day
Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"peleg." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 25 Apr. 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/peleg>.
Discuss these peleg definitions with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In