Quick Definition
Pelethite
Biblical Persons & Places
Pelethites
People from Pelath(?)
A group of warriors from Pelath(?), first mentioned at 2Sa.8.18;
only referred to as Pelethites (פְּלֵתִי).
Strong's Definition
a courier (collectively) or official messenger
Derivation: from the same form as H6431 (פֶּלֶת);
KJV Usage: Pelethites.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Pelethites = "couriers"
1) a collective name for the guardsmen of David
1a) probably descendants of an unknown person, perhaps Philistine mercenaries
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
פְּלֵתִי (pe.le.ti) — Pelethite. Someone descended from Pelath(?), first mentioned at 2Sa.8.18 § Pelethites = "couriers" 1) a collective name for the guardsmen of David 1a) probably descendants of an unknown person, perhaps Philistine mercenaries
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
פְּלֵתִי adj.gent. from unknown n.pr.; only c. art. as n. coll. of David’s guard base