Strong's Hebrew: 6479. פְּצָלוֹת (pitslah) -- Fragment, piece, shard

Strong's Lexicon

pitslah: Fragment, piece, shard

Original Word: פְצָלָה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: ptsalah
Pronunciation: pits-lah'
Phonetic Spelling: (pets-aw-law')
Definition: Fragment, piece, shard
Meaning: a peeling

Word Origin: Derived from the root פצל (patsal), meaning "to split" or "to divide."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint for similar concepts of breaking or division is "κλάσμα" (klasma), Strong's Greek #2801, meaning "fragment" or "piece."

Usage: The term "pitslah" refers to a fragment or piece, often used in the context of something that has been broken or divided. It conveys the idea of a part of a whole that has been separated, typically through breaking or splitting.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, the concept of division or breaking was often associated with judgment or the consequences of sin. The breaking of objects could symbolize the breaking of covenants or relationships. The use of "pitslah" in the Hebrew Bible reflects the physical reality of brokenness as well as the spiritual and relational implications of division.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from patsal
Definition
a peeled spot or stripe
NASB Translation
stripes (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[מִּצְלָה] noun feminine plural peeled spot or stripe; — plural מְּצָלוֺת לְבָנוֺת Genesis 30:37 (as accusative of congnate meaning with verb).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

strake

From patsal; a peeling -- strake.

see HEBREW patsal

Forms and Transliterations

פְּצָל֣וֹת פצלות pə·ṣā·lō·wṯ pəṣālōwṯ petzaLot

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