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title: פָּלַל — intervene · The Tanakh dictionary
description: פָּלַל (6419), a word of Biblical Hebrew, used 84 times: intervene. BDB 1906: vb. intervene, interpose. With 2 verses in Hebrew, word for word and JPS 1917.
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# פָּלַל

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«פָּלַל» in the Tanakh dictionary: **intervene** — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

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**Used:** 84 times · **Key:** 6419 · **BDB:** פָּלַל

### Glosses

pray (18); he.prayed (16); they.will.pray (13)

### Meaning (OSHB)

intervene [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1508/6419/#m1)

### Meaning (BDB 1906)

vb. intervene, interpose [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1508/6419/#m2)

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**The whole BDB entry:** vb. prob. intervene, interpose (hence both arbitrate, judge, and intercede, pray, cf. Dr 1 S 2:25; NH פלל (rare), נתפלל, pray, פִּילּוּל act of prayer, פְּלִילָה judicial matter;—otherwise WeHeid. (2), 126 who conj. der. for הִתְפַּלֵּל from Arabic فَلَّ notch edge (of sword, etc.), i.e. cut oneself in worship);— mediate, judge: Pf. 3 ms. consec., arbitrate, sf. וּפִלְלוֹ 1 S 2:25 (but read prob. 3 pl. וּפִלְלוּ We Dr al., word-play with יִתְפ׳ foll.); 2 fs. פִּלַּלְתְּ Ez 16:52 mediate for (ל pers.) viz., through thine own sins; 1 s. פִּלָּ֑לְתִּי Gn 48:11 (E; poss. denom. from פליל) I did not judge (have the opinion, expect) to see, etc.; Impf. 3 ms. וַיְפַלֵּל ψ 106:30 (abs.) he interposed (by slaying offender). Pf. 3 ms. הִתְפַּלֵּל 1 K 8:42; 1 s. הִתְפַּלָּ֑לְתִּי 1 S 1:27, etc.; Impf. יִתְפַּלֵּל ψ 32:6 +; יִתְפַּלֶּל־ 1 S 2:25; 1 s. אֶתְפַּלָּ֑ל ψ 5:3, etc.; ei. הִתְפַּלֵּל Nu 21:7 +, etc.; Inf. cstr. הִתְפַּלֵּל Ez 10:1 +, etc.; Pt. מִתְפַּלֵּל Je 42:4 +, etc.;— specif. intercede (with י׳), c. בעד, on behalf of Gn 20:7 Nu 21:7 (E) Dt 9:20; 1 S 12:23 + 6 times; c. לְ, 1 S 2:25; אֶל־יהוה Nu 11:2; 21:7 (JE) Dt 9:26; c. בעד + אל־יהוה 1 S 7:5; Je 29:7 + 4 times; אל־האלהים Gn 20:17 (E); c. על for pers. 2 Ch 30:18 Jb 42:8. gen. pray, c. אֶל, unto idol Is 44:17; 45:20; unto Israel v 14; בוֹא אל־מקדשׁ להתפ׳ 16:12. pray (to י׳), abs. 1 K 8:33; 2 K 6:17; Ezr 10:1; Dn 9:20; 2 Ch 6:24; 7:1, 14, c. אֶל־י׳ 1 S 1:26; 8:6; 2 K 4:33; 6:18; 20:2 = Is 38:2 = 2 Ch 32:24, + 10 times; הִתְפ׳ תפלה אֶל־י׳ 2 S 7:27;s 1 K 8:54; על יהוה 1 S 1:10 (read אֶל); לִפְנֵי 1 S 1:12; 1 K 8:28 + 5 times; c. לְ Dn 9:4; c. אֶל of thing prayed for 1 S 1:27; c. אֶל against 2 K 19:20 = Is 37:21 (read עַל); עַל־זֹאת because of this 2 Ch 32:20 ψ 32:6; c. אֶל loc.: אֶל־הַמָּקוֹם 1 K 8:29, 30, 35 = 2 Ch 6:20, 21, 26; אֶל־הַבַּית 1 K 8:42 = 2 Ch 6:32; c. acc. דֶּרֶךְ הָעִיר 1 K 8:44 = 2 Ch 6:34; דֶּרֶךְ אַרְצָם 1 K 8:48 = 2 Ch 6:38. of poetical, liturgical prayer, abs. 1 S 2:1, c. אֶל Jon 2:2.

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Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 60 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (4 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (4 candidates)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every English meaning of «פָּלַל» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1508/6419/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

### In the verses

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[Isaiah 37:15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.37.15/)

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וַיִּתְפַּלֵּל֙ חִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ אֶל־יְהוָ֖ה לֵאמֹֽר׃

*Word for word:* and he.prayed Hezekiah to Yahweh (cmp)

*JPS 1917:* And Hezekiah prayed unto the LORD, saying:

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[Psalms 106:30](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.106.30/)

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וַיַּעֲמֹ֣ד פִּֽ֭ינְחָס וַיְפַלֵּ֑ל וַ֝תֵּעָצַ֗ר הַמַּגֵּפָֽה׃

*Word for word:* and he.stood.up Phinehas and he.mediated and it.was.restrained the plague

*JPS 1917:* Then stood up Phinehas, and wrought judgment, and so the plague was stayed.

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