Peleg (פלג) means brook in Hebrew.
It can also mean creek, half, and faction. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
brook, creek, half, faction
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 5 meanings for Peleg.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1נחל זעיר, לרוב יובל של נהר.
וְהָיָה כְּעֵץ, שָׁתוּל עַל-פַּלְגֵי-מָיִם
- 2חלק, חצי (גם פְּלָג).
- 3(בהשאלה) שפע, זרימה.
וְצוּר יָצוּק עִמָּדִי, פַּלְגֵי-שָׁמֶן
- 4אגף או זרם נפרד בתוך קבוצה מסוימת.
- 5אחד משני בניו של עבר, נכדו של שם בן נח
וּלְעֵבֶר יֻלַּד שְׁנֵי בָנִים שֵׁם הָאֶחָד פֶּלֶג כִּי בְיָמָיו נִפְלְגָה הָאָרֶץ וְשֵׁם אָחִיו יָקְטָן
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Peleg is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- פֶּלֶג
- Written without vowel points
- פלג
- Said
- peleg
- Root
- פ־ל־ג
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Plural
- פְּלָגִים
- Inflections
- ר' פְּלָגִים
- Gematria
- 113
This is how Peleg is said in other languages.
- English
- brook, creek, half, faction
- Arabic
- جدول, نصف, حزب
- Russian
- речу́шка, полу, партия
- French
- ruisseau, moitié, partie
- Spanish
- riachuelo, mitad, partido
- German
- Bach, Hälfte, Party
These words mean nearly the same as Peleg.
- יובל
- נחל
- אפיקchannel
- ואדיwadi
- מיכל
- ערוץchannel
- חלק
- חצי
- זרם
- מגזר
- אגף
- רכיב
- בורגbolt
- אובלstream
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Peleg.
The word Peleg is part of these phrases and sayings.
- פלגי מים
- פלג גוף
- פלג המנחה
- פלג קורה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Peleg comes from the root פ־ל־ג, like these words.
These words come before and after Peleg in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Peleg.
What does Peleg (פלג) mean in Hebrew?
Peleg (פלג) means brook, creek, and half. It is said peleg, with the stress on pe.
What is a synonym for Peleg (פלג)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Peleg (פלג) are יובל, נחל, אפיק, ואדי, מיכל, and ערוץ.
What rhymes with Peleg (פלג)?
Words that rhyme with Peleg (פלג) include שלג.
Is Peleg (פלג) masculine or feminine?
The word Peleg (פלג) is a masculine noun, and its plural is פְּלָגִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry פלג of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.