Pelekh (פלך) means shire in Hebrew.
It can also mean district. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
shire, district
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Pelekh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אזור תחום בתוך מדינה.
וְעַל-יָדָם הֶחֱזִיק, רְפָיָה בֶן-חוּר, שַׂר, חֲצִי פֶּלֶךְ יְרוּשָׁלִָם
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Pelekh is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- פֶּלֶךְ
- Written without vowel points
- פלך
- Said
- pelekh
- Root
- פ־ל־כ
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Plural
- פְּלָכִים
- Inflections
- ר' פְּלָכִים
- Gematria
- 130
This is how Pelekh is said in other languages.
- English
- shire, district
- Arabic
- مِنْطَقة
These words mean nearly the same as Pelekh.
- נפה
- מחוזregion
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Pelekh.
This is where the word Pelekh comes from.
מונח השאול מן הבבלית. בעטיה של רוח התנדבות מנומנמת ששרתה בקרב שבי ציון בבניתם האיטית את בית המקדש, נוצרה החלוקה (דִיסְטַנְצְיָה) המנהלית הקרויה מעתה 'פלך' בעזרתה גייס נחמיה בצו מחייב קבוצות עבודה מקרב שבי ציון על פי בסיס חלוקה טריטוריאלי-מנהלי. הביטוי מקביל לארמית פֶּלֶךְ או פִּלְכָא, אכדית 2584 'אזור', מהפועל 3402 בהוראת:פילג. קרוב אל פֶּלַח, פֶּלֶג (=חלק).
These words come before and after Pelekh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Pelekh.
What does Pelekh (פלך) mean in Hebrew?
Pelekh (פלך) means shire and district. It is said pelekh, with the stress on pe.
What is a synonym for Pelekh (פלך)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Pelekh (פלך) are נפה and מחוז.
What rhymes with Pelekh (פלך)?
Words that rhyme with Pelekh (פלך) include מלך, הלך, and כלך.
Is Pelekh (פלך) masculine or feminine?
The word Pelekh (פלך) is a masculine noun, and its plural is פְּלָכִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry פלך of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.