פלג

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פלג¹

Where it comes from

Cognate with Arabic فَلَقَ (falaqa, “to split, to cleave”).

noun פֶּלֶג · péleg · פְּלָגִים · פַּלְגֵי־ · פַּלְגִּי

  1. stream, brook, tributary
  2. broadly section, part
  3. broadly faction

Similar: זֶרֶם, יוּבַל, נַחַל, אָפִיק, ואדי, וָדִי, עָרוּץ

proper noun פֶּלֶג · péleḡ

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Peleg
  2. a surname, equivalent to English Peleg
  3. Peleg (one of the two sons of Eber)

פלג²

Where it comes from

From English plug (see further etymology there).

noun פְּלָג · plag

  1. colloquial plug

    Similar: תֶּקַע

  2. colloquial dongle

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"פלג." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A4%D7%9C%D7%92. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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פלג. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A4%D7%9C%D7%92

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"פלג." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A4%D7%9C%D7%92.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {פלג},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A4%D7%9C%D7%92},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

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