Given name
Palal
“judge”·“discerner”
Palal is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewפלל
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Palal means “judge” or “discerner.”
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Where it comes from
Palal is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb palal (פלל), “to distinguish or discern.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Palal appears in Nehemiah 3:25.
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Palal’s family of names
See also 10
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
- Paulshares a root
- Apollosshares a root
- Tiglath-pilesershares a root
- Pulshares a root
- Pelethshares a root
- Pelaiahshares a root
- Pallushares a root
- Eliphelehushares a root
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