פלדה

פלדה

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
פ־ל־ד‎ (p-l-d)

Supposedly from Persian پولاد‎, at least in meaning, see cognates there.

Noun

פְּלָדָה • (pladá) f (plural indefinite פְּלָדוֹת‎, singular construct פְּלָדַת־‎, plural construct פְּלָדוֹת־‎) [pattern: קְטָלָה]

1. (modern) steel (a metal alloy)
2. (Biblical Hebrew) Uncertain meaning, related to steel, metal, etc.
   • Nahum 2:3, with translation of the New International Version:

     ‏מָגֵן גִּבֹּרֵיהוּ מְאָדָּם אַנְשֵׁי־חַיִל מְתֻלָּעִים בְּאֵשׁ־פְּלָדֹות הָרֶכֶב בְּיֹום הֲכִינֹו וְהַבְּרֹשִׁים הָרְעָֽלוּ׃‎‎

     The shields of the soldiers are red; the warriors are clad in scarlet. The metal on the chariots flashes on the day they are made ready; the spears of juniper are brandished.

Usage notes

• Only used once in the Bible, in the passage quoted above.

Derived terms

• פ־ל־ד‎ (p-l-d)

Further reading

• פלדה‎ on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he