Quick Definition
district
Strong's Definition
a circuit (i.e. district); also a spindle (as whirled); hence, a crutch
Derivation: from an unused root meaning to be round;
KJV Usage: (di-) staff, participle
TWOT Reference: 1775a
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) whirl of spindle, stick, district
1a) whirl of spindle, stick
1b) district, circuit
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
פֶּ֫לֶךְ (pe.lekh) — district. 1) whirl of spindle, stick, district 1a) whirl of spindle, stick 1b) district, circuit
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
פֶּ֫לֶךְ n.[m.] 1. whirl of spindle. 2. district (prop. circle, circuit) base