- Original: פּלך - Transliteration: Pelek - Phonetic: peh'-lek - Definition: 1. whirl of spindle, stick, district a. whirl of spindle, stick b. district, circuit - Origin: from an unused root meaning to be round - TWOT entry: 1775a - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: From an unused root meaning to be round; a circuit (that is district); also a spindle (as whirled); hence a crutch: - (di-) staff part. Total KJV Occurrences: 10 • distaff, 1 Proverbs 31:19 • part, 8 Nehemiah 3:9; Nehemiah 3:12; Nehemiah 3:14; Nehemiah 3:15; Nehemiah 3:16; Nehemiah 3:17(2); Nehemiah 3:18 • staff, 1 2 Samuel 3:29