In the bible, Peleth is the name of the father of On (NUM 16:1), as well as name of son of Jonathan (1CH 2:33). Meaning of the name: [perhaps] swift or swiftness. Related names are:
Jonathan,
Zaza,
Jerahmeel (and others ...)
. The translations of Peleth in 20 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
ichthys
below, from
Phê-Lết in Vietnamese to
פֶּ֖לֶת in Hebrew!
Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men: (NUM 16:1)
And the sons of Jonathan; Peleth, and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel. (1CH 2:33)