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PALLU separated, the second son of Reuben (1 Chronicles 5:3); called Phallu, Genesis 46:9. He was the father of the Phalluites (Exodus 6:14; Numbers 26:5, 8).

PALMER-WORM (Hebrews gazam). The English word may denote either a caterpillar (as rendered by the LXX.), which wanders like a palmer or pilgrim, or which travels like pilgrims in bands (Joel 1:4; 2:25), the wingless locusts, or the migratory locust in its larva state.