The son of Raphu. (See Numbers 13:9) He was one of those sent by Moses to spy the land of promise. His name, if derived from Palat, signifies deliverance. It should seem by 2 Samuel 23:26, that there must have been a place called Palat, for Helez one of David's worthies, is said to be the Paltite or Pelonite. (See 1 Chronicles 11:27)