פַּלְגּוּ, פַּלְגּוּתָא f. (preced. wds.) 1) half; middle. Targ. Lev. VI, 13. Targ. O. Ex. XI, 4; a. fr.—B. Kam. 15ᵃ, a. e. פלגו נזקא Ms. H. a. Ar. (Ms. M. פַּלְגִּי; ed. פלגא) indemnity amounting to half the damage. Y. Keth. VII, 31ᶜ פַּלְגּוּת פרן (פַּלְגִּית) half the dowry. Y. Pes. V, 32ᶜ bot. בפלגות פומך with half thy mouth, i.e. thou art not the original author of that opinion; a. e.—Snh. 98ᵇ פלגו קיסר (פלגי) Vice-Caesar, governor —2) division(h. .—Pl. פַּלְגְּיָון, פַּלְגְּוָואתָא. Targ. Zech. XI, 7 (ed. Lag. פּוּלְגְּוָון). Targ. I Chr. XXVI, 1; 12 פלגווא׳ ed. Wil. (oth. ed. פַּלְגּוּתָא, פַּלְגּוּת, read: פַּלְגְּוָתָא, פַּלְגְּוַת); a. e.—Y. Erub. IX, beg. 25ᶜ ארבע פלגוון four divisions (of opinions). —3) division of heart, half-heartedness. Targ. Y. II, Gen. XXII, 14. —4) contest. Targ. II Sam. XXII, 44 ed. Wil., v. פְּלוּגְתָּא I.