1 Chronicles 14:13:31 Chr.14.13.W3TAB
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים
pelishitim
“Philistines”
- Transliteration
- pe-li-shi-TIM
- Extended
- peh-lih-shih-TIHM
- IPA
- /pə.liʃˈtːiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- Philistines
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
pe-li-shi-TIM
- sentence
va-yo-SI-fu OD pe-li-shi-TIM va-yif-she-TU ba-E-meq
Exegesis
The verb–subject order with pelishtim {פְּלִשְׁתִּים | pә-liš-tîm} ‘Philistines’ is typical of Biblical Hebrew narrative.
Root and etymology
Rootp-l-š
“to invade”
In context — 1 Chronicles 14:13
And the Philistines once again raided the valley .
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 14:13:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Chronicles 14:13, so the Hebrew word פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים (pelishitim) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Chr.14.13.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.14.13.W3.S1) and character.