1 Chronicles 14:8:21 Chr.14.8.W2TAB
פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים
felishtim
“Philistines”
- Transliteration
- fe-lish-TIM
- Extended
- feh-lihsh-TEEM
- IPA
- /fəliʃˈtiːm/
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 | silent sheva — no sound; closes the 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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The word
Word in context
- word
fe-lish-TIM
- phraseyour reading level
va-yish-me-U fe-lish-TIM
- clause
va-yish-me-U fe-lish-TIM ki-nim-SHAKH da-VID le-ME-lekh al-kol-yis-ra-EL va-ya-a-LU khol-fe-lish-TIM le-vak-KESH et-da-VID
- sentence
va-yish-me-U fe-lish-TIM ki-nim-SHAKH da-VID le-ME-lekh al-kol-yis-ra-EL va-ya-a-LU khol-fe-lish-TIM le-vak-KESH et-da-VID va-yish-MA da-VID va-ye-TSE lif-ne-HEM
Root and etymology
p-l-shpeh–lamed–shin
“to invade”
In context — 1 Chronicles 14:8
And the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over all Israel, and all the Philistines went up to seek David. When David heard of it, he went out against them .
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 14:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Chronicles 14:8, so the Hebrew word פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים (felishtim) 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.14.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.14.8.W2.S1) and character.