1 Chronicles 18:1:51 Chr.18.1.W5TAB
אֶת־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים
etpelishtim
“{direct object marker} the Philistines”
- Transliteration
- et-pe-lish-TIM
- Extended
- eet-peh-leesh-TEEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.pəliʃˈtːiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object marker} the Philistines
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
et-pe-lish-TIM
- clause
va-ye-HI a-kha-RE-KHEN va-YAKH da-VID et-pe-lish-TIM va-yakh-ni-EM
- sentence
va-ye-HI a-kha-RE-KHEN va-YAKH da-VID et-pe-lish-TIM va-yakh-ni-EM va-yik-KAKH et-GAT u-ve-no-TE-ha mi-YAD pe-lish-TIM
Exegesis
The construct phrase et-pelishtim {אֶת־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים | ʾet-pəlišṯîm} marks the direct object before the verb for emphasis on the enemy.
Root and etymology
p-l-shpe–lamed–shin
“those who roll in or spread”
In context — 1 Chronicles 18:1
And it happened after this that David struck the Philistines and subdued them; and he took Gath and its towns from the hand of the Philistines.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 18:1:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Chronicles 18:1, so the Hebrew word אֶת־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים (etpelishtim) 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.18.1.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.18.1.W5.S1) and character.