1 Kings 15:27:111 Kgs.15.27.W11TAB
לַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים
lappelishtim
“to the Philistines”
- Transliteration
- lap-pe-lish-TIM
- Extended
- lahp-peh-lihs-TEEM
- IPA
- /lap.pəliʃˈtiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the Philistines
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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
lap-pe-lish-TIM
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER lap-pe-lish-TIM
- clause
va-yik-SHOR a-LAV ba-e-SHA ben-a-khi-YA le-VET yis-sa-SKHAR va-yak-KE-hu ba-e-SHA be-gib-be-TON a-SHER lap-pe-lish-TIM
- sentence
va-yik-SHOR a-LAV ba-e-SHA ben-a-khi-YA le-VET yis-sa-SKHAR va-yak-KE-hu ba-e-SHA be-gib-be-TON a-SHER lap-pe-lish-TIM ve-na-DAV ve-KHOL-yis-ra-EL tsa-RIM al-gib-be-TON
Exegesis
The relative clause introduced by asher {אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾă-šer} modifies lapelishtim {לַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים | la-pə-lîš-tîm} ‘belonging to the Philistines’.
In context — 1 Kings 15:27
Baasha son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him; Baasha struck him down at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines, while Nadab and all Israel were besieging Gibbethon.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 15:27:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Kings 15:27, so the Hebrew word לַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים (lappelishtim) 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 Kgs.15.27.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.15.27.W11.S1) and character.