1 Kings 16:15:171 Kgs.16.15.W17TAB
לַפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃
lappelishtim
“to the Philistines or belonging to the Philistines”
- Transliteration
- lap-pe-lish-TIM
- Extended
- lahp-peh-lihsh-TIM
- IPA
- /lap.pəliʃˈtiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the Philistines or belonging 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
ve-ha-AM kho-NIM al-gib-be-TON a-SHER lap-pe-lish-TIM
- sentence
bish-NAT e-se-RIM va-SHE-va sha-NA le-a-SA ME-lekh ye-hu-DA ma-LAKH zim-RI shiv-AT ya-MIM be-tir-TSA ve-ha-AM kho-NIM al-gib-be-TON a-SHER lap-pe-lish-TIM
Exegesis
The participle khonim al Gibbethon {חֹנִ֔ים עַֽל־גִּבְּת֖וֹן | ḥōnîm ʿal-Gibbəṯōn} describes the people’s military posture, and the relative clause asher la-plishtim {אֲשֶׁ֥ר לַפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים | ʾăšer la-pəlišṭîm} marks Philistine possession. English rendering integrates Hebrew construct chains into fluid temporal sequences.
Root and etymology
Rootpe–lamed–shin
“invaders, rolling”
In context — 1 Kings 16:15
In Asa’s twenty-seventh year as king of Judah, Zimri reigned seven days in Tirzah, while the people were camped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 16:15:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of 1 Kings 16:15, so the Hebrew word לַפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ (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.16.15.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.16.15.W17.S1) and character.