1 Samuel 13:11:151 Sam.13.11.W15TAB

וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים

ufelishtim

and Philistines

Transliteration
u-fe-lish-TIM
Extended
oo-feh-leesh-TEEM
IPA
/uːfəliʃˈtiːm/

Meaning by language

English
and Philistines

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וּ + פְ + לִשְׁ + תִּ֖ים
u + fe + lish + tim
ufelishtim

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Pep with dagesh; f without
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Lamedl as in law
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Tavt as in top
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    u-fe-lish-TIM

  2. clause

    va-yo-MER sha-UL ki-ra-I-ti ki-na-FATS ha-AM me-laI ve-a-TA lo-va-TA le-mo-ED ha-ya-MIM u-fe-lish-TIM ne-e-sa-FIM mi-khe-MAS

  3. sentence

    va-yo-MER she-mu-EL ME a-SI-ta va-yo-MER sha-UL ki-ra-I-ti ki-na-FATS ha-AM me-laI ve-a-TA lo-va-TA le-mo-ED ha-ya-MIM u-fe-lish-TIM ne-e-sa-FIM mi-khe-MAS

Root and etymology

Rootpe–lamed–shin

invaders

In context1 Samuel 13:11

Samuel said, “What have you done?” Saul replied, “Because I saw that the people had scattered from me, that you had not come at the appointed time of the days, and that the Philistines were gathering at Michmash.”

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 13:11:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of 1 Samuel 13:11, so the Hebrew word וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים (ufelishtim) 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 Sam.13.11.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.13.11.W15.S1) and character.