1 Samuel 13:12:41 Sam.13.12.W4TAB
פְלִשְׁתִּ֤ים
felishtim
“Philistines”
- Transliteration
- fe-li-sh-TIM
- Extended
- feh-lihsh-TEEM
- IPA
- /fəliʃˈt̚tiːm/
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 | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a 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-li-sh-TIM
- phraseyour reading level
yer-DU fe-li-sh-TIM e-LAI
- clause
va-o-MAR a-TA yer-DU fe-li-sh-TIM e-LAI ha-gil-GAL u-fe-NE ye-ho-VAH LO khi-li-TI
- sentence
va-o-MAR a-TA yer-DU fe-li-sh-TIM e-LAI ha-gil-GAL u-fe-NE ye-ho-VAH LO khi-li-TI va-et-a-PAK va-a-le ha-o-LA
Exegesis
The Qal imperfect yeirdu {יֵרְדוּ | yērdû} ‘they will go down’ with pelishtim {פְלִשְׁתִּים | pəlîštîm} ‘Philistines’ presents the coming threat, while the prepositional phrase elay {אֵלַי | ’êlāy} ‘to me’ indicates direction.
Root and etymology
p-l-shpe–lamed–shin
“invader”
In context — 1 Samuel 13:12
And I said, “Now the Philistines will come down against me at Gilgal, and I have not sought the face of the LORD ; so I restrained myself and I offered the burnt offering.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 13:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Samuel 13:12, so the Hebrew word פְלִשְׁתִּ֤ים (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 Sam.13.12.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.13.12.W4.S1) and character.