1 Samuel 13:16:101 Sam.13.16.W10TAB

וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים

ufelishtim

and Philistines

Transliteration
u-fe-lish-TIM
Extended
oo-feh-lihsh-TEEM
IPA
/uːfəliʃˈt̪iːm/

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

    u-fe-lish-TIM kha-NU ve-mikh-MAS

  3. sentence

    ve-sha-UL ve-yo-na-TAN be-NO ve-ha-AM ha-nim-TSA im-AM yo-she-VIM be-GE-va bin-ya-MIN u-fe-lish-TIM kha-NU ve-mikh-MAS

Exegesis

Construct phrases begeva binyamin {בְּגֶבַע בִּנְיָמִן | bə-ḡē-ḇaʻ bin-ya-mīn} locate the Israelite force, while the contrastive coordination with upelishtim {וּפְלִשְׁתִּים | ū-pə-liš-tîm} and the perfect khanu {חָנוּ | ḥā-nū} marks the Philistine encampment at bemikhmash {בְּמִכְמָשׂ | bə-miḵ-maš}, underscoring the strategic tension.

Root and etymology

p-l-shpe–lamed–shin

invader

In context1 Samuel 13:16

And Saul and his son Jonathan and the people who were found with them dwelt in Geba of Benjamin, but the Philistines encamped in Michmash.

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 13:16:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Samuel 13:16, 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.13.16.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.13.16.W10.S1) and character.