1 Samuel 13:17:41 Sam.13.17.W4TAB
פְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים
pelishtim
“Philistines”
- Transliteration
- pe-lish-TIM
- Extended
- peh-lihsh-TEEM
- IPA
- /fə.liʃˈtiːm/
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 | 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
pe-lish-TIM
- phraseyour reading level
mim-ma-kha-NE pe-lish-TIM
- clause
va-ye-TSE ham-mash-KHIT mim-ma-kha-NE pe-lish-TIM she-lo-SHA ra-SHIM
- sentence
va-ye-TSE ham-mash-KHIT mim-ma-kha-NE pe-lish-TIM she-lo-SHA ra-SHIM ha-ROSH e-KHAD yif-NE el-DE-rekh a-fe-RA el-E-rets shu-AL
Root and etymology
p-l-shpe–lamed–shin
“invader”
In context — 1 Samuel 13:17
And the raiding party went out from the camp of the Philistines in three detachments; one detachment turned toward the road to Ophrah, toward the land of Shual.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 13:17:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Samuel 13:17, so the Hebrew word פְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים (pelishtim) 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.13.17.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.13.17.W4.S1) and character.