1 Samuel 13:19:91 Sam.13.19.W9TAB
פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים
felishtim
“the Philistines”
- Transliteration
- fe-lish-TIM
- Extended
- feh-lish-TEEM
- IPA
- /fəliʃˈtiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the 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
fe-lish-TIM
- phraseyour reading level
KI-a-MAR am-re-VU fe-lish-TIM
- clause
KI-a-MAR am-re-VU fe-lish-TIM PEN ya-a-SU ha-iv-RIM KHE-rev O kha-NIT
- sentence
ve-kha-RASH LO yim-ma-TSE be-KHOL E-rets yis-ra-EL KI-a-MAR am-re-VU fe-lish-TIM PEN ya-a-SU ha-iv-RIM KHE-rev O kha-NIT
Root and etymology
p-l-shpe–lamed–shin
“invader”
In context — 1 Samuel 13:19
And no craftsman could be found in all the land of Israel, because the Philistines said, “Lest the Hebrews make a sword or a spear.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 13:19:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Samuel 13:19, so the Hebrew word פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים (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.13.19.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.13.19.W9.S1) and character.