1 Samuel 13:20:31 Sam.13.20.W3TAB
הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים
hapelishtim
“to the Philistines”
- Transliteration
- ha-pe-lish-TIM
- Extended
- hah-peh-lihsh-TEEM
- IPA
- /hap.lɪʃˈtʰiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the Philistines
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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
ha-pe-lish-TIM
- clause
va-YE-re-DU KAL-yis-ra-EL ha-pe-lish-TIM
- sentence
va-YE-re-DU KAL-yis-ra-EL ha-pe-lish-TIM lil-TOsh ISH et-ma-kha-ra-shi-TO ve-et-E-TO ve-et-kar-DU-mo ve-ET ma-kha-re-SHA-to
Exegesis
The collective noun kol Yisrael {כָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | kol-yiśrāʾēl} serves as the subject of motion toward ha-Plishtim {הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים | hap̄lišṯîm}, indicating a socio-political movement.
Root and etymology
p-l-shpe–lamed–shin
“invaders”
In context — 1 Samuel 13:20
So all Israel went down to the Philistines for each man to sharpen his plowshare , his mattock, his axe, and his sickle.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 13:20:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 13:20, so the Hebrew word הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים (hapelishtim) 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.13.20.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.13.20.W3.S1) and character.