1 Samuel 14:1:121 Sam.14.1.W12TAB
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים
pelishtim
“of the Philistines”
- Transliteration
- pe-li-SHTIM
- Extended
- peh-lih-SHTEEM
- IPA
- /pəliʃˈtiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- of 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
pe-li-SHTIM
- phraseyour reading level
el-ma-TSAV pe-li-SHTIM
- clause
va-ye-HI ha-YOM va-yo-MER yo-na-TAN ben-sha-UL el-ha-NA-ar no-SE ke-LAV le-KHA ve-na-ber-RA el-ma-TSAV pe-li-SHTIM a-SHER me-E-ver ha-LAZ
- sentence
va-ye-HI ha-YOM va-yo-MER yo-na-TAN ben-sha-UL el-ha-NA-ar no-SE ke-LAV le-KHA ve-na-ber-RA el-ma-TSAV pe-li-SHTIM a-SHER me-E-ver ha-LAZ u-le-a-VIV LO hi-GID
Exegesis
Motion is directed toward ʾel maṣṣāb pəlišitm {אֶל־מַצַּ֣ב פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים | ʾel maṣ-sā̆b pə-li-šî-tîm} ‘to the Philistine outpost’, with the relative clause ʾăšer mêʿêber hal-lāz {אֲשֶׁ֖ר מֵעֵ֣בֶר הַלָּ֑ז | ʾă-šer mê-ʿê-ber hal-lā̆z} ‘which is beyond here’ marking location.
Root and etymology
Rootp-l-sh
“to invade”
In context — 1 Samuel 14:1
And it happened on a certain day that Jonathan the son of Saul said to the young man bearing his weapons, “Come, let us cross over to the outpost of the Philistines that is on the other side.” But he did not tell his father.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:1:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Samuel 14:1, so the Hebrew word פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים (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.14.1.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.1.W12.S1) and character.