1 Samuel 14:11:61 Sam.14.11.W6TAB
פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים
pelishtim
“the Philistines”
- Transliteration
- pe-lish-TIM
- Extended
- peh-lihsh-TEEM
- IPA
- /pəliʃˈtiːm/
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
pe-lish-TIM
- phraseyour reading level
va-yo-me-RU pe-lish-TIM
- clause
va-yo-me-RU pe-lish-TIM hi-NE iv-rim yo-tse-IM min-ha-kho-RIM a-SHER hit-kha-be-U-SHAM
- sentence
va-yig-ga-LU she-NEI-hem el-ma-TSAV pe-lish-TIM va-yo-me-RU pe-lish-TIM hi-NE iv-rim yo-tse-IM min-ha-kho-RIM a-SHER hit-kha-be-U-SHAM
Exegesis
The direction el-matzav pelishtim {אֶל־מַצַּב פְּלִשְׁתִּים | ʾel-maṭṣav pəlištîm} situates them at the Philistine guard post.
Root and etymology
Rootp-l-sh
“to invade”
In context — 1 Samuel 14:11
Then the two of them revealed themselves to the Philistine outpost, and the Philistines said, “Behold, Hebrews are coming out of the holes in which they had hidden .”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:11:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Samuel 14:11, so the Hebrew word פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים (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.14.11.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.11.W6.S1) and character.