1 Samuel 14:21:31 Sam.14.21.W3TAB

לַפְּלִשְׁתִּים֙

lappelishtim

to the Philistines

Transliteration
lap-pe-lish-TIM
Extended
lahp-peh-lish-TEEM
IPA
/lap.pəliʃˈtiːm/

Meaning by language

English
to the Philistines

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
לַפ + פְּ + לִשְׁ + תִּים֙
lap + pe + lish + tim
lappelishtim

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Pep with dagesh; f without
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Lamedl as in law
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Tavt as in top
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    lap-pe-lish-TIM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ha-YU lap-pe-lish-TIM

  3. clause

    ve-ha-iv-RIM ha-YU lap-pe-lish-TIM ke-et-MOL shil-SHOM a-SHER a-LU im-MAM bam-ma-kha-NE sa-VIV

  4. sentence

    ve-ha-iv-RIM ha-YU lap-pe-lish-TIM ke-et-MOL shil-SHOM a-SHER a-LU im-MAM bam-ma-kha-NE sa-VIV ve-gam-HE-ma li-he-YOT im-yis-ra-EL a-SHER im-sha-UL ve-yo-na-TAN

Exegesis

The verse opens with topical fronting of the subject vehaivrim {וְהָעִבְרִים | wə-hā-ʿiv-rīm} ‘the Hebrews’, followed by the copular perfect hayu {הָיוּ | hā-yû} ‘they were’ linking to the prepositional phrase la-pə-lish-tim {לַּפְּלִשְׁתִּים | la-pə-lish-tīm} ‘with the Philistines’.

Root and etymology

Rootp-l-sh

to invade

In context1 Samuel 14:21

And the Hebrews who had been with the Philistines like the previous days , who had gone up with them around the camp, likewise turned to be with Israel—those with Saul and Jonathan .

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 14:21:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 14:21, so the Hebrew word לַפְּלִשְׁתִּים֙ (lappelishtim) 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.14.21.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.21.W3.S1) and character.