1 Samuel 14:31:41 Sam.14.31.W4TAB
בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים
bapelishtim
“against the Philistines”
- Transliteration
- ba-pe-lish-TIM
- Extended
- bah-peh-lihsh-TEEM
- IPA
- /bapəliʃˈtiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- against the Philistines
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| 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
ba-pe-lish-TIM
- clause
va-yak-KU ba-YOM ha-HU ba-pe-lish-TIM mim-mikh-MAS ai-ya-LO-na
- sentence
va-yak-KU ba-YOM ha-HU ba-pe-lish-TIM mim-mikh-MAS ai-ya-LO-na va-ya-AF ha-AM me-OD
Exegesis
The object is specified by bappelishtim {בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּים | bappĕlišṯîm} ‘against the Philistines’.
Root and etymology
Rootp-l-sh
“to invade”
In context — 1 Samuel 14:31
And they struck down the Philistines on that day, from Mikmash to Aijalon, and the people grew exceedingly weary .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:31:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Samuel 14:31, so the Hebrew word בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים (bapelishtim) 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.14.31.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.31.W4.S1) and character.