1 Samuel 14:36:51 Sam.14.36.W5TAB
פְלִשְׁתִּ֨ים
pelishtim
“Philistines”
- Transliteration
- pe-lish-TIM
- Extended
- peh-lish-TEEM
- IPA
- /pə.liʃˈtiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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
ner-e-DA a-kha-RE pe-lish-TIM LAI-la
- clause
va-YO-mer sha-UL ner-e-DA a-kha-RE pe-lish-TIM LAI-la ve-na-VO-za va-HEM ad-OR ha-BO-ker ve-LO-na-she-ER ba-HEM ISH va-YO-mer-U kol-ha-TOV be-e-NE-kha a-SE
- sentence
va-YO-mer sha-UL ner-e-DA a-kha-RE pe-lish-TIM LAI-la ve-na-VO-za va-HEM ad-OR ha-BO-ker ve-LO-na-she-ER ba-HEM ISH va-YO-mer-U kol-ha-TOV be-e-NE-kha a-SE va-YO-mer ha-ko-HEN nik-re-VA ha-LOM el-ha-e-lo-HIM
Root and etymology
Rootp-l-sh
“to invade”
In context — 1 Samuel 14:36
And Saul said, “Let us go down after the Philistines by night and plunder them until the morning light, and let us not leave among them a man.” And they said, “Do all that seems right to you.” Then the priest said, “Let us draw near here to God .”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:36:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Samuel 14:36, so the Hebrew word פְלִשְׁתִּ֨ים (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.14.36.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.36.W5.S1) and character.