1 Samuel 14:37:61 Sam.14.37.W6TAB
פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים
pelishtim
“the Philistines”
- Transliteration
- pe-lish-TIM
- Extended
- peh-lihs-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
a-kha-RE pe-lish-TIM
- clause
va-yish-AL sha-UL be-lo-HIM ha-e-RED a-kha-RE pe-lish-TIM ha-tit-te-NEM be-YAD yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-yish-AL sha-UL be-lo-HIM ha-e-RED a-kha-RE pe-lish-TIM ha-tit-te-NEM be-YAD yis-ra-EL ve-LO a-NA-hu ba-YOM ha-HU
Root and etymology
Rootp-l-sh
“to invade”
In context — 1 Samuel 14:37
And Saul asked of God , “Shall I go down after the Philistines ? Will You give them into the hand of Israel?” But He did not answer him that day.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:37:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Samuel 14:37, 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.14.37.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.37.W6.S1) and character.