1 Samuel 14:4:81 Sam.14.4.W8TAB
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים
pelishtim
“the Philistines”
- Transliteration
- pe-lish-TIM
- Extended
- peh-lihs-TEEM
- IPA
- /pəlišˈtiːm/
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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Word in context
- word
pe-lish-TIM
- phraseyour reading level
al-ma-TSAV pe-lish-TIM
- clause
u-VEIN ham-ma-VE-rot a-SHER bik-KESH yo-na-TAN la-a-VOR al-ma-TSAV pe-lish-TIM shen-has-SE-la me-ha-E-ver miz-ZE ve-shen-has-SE-la me-ha-E-ver miz-ZE
- sentence
u-VEIN ham-ma-VE-rot a-SHER bik-KESH yo-na-TAN la-a-VOR al-ma-TSAV pe-lish-TIM shen-has-SE-la me-ha-E-ver miz-ZE ve-shen-has-SE-la me-ha-E-ver miz-ZE ve-SHEM ha-e-KHAD bo-TSETS ve-SHEM ha-e-KHAD SE-ne
Exegesis
The relative pronoun asher {אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ’ă-šer} ‘which’ introduces the clause describing Jonathan’s intent, where the verb bikesh {בִּקֵּ֤שׁ | bik-keš} ‘sought’ with the infinitive construct la‘avor {לַֽעֲבֹר֙ | la-‘ā-vōr} ‘to cross’ and the preposition al-matsev {עַל־מַצַּ֣ב | ʿal-maṭ-ṣēb} ‘over the outpost’ governs the proper noun Pelishtim {פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים | Pe-lish-tīm} ‘Philistines’ as its object.
Root and etymology
Rootp-l-sh
“to invade”
In context — 1 Samuel 14:4
And between the passes that Jonathan sought to cross to the Philistine outpost, there was a rock promontory on one side and another on the other; the one was called Bozez, and the other was called Seneh.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:4:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Samuel 14:4, so the Hebrew word פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים (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.14.4.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.4.W8.S1) and character.