1 Samuel 14:46:41 Sam.14.46.W4TAB
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים
pelishtim
“the Philistines”
- Transliteration
- pe-lish-TIM
- Extended
- peh-lish-TEEM
- IPA
- /pə.liʃˈtiːm/
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
- clause
va-YA-al sha-UL me-a-kha-re pe-lish-TIM
- sentence
va-YA-al sha-UL me-a-kha-re pe-lish-TIM u-fe-lish-TIM hal-KHU lim-ko-MAM
Exegesis
The phrase me'akhare Pelishtim {מֵאַחֲרֵ֖י פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים | mêʼaḥârê pəlîštîm} ‘from after the Philistines’ indicates Saul’s pursuit ceasing.
Root and etymology
Rootp-l-sh
“to invade”
In context — 1 Samuel 14:46
Then Saul withdrew from following the Philistines, and the Philistines went to their own place.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:46:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Samuel 14:46, so the Hebrew word פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים (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.14.46.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.46.W4.S1) and character.