1 Samuel 17:10:21 Sam.17.10.W2TAB
הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔י
hapelishti
“the Philistine”
- Transliteration
- ha-pe-lish-TI
- Extended
- hah-peh-lihsh-TEE
- IPA
- /hap.pəliʃˈtiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Philistine
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| 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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-pe-lish-TI
- clause
va-YO-mer ha-pe-lish-TI a-NI khe-raf-TI ET-ma-ar-KHOT yis-ra-EL ha-YOM ha-ZE
- sentence
va-YO-mer ha-pe-lish-TI a-NI khe-raf-TI ET-ma-ar-KHOT yis-ra-EL ha-YOM ha-ZE te-NU-LI ISH ve-nil-la-kha-MA YA-khad
Exegesis
The noun haplishti {הַפְּלִשְׁתִּי | happəlîšṭî} identifies the Philistine challenger.
Root and etymology
p-l-š
“to roll, invade”
In context — 1 Samuel 17:10
And the Philistine said, “I have defied the battle lines of Israel this day. Give me a man, and let us fight together .”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:10:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Samuel 17:10, so the Hebrew word הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔י (hapelishti) 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.17.10.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.10.W2.S1) and character.