1 Samuel 17:11:51 Sam.17.11.W5TAB
הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖י
hapelishti
“the Philistine”
- Transliteration
- ha-pe-lish-TI
- Extended
- hah-peh-lihs-TEE
- IPA
- /hap.lɪʃˈtiː/
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
- phraseyour reading level
et-div-REI ha-pe-lish-TI
- clause
va-yish-MA sha-UL ve-KHOL-yis-ra-EL et-div-REI ha-pe-lish-TI ha-EL-le
- sentence
va-yish-MA sha-UL ve-KHOL-yis-ra-EL et-div-REI ha-pe-lish-TI ha-EL-le va-ye-KHA-tu va-yir-E-u me-OD
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet} introduces the nominal clause dibrê haplišṭî hāʾelleh {דִּבְרֵי הַפְּלִשְׁתִּי הָאֵלֶּה | dibrê haplišṭî hāʾelleh} ‘these words of the Philistine’, which serves as the stimulus for the emotional reaction.
Root and etymology
p-l-š
“to roll, invade”
In context — 1 Samuel 17:11
When Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and greatly afraid.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:11:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Samuel 17:11, so the Hebrew word הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖י (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.17.11.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.11.W5.S1) and character.