1 Samuel 17:16:21 Sam.17.16.W2TAB
הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖י
hapelishti
“the Philistine”
- Transliteration
- ha-pe-lish-TI
- Extended
- hah-peh-lihsh-TIH
- IPA
- /hapəliʃˈtiː/
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
va-yig-GASH ha-pe-lish-TI
- clause
va-yig-GASH ha-pe-lish-TI ha-she-KEM ve-ha-a-REV
- sentence
va-yig-GASH ha-pe-lish-TI ha-she-KEM ve-ha-a-REV va-yit-ya-TSEV ar-ba-IM YOM
Exegesis
The definite noun hapelisti {הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖י | hap̄elištî} functions as the subject.
Root and etymology
p-l-š
“to roll, invade”
In context — 1 Samuel 17:16
The Philistine came forward morning and evening and stood firmly for forty days.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:16:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Samuel 17:16, 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.17.16.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.16.W2.S1) and character.