1 Samuel 17:21:31 Sam.17.21.W3TAB
וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים
ufelishtim
“and Philistines”
- Transliteration
- u-fe-lish-TIM
- Extended
- oo-feh-lihsh-TEEM
- IPA
- /u.fə.liʃˈtiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and Philistines
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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
u-fe-lish-TIM
- sentence
va-ta-a-ROKH yis-ra-EL u-fe-lish-TIM ma-a-ra-KHA lik-RAT ma-a-ra-KHA
Exegesis
The coordinated subjects Yisra’el {יִשְׂרָאֵל | yiś-rā-’ēl} and u-Felishtim {וּפְלִשְׁתִּים | wə-p̄ə-lî-šîm} establish two opposing forces.
Root and etymology
p-l-shpe–lamed–shin
“to roll, to invade”
In context — 1 Samuel 17:21
Israel and the Philistines drew up in battle array, each battle line facing the other.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:21:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 17:21, so the Hebrew word וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים (ufelishtim) 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.17.21.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.21.W3.S1) and character.