1 Samuel 17:23:141 Sam.17.23.W14TAB
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים
pelishitim
“of Philistines”
- Transliteration
- pe-li-shi-TIM
- Extended
- peh-lih-shih-TEEM
- IPA
- /pəliʃˈtiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- of 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 | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a 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-li-shi-TIM
- phraseyour reading level
me-me-a-ROT mi-ma-ar-KHOT pe-li-shi-TIM
- clause
ve-HU me-da-BER i-MAM ve-hi-NE ISH ha-be-NA-yim o-LE gal-YAT ha-pe-li-shi-TI she-MO mi-GAT me-me-a-ROT mi-ma-ar-KHOT pe-li-shi-TIM va-ye-da-BER kad-de-va-RIM ha-E-le
- sentence
ve-HU me-da-BER i-MAM ve-hi-NE ISH ha-be-NA-yim o-LE gal-YAT ha-pe-li-shi-TI she-MO mi-GAT me-me-a-ROT mi-ma-ar-KHOT pe-li-shi-TIM va-ye-da-BER kad-de-va-RIM ha-E-le va-yish-MA da-VID
Exegesis
The Qal participle oleh {עוֹלֶה | ʿō-lēh} ‘ascending’ conveys movement from the Philistine lines, detailed by the locatives migat {מִגַּת | mi-gat} ‘from Gath,’ mimmamarot {מממערות | mim-ma-mar-ō-wṯ} ‘from caves,’ and mimmaarkhot pelishtim {מִמַּעַרְכֹּת פְּלִשְׁתִּים | mim-ma-ʿar-kōṯ pə-liš-ṭîm} ‘from the ranks of the Philistines.’
Root and etymology
“invade, roll over”
In context — 1 Samuel 17:23
While he was speaking with them, the champion emerged—Goliath the Philistine from Gath—from the ranks of the Philistines; he spoke the same words , and David heard.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:23:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 1 Samuel 17:23, so the Hebrew word פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים (pelishitim) 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.17.23.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.23.W14.S1) and character.