1 Samuel 17:26:111 Sam.17.26.W11TAB
אֶת־הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֣י
ethapelishti
“{direct object} the Philistine”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-pe-lish-TI
- Extended
- eht-hah-peh-lihsh-TEE
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.hap.pliʃˈtiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object} the Philistine
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
et-ha-pe-lish-TI
- phraseyour reading level
et-ha-pe-lish-TI ha-LAZ
- clause
va-YO-mer da-VID el-ha-a-na-SHIM ha-o-me-DIM i-MO le-MOR ma-ye-a-SE la-ISH a-SHER ya-KE et-ha-pe-lish-TI ha-LAZ ve-he-SIR kher-PA me-AL yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-YO-mer da-VID el-ha-a-na-SHIM ha-o-me-DIM i-MO le-MOR ma-ye-a-SE la-ISH a-SHER ya-KE et-ha-pe-lish-TI ha-LAZ ve-he-SIR kher-PA me-AL yis-ra-EL KI MI ha-pe-lish-TI he-a-REL ha-ZE KI khe-REF ma-ar-KHOT e-lo-HIM kha-YIM
Exegesis
The interrogative mah-yeaseh {מַה־יֵּעָשֶׂה | māh yē-‘ā-seh} ‘what will be done’ opens a question of reward, and the relative clause asher yă-keh et ha-plishti ha-laz {אֲשֶׁר יַכֶּה אֶת־הַפְּלִשְׁתִּי הַלָּז | ’ă-šer yă-keh ’et happə-lîš-tî halāz} ‘who strikes this Philistine’ identifies the deliverer.
Root and etymology
p-l-š
“to roll, invade”
In context — 1 Samuel 17:26
And David said to the men standing with him, “What will be done for the man who strikes down this Philistine and removes disgrace from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should taunt the battle lines of the living God ?”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:26:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Samuel 17:26, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֣י (ethapelishti) 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.17.26.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.26.W11.S1) and character.