1 Samuel 17:3:11 Sam.17.3.W1TAB
וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֞ים
ufelishtim
“and Philistines”
- Transliteration
- u-fe-lish-TIM
- Extended
- oo-feh-lihsh-TEEM
- IPA
- /ufəlɪʃˈtiːm/
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
- clause
u-fe-lish-TIM o-me-DIM el-ha-HAR mi-ZE ve-yis-ra-EL o-me-DIM el-ha-HAR mi-ZE
- sentence
u-fe-lish-TIM o-me-DIM el-ha-HAR mi-ZE ve-yis-ra-EL o-me-DIM el-ha-HAR mi-ZE ve-ha-GAI be-ne-HEM
Exegesis
The coordinating conjunction waw links the opposing subjects ufelishtim {וּפְלִשְׁתִּים | wə-pə-lish-tîm} and veyisrael {וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל | wə-yis-rā-ʾēl}.
Root and etymology
“invade, roll over”
In context — 1 Samuel 17:3
The Philistines held their ground on the hill on one side, and Israel held the hill on the other side, with the valley between them.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Samuel 17:3, so the Hebrew word וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֞ים (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.17.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.3.W1.S1) and character.