1 Samuel 17:36:71 Sam.17.36.W7TAB
הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֨י
hapelishti
“the Philistine”
- Transliteration
- ha-pe-lish-TI
- Extended
- hah-peh-lihsh-TEE
- IPA
- /hap.lɪʃˈtiː/
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
ha-pe-lish-TI he-a-REL ha-ZE
- clause
ve-ha-YA ha-pe-lish-TI he-a-REL ha-ZE ke-a-KHAD me-HEM KI KHE-ref ma-ar-KHOT e-lo-HIM kha-YIM
- sentence
GAM et-ha-a-RI gam-ha-DOV hi-KA av-DE-kha ve-ha-YA ha-pe-lish-TI he-a-REL ha-ZE ke-a-KHAD me-HEM KI KHE-ref ma-ar-KHOT e-lo-HIM kha-YIM
Root and etymology
p-l-š
“to roll, invade”
In context — 1 Samuel 17:36
Your servant struck both the lion and the bear, and this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, because he has taunted the battle-lines of the living God .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:36:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Samuel 17:36, so the Hebrew word הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֨י (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.17.36.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.36.W7.S1) and character.