1 Samuel 17:41:21 Sam.17.41.W2TAB
הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔י
hapelishti
“the Philistine”
- Transliteration
- ha-pe-li-SHTI
- Extended
- hah-peh-li-SHTEE
- IPA
- /hapːəliʃˈtiː/
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-li-SHTI
- clause
va-Ye-lekh ha-pe-li-SHTI ho-LEKH ve-ka-REV el-da-VID
- sentence
va-Ye-lekh ha-pe-li-SHTI ho-LEKH ve-ka-REV el-da-VID ve-ha-ISH no-SE ha-tsi-NA le-fa-NAV
Root and etymology
p-l-špe–lamed–shin
“invader”
In context — 1 Samuel 17:41
The Philistine advanced and drew near to David, and the man carrying the shield went ahead of him.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:41:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Samuel 17:41, so the Hebrew word הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔י (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.17.41.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.41.W2.S1) and character.