1 Samuel 17:42:21 Sam.17.42.W2TAB
הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֛י
hapelishti
“the Philistine”
- Transliteration
- ha-pe-lish-TI
- Extended
- hah-peh-lish-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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Word in context
- word
ha-pe-lish-TI
- phraseyour reading level
va-yab-BET ha-pe-lish-TI
- clause
va-yab-BET ha-pe-lish-TI va-yir-E et-da-VID va-yiv-ZE-hu
- sentence
va-yab-BET ha-pe-lish-TI va-yir-E et-da-VID va-yiv-ZE-hu KI-ha-YA NA-ar ve-ad-mo-NI im-ye-FE mar-E
Exegesis
The subject haplishti {הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֛י | ha-pəlîštî} ‘the Philistine’ precedes these verbs, centering his perspective.
Root and etymology
p-l-š
“to roll, invade”
In context — 1 Samuel 17:42
The Philistine looked and saw David and despised him, for David was a youth , ruddy, and pleasing in appearance .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:42:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Samuel 17:42, so the Hebrew word הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֛י (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.17.42.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.42.W2.S1) and character.