1 Samuel 17:43:21 Sam.17.43.W2TAB
הַפְּלִשְׁתִּי֙
hapelishti
“the Philistine”
- Transliteration
- ha-pe-lish-TI
- Extended
- hah-peh-leesh-TIH
- 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
va-YO-mer ha-pe-lish-TI
- clause
va-YO-mer ha-pe-lish-TI el-da-VID ha-KHE-lev a-NO-khi ki-a-TA va-E-LAI ba-mak-LOT
- sentence
va-YO-mer ha-pe-lish-TI el-da-VID ha-KHE-lev a-NO-khi ki-a-TA va-E-LAI ba-mak-LOT va-ye-kal-LEL ha-pe-lish-TI et-da-VID be-e-lo-HAV
Root and etymology
p-l-š
“to roll, invade”
In context — 1 Samuel 17:43
The Philistine said to David, “Am I the dog , that you come to me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:43:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Samuel 17:43, so the Hebrew word הַפְּלִשְׁתִּי֙ (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.17.43.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.43.W2.S1) and character.