1 Samuel 17:48:31 Sam.17.48.W3TAB
הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔י
hapelishti
“the Philistine”
- Transliteration
- ha-pe-lish-TI
- Extended
- hah-peh-lihsh-TEE
- IPA
- /hapəliʃˈtiː/
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
KI-KAM ha-pe-lish-TI
- clause
ve-ha-YA KI-KAM ha-pe-lish-TI va-ye-LEKH va-yik-RAV lik-RAT da-VID
- sentence
ve-ha-YA KI-KAM ha-pe-lish-TI va-ye-LEKH va-yik-RAV lik-RAT da-VID va-ye-ma-HER da-VID va-ya-RATS ha-ma-a-ra-KHA lik-RAT ha-pe-lish-TI
Root and etymology
p-l-š
“to roll, invade”
In context — 1 Samuel 17:48
When the Philistine rose and came forward to meet David, David hurried and ran toward the battle line to meet the Philistine.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:48:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 17:48, 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.17.48.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.48.W3.S1) and character.