1 Samuel 17:49:101 Sam.17.49.W10TAB
אֶת־הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖י
ethapelishti
“the Philistine”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-pe-lish-TI
- Extended
- eet-hah-peh-lihsh-TEE
- IPA
- /ʔeːt.hapəliʃˈtiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Philistine
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
et-ha-pe-lish-TI
- phraseyour reading level
va-YAKH et-ha-pe-lish-TI
- clause
va-yish-LAKH da-VID et-YA-do el-ha-KE-li va-yik-KAKH mish-SHAM E-ven va-ye-kal-LA va-YAKH et-ha-pe-lish-TI el-mits-KHO
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH da-VID et-YA-do el-ha-KE-li va-yik-KAKH mish-SHAM E-ven va-ye-kal-LA va-YAKH et-ha-pe-lish-TI el-mits-KHO va-tit-Ba ha-E-ven be-mits-KHO va-yip-POL al-pa-NAV AR-tse
Root and etymology
p-l-šp-l-š
“to roll, invade”
In context — 1 Samuel 17:49
Then David reached into the sling pouch , drew out a stone, hurled it, and struck the Philistine champion on the forehead. The stone embedded itself there, and he fell face-first to the ground.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:49:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Samuel 17:49, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖י (ethapelishti) 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.17.49.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.49.W10.S1) and character.