1 Samuel 17:8:131 Sam.17.8.W13TAB
הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗י
hapelishti
“the Philistine”
- Transliteration
- ha-pe-lish-TI
- Extended
- hah-peh-lihs-THEE
- IPA
- /hap.lɪʃˈtːiː/
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
ha-lo a-no-KHI ha-pe-lish-TI
- clause
ha-lo a-no-KHI ha-pe-lish-TI ve-a-TEM a-va-DIM le-sha-UL be-RU-la-KHEM ISH ve-ye-RED e-LAI
- sentence
va-ya-a-MOD va-yik-RA el-ma-a-re-KHOT yis-ra-EL va-yo-MER la-HEM la-MA te-tse-U la-a-ROKH mil-kha-MA ha-lo a-no-KHI ha-pe-lish-TI ve-a-TEM a-va-DIM le-sha-UL be-RU-la-KHEM ISH ve-ye-RED e-LAI
Root and etymology
p-l-š
“to roll, invade”
In context — 1 Samuel 17:8
He stood and summoned Israel’s ranks and addressed them, “Why have you come out to arrange battle ? Am I not a Philistine, and you servants of Saul ? Select one man from among you and let him come down to confront me.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:8:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 1 Samuel 17:8, so the Hebrew word הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗י (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.17.8.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.8.W13.S1) and character.