1 Samuel 18:17:231 Sam.18.17.W23TAB
יַד־פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃
yadpelishtim
“hand of the Philistines”
- Transliteration
- yad-pe-lish-TIM
- Extended
- yahd-peh-lihs-TEEM
- IPA
- /jad.pəliʃˈtiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- hand of the Philistines
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| 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 | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yad-pe-lish-TIM
- clause
ve-sha-UL a-MAR al-te-HI ya-DI BO u-te-HI-VO yad-pe-lish-TIM
- sentence
va-YO-mer sha-UL el-da-VID hi-NE bit-TI ha-ge-do-LA me-RAV o-TA e-TEN-le-KHA le-i-SHA AKH he-YE-lI le-ven-kha-YIL ve-hil-la-KHEM mil-kha-MOT ye-ho-VAH ve-sha-UL a-MAR al-te-HI ya-DI BO u-te-HI-VO yad-pe-lish-TIM
Exegesis
The second clause, linked by another Qal perfect amar {אָמַ֗ר | ’ā-mar}, contrasts the negative imperative al-tehi {אַל־תְּהִ֤י | ’al-tə-hî} ‘do not be’ with u-tehi-bo {וּתְהִי־ב֖וֹ | u-tə-hî-bō} ‘let there be in him’, structurally opposing Saul’s personal restraint and delegating harm to Pelishtim {פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים | Pə-lištîm}.
Root and etymology
y-d
“hand, power”
In context — 1 Samuel 18:17
And Saul said to David, “Behold, my eldest daughter Merab, I will give you as a wife; only be a son of valor for me and fight the battles of the LORD .” And Saul said, “Do not be my hand against him, but let the hand of the Philistines be against him.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 18:17:23 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 23 of 1 Samuel 18:17, so the Hebrew word יַד־פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ (yadpelishtim) 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.18.17.W23, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.17.W23.S1) and character.