1 Samuel 18:27:71 Sam.18.27.W7TAB
בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּים֮
bapelishitim
“among the Philistines”
- Transliteration
- ba-pe-li-shi-TIM
- Extended
- bah-peh-lih-shih-TEEM
- IPA
- /bap.pəliʃˈtiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- among the Philistines
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| 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 | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a 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
ba-pe-li-shi-TIM
- phraseyour reading level
va-YAKH ba-pe-li-shi-TIM
- clause
va-ya-KAM da-VID va-ye-LEKH HU va-a-na-SHA-v va-YAKH ba-pe-li-shi-TIM ma-TA-yim ISH va-ya-VE da-VID et-ar-lo-te-HEM va-ye-mal-UM la-ME-lekh le-hit-kha-TEN ba-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-ya-KAM da-VID va-ye-LEKH HU va-a-na-SHA-v va-YAKH ba-pe-li-shi-TIM ma-TA-yim ISH va-ya-VE da-VID et-ar-lo-te-HEM va-ye-mal-UM la-ME-lekh le-hit-kha-TEN ba-ME-lekh va-yit-TEN-LO sha-UL et-mi-KHAL bit-TO le-i-SHA
Exegesis
The object clause bappelištîm māṯāyīm îš {בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּים מָאתַיִם אִישׁ | bappelištîm māṯāyīm îš} 'two hundred Philistine soldiers' specifies enemy and number.
Root and etymology
Rootpe–lamed–shin
“Philistines”
In context — 1 Samuel 18:27
And David rose up and went out with his men, struck down two hundred Philistine soldiers, and brought their foreskins to present in full to the king for the marriage. Then Saul gave him Michal his daughter as a wife.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 18:27:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Samuel 18:27, so the Hebrew word בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּים֮ (bapelishitim) 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.18.27.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.27.W7.S1) and character.