1 Samuel 18:30:31 Sam.18.30.W3TAB
פְלִשְׁתִּ֑ים
pelishtim
“Philistines”
- Transliteration
- pe-lish-TIM
- Extended
- peh-lish-TIHM
- IPA
- /pəliʃˈtʰiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- Philistines
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
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pe-lish-TIM
- phraseyour reading level
sa-RE pe-lish-TIM
- clause
va-ye-tsu sa-RE pe-lish-TIM
- sentence
va-ye-tsu sa-RE pe-lish-TIM va-ye-HI mi-DE tse-TA-tam sa-KHAL da-VID mi-KOL a-ve-DE sha-UL va-yi-KAR she-MO me-OD
Exegesis
The subject appears as the construct noun phrase sārê pelîštîm {שָׂרֵ֣י פְלִשְׁתִּ֑ים | sārê pelîštîm} 'commanders of the Philistines.' A temporal clause introduced by the preposition midê {מִדֵּ֣י | midê} plus the infinitive construct yṣə'tām {צֵאתָ֗ם | yṣə'tām} 'their going out' conveys repeated military expeditions.
Root and etymology
Rootpe–lamed–shin
“Philistines”
In context — 1 Samuel 18:30
And the commanders of the Philistines went out, and as often as they went out, David prospered more than all the servants of Saul, and his name became very esteemed .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 18:30:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 18:30, so the Hebrew word פְלִשְׁתִּ֑ים (pelishtim) 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.18.30.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.30.W3.S1) and character.