1 Samuel 19:8:71 Sam.19.8.W7TAB
בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗ים
bapelishtim
“against the Philistines”
- Transliteration
- ba-pe-li-sh-TIM
- Extended
- bah-peh-lihsh-TEEM
- IPA
- /bap.pəliʃˈtiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- against 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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Word in context
- word
ba-pe-li-sh-TIM
- phraseyour reading level
va-yil-LA-khem ba-pe-li-sh-TIM
- clause
va-ye-TSE da-VID va-yil-LA-khem ba-pe-li-sh-TIM va-YAKH ba-HEM ma-KA ge-do-LA va-ya-NU-su mi-pa-NAV
- sentence
va-to-SEF ha-mil-kha-MA li-he-YOT va-ye-TSE da-VID va-yil-LA-khem ba-pe-li-sh-TIM va-YAKH ba-HEM ma-KA ge-do-LA va-ya-NU-su mi-pa-NAV
Exegesis
The phrase ba-pelishtim {בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗ים | ba-pə-lish-tîm} ‘against the Philistines’ specifies the foe.
In context — 1 Samuel 19:8
The battle continued again, and David went out and fought the Philistines and struck them a great blow , so they fled from before him.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 19:8:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Samuel 19:8, so the Hebrew word בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗ים (bapelishtim) 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.19.8.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.19.8.W7.S1) and character.