1 Samuel 23:27:71 Sam.23.27.W7TAB
כִּֽי־פָשְׁט֥וּ
kifashtu
“for they have raided”
- Transliteration
- KI-fa-SHTU
- Extended
- KEE-faa-SHToo
- IPA
- /kiː.faʃˈt(uː)/
Meaning by language
- English
- for they have raided
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KI-fa-SHTU
- phraseyour reading level
KI-fa-SHTU pe-lish-TIM
- clause
ma-ha-RA u-le-KHA KI-fa-SHTU pe-lish-TIM al-ha-A-rets
- sentence
u-mal-AKH BA el-sha-UL le-MOR ma-ha-RA u-le-KHA KI-fa-SHTU pe-lish-TIM al-ha-A-rets
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּי־ | kî} forms a causal clause with the perfect verb fash-tu {פָשְׁטוּ | pǎš-ṭû} ‘they have invaded’, illustrating an immediate threat.
Root and etymology
p-š-ṭpe–shin–tet
“to spread, invade”
In context — 1 Samuel 23:27
But a messenger came to Saul and said, “Hurry and go, for the Philistines are invading the land .”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 23:27:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Samuel 23:27, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־פָשְׁט֥וּ (kifashtu) 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.23.27.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.23.27.W7.S1) and character.