1 Samuel 23:27:81 Sam.23.27.W8TAB
פְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים
pelishtim
“the Philistines”
- Transliteration
- pe-lish-TIM
- Extended
- peh-lihsh-TEEM
- IPA
- /pə.liʃˈtiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the 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
- word
pe-lish-TIM
- 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 noun pelishtim {פְלִשְׁתִּים | pəlî-šə-tîm} serves as agent, and the prepositional phrase al-ha-aretz {עַל־הָאָרֶץ | ʿal-hā-ʼā-reṣ} ‘upon the land’ designates the targeted territory. The sequence of perfect and imperative forms heightens the scene’s urgency.
Root and etymology
pe–lamed–shinp–l–š
“invaders”
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 23:27:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Samuel 23:27, so the Hebrew word פְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים (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.23.27.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.23.27.W8.S1) and character.