1 Samuel 23:3:141 Sam.23.3.W14TAB
פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃
pelishtim
“Philistines”
- Transliteration
- pe-lish-TIM
- Extended
- peh-lish-TEEM
- IPA
- /fə.liʃˈt̚tiːm/
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
- word
pe-lish-TIM
- clause
ve-AF KI-ne-LEKH ke-I-la el-ma-ar-KHOT pe-lish-TIM
- sentence
va-YO-meru an-SHE da-VID e-LAV hi-NE a-nakh-NU PO bi-ye-hu-DA ye-re-IM ve-AF KI-ne-LEKH ke-I-la el-ma-ar-KHOT pe-lish-TIM
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase elmaarkhot Pelishtim {אֶל־מַעַרְכֹּת פְּלִשְׁתִּים | ʾel·ma·ʿa·ra·kôṯ Pᵊliš·ṭîm} specifies the Philistine military target, intensifying the men’s apprehension.
Root and etymology
pe–lamed–shinp–l–š
“invaders”
In context — 1 Samuel 23:3
David’s men said to him, “Behold, we are afraid here in Judah; how much more, then, if we advance to Keilah against the battle lines of the Philistines?”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 23:3:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 1 Samuel 23:3, so the Hebrew word פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ (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.23.3.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.23.3.W14.S1) and character.