1 Samuel 23:4:141 Sam.23.4.W14TAB
אֶת־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים
etpelishtim
“the Philistines”
- Transliteration
- ET-pe-lish-TIM
- Extended
- EHT-peh-lihsh-TEEM
- IPA
- /noːˈteːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Philistines
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
ET-pe-lish-TIM
- sentence
va-YO-sef OD da-VID lish-e-OL ba-ye-ho-VAH va-ya-a-NE-hu ye-ho-VAH va-YO-mer KUM RED ke-i-LA KI-a-NI no-TEN ET-pe-lish-TIM be-ya-DE-kha
Root and etymology
pe–lamed–shinp–l–š
“invaders”
In context — 1 Samuel 23:4
So David once more inquired of the LORD , and the LORD answered, “Arise; go down to Keilah, for I will place the Philistines into your hand.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 23:4:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 1 Samuel 23:4, so the Hebrew word אֶת־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים (etpelishtim) 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.23.4.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.23.4.W14.S1) and character.