2 Kings 18:8:22 Kgs.18.8.W2TAB
אֶת־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֛ים
etpelishtim
“the Philistines”
- Transliteration
- et-pe-lish-TIM
- Extended
- eht-peh-lihsh-TEEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.pəliʃˈtiːm/
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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Word in context
- word
et-pe-lish-TIM
- phraseyour reading level
HU-HI-kA et-pe-lish-TIM
- clause
HU-HI-kA et-pe-lish-TIM ad-a-ZA ve-et-ge-vu-LE-ha
- sentence
HU-HI-kA et-pe-lish-TIM ad-a-ZA ve-et-ge-vu-LE-ha mim-mig-DAL no-tsE-RIM ad-IR miv-TSAR
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet} marks pelishtim {פְּלִשְׁתִּ֛ים | pelish-tîm} as the object.
In context — 2 Kings 18:8
He defeated the Philistines as far as Gaza and its territory, from the watchtower of the sentries as far as the fortified city .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 18:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Kings 18:8, so the Hebrew word אֶת־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֛ים (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 2 Kgs.18.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.18.8.W2.S1) and character.