2 Samuel 21:17:52 Sam.21.17.W5TAB
אֶת־הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖י
ethapelishti
“the Philistine”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-pe-lish-TI
- Extended
- eht-hah-peh-lihsh-TEE
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.hap.pəliʃˈtiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Philistine
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-ha-pe-lish-TI
- phraseyour reading level
va-YAKH et-ha-pe-lish-TI
- clause
va-ya-e-ZAR-lo a-vi-SHAI ben-tse-ru-YA va-YAKH et-ha-pe-lish-TI va-ye-mi-TE-hu
- sentence
va-ya-e-ZAR-lo a-vi-SHAI ben-tse-ru-YA va-YAKH et-ha-pe-lish-TI va-ye-mi-TE-hu AZ nish-be-U an-she-da-VID LO le-MOR lo-te-TSE OD i-TA-nu la-mil-kha-MA ve-LO te-kha-BE et-NER yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The marker ’et-ha-pəlišṭî {אֶת־הַפְּלִשְׁתִּי | ’et-ha-pəlišṭî} indicates the direct object.
In context — 2 Samuel 21:17
But Abishai son of Zeruiah came to his aid and struck the Philistine down, putting him to death. Then the men of David swore an oath to him, saying, “You shall not go out with us again to battle , and you will not extinguish the lamp of Israel.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 21:17:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Samuel 21:17, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖י (ethapelishti) 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 Sam.21.17.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.21.17.W5.S1) and character.