2 Samuel 23:12:52 Sam.23.12.W5TAB
אֶת־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים
etpelishtim
“the Philistines”
- Transliteration
- et-pe-lish-TIM
- Extended
- eht-peh-lish-TEEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.pəlɪʃˈtʰiːm/
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
- clause
va-yit-ya-TSEV be-TOKH-ha-KHEL-ka va-ya-TSI-le-HA va-YAKH et-pe-lish-TIM
- sentence
va-yit-ya-TSEV be-TOKH-ha-KHEL-ka va-ya-TSI-le-HA va-YAKH et-pe-lish-TIM va-ya-AS ye-ho-VAH te-shu-A ge-do-LA
Exegesis
The simple qal verb wayyaḵ {וַיַּךְ | wayyaḵ} ‘and he struck’, with the direct-object marker ʾet {אֶת | ʾet} and pelištīm {פְּלִשְׁתִּים | pelištīm} ‘Philistines’, conveys decisive action against the enemy.
In context — 2 Samuel 23:12
He stationed himself in the midst of the field and delivered it, and struck the Philistines; and the LORD made a great victory .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 23:12:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Samuel 23:12, so the Hebrew word אֶת־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים (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 Sam.23.12.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.23.12.W5.S1) and character.