2 Samuel 23:14:52 Sam.23.14.W5TAB
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים
pelishtim
“of the Philistines”
- Transliteration
- pe-lish-TIM
- Extended
- peh-lihsh-TEEM
- IPA
- /pəliʃˈtiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the 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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Word in context
- word
pe-lish-TIM
- phraseyour reading level
u-mats-TSAV pe-lish-TIM
- clause
u-mats-TSAV pe-lish-TIM AZ BET LA-khem
- sentence
ve-da-VID AZ ba-me-tsu-DA u-mats-TSAV pe-lish-TIM AZ BET LA-khem
Exegesis
A parallel clause begins with u-matzav {וּמַצַּב | wə-maṭ-ṣāḇ} ‘and garrison,’ followed by pelishtim {פְּלִשְׁתִּים | pə-lîš-tîm} ‘of the Philistines’ in construct.
In context — 2 Samuel 23:14
And David was then in the stronghold , and the garrison of the Philistines was then at Bethlehem .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 23:14:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Samuel 23:14, so the Hebrew word פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים (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 2 Sam.23.14.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.23.14.W5.S1) and character.