2 Samuel 23:9:122 Sam.23.9.W12TAB
בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּים֙
bapelishtim
“the Philistines”
- Transliteration
- ba-pe-lish-TIM
- Extended
- bah-peh-lish-TEEM
- IPA
- /bap.lɪʃˈtiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Philistines
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| 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 | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-pe-lish-TIM
- phraseyour reading level
be-khar-FAm ba-pe-lish-TIM
- clause
bi-she-lo-SHA ge-va-RIM ha-gi-bo-RIM im-da-VID be-khar-FAm ba-pe-lish-TIM ne-es-FU-sham la-mil-kha-MA va-ya-a-LU ISH yis-ra-EL
- sentence
ve-a-khe-RO ve-a-kha-RAV el-e-A-zar ben-da-DI do-DO ben-a-kho-KHI bi-she-lo-SHA ge-va-RIM ha-gi-bo-RIM im-da-VID be-khar-FAm ba-pe-lish-TIM ne-es-FU-sham la-mil-kha-MA va-ya-a-LU ISH yis-ra-EL
In context — 2 Samuel 23:9
And after him was Eleazar, son of Dodo the Ahohite , one of the three mighty men with David when they defied the Philistines gathered there for battle, and the men of Israel withdrew.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 23:9:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Samuel 23:9, so the Hebrew word בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּים֙ (bapelishtim) 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.23.9.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.23.9.W12.S1) and character.