Exodus 15:14:7Exod.15.14.W7TAB
פְּלָֽשֶׁת׃
pelashet
“Philistia”
- Transliteration
- pe-LA-shet
- Extended
- peh-LAA-sheht
- IPA
- /pə.ˈlaː.ʃɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- Philistia
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
pe-LA-shet
- clause
KHIL a-KHAZ yohsh-VE pe-LA-shet
- sentence
sham-U am-MIM yir-ga-ZUN KHIL a-KHAZ yohsh-VE pe-LA-shet
Exegesis
Finally, the construct chain yoshvei P'leshet {יֹשְׁבֵ֖י פְּלָֽשֶׁת | yôšĕḇê Pəlāšeṯ} ‘inhabitants of Philistia’ links the emotional action to a specific group. This perfect-imperfect-perfect structure and parallelism intensify the depiction of widespread and targeted terror.
In context — Exodus 15:14
The nations have heard , and they tremble; anguish has seized the inhabitants of Philistia.
About this coordinate
Exodus 15:14:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Exodus 15:14, so the Hebrew word פְּלָֽשֶׁת׃ (pelashet) 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 Exod.15.14.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.15.14.W7.S1) and character.