Judges 14:4:13Judg.14.4.W13TAB
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים
pelishtim
“Philistines”
- Transliteration
- pe-lish-TIM
- Extended
- peh-lihsh-TEEM
- IPA
- /pəliʃˈtiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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
- clause
u-va-ET ha-HI pe-lish-TIM mo-she-LIM be-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
ve-a-VIV ve-i-MO LO ya-de-U KI me-ye-ho-VAH HI ki-TO-a-na HU-me-vak-KESH mip-pe-lish-TIM u-va-ET ha-HI pe-lish-TIM mo-she-LIM be-yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
Finally, the participle mōšəlîm {מֹשְׁלִים | mō-šə-lîm} ‘ruling’ with Plištîm {פְּלִשְׁתִּים | Plištîm} as subject and bə-Yisra’ēl {בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל | bə-yis-rā-’ēl} ‘over Israel’ completes the narrative. In English translation, the causal clauses are rendered “for” (formal) and “since” (dynamic), participles receive progressive aspect (“was seeking,” “were ruling”), and the temporal phrase is preserved as “at that time” to maintain the Hebrew flow and emphasis.
Root and etymology
p-l-shpe–lamed–shin
“invaders”
In context — Judges 14:4
But his father and his mother did not know that it was from the LORD , for He was seeking an occasion against the Philistines; and at that time the Philistines were ruling over Israel.
About this coordinate
Judges 14:4:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Judges 14:4, so the Hebrew word פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים (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 Judg.14.4.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.14.4.W13.S1) and character.