Judges 15:20:4Judg.15.20.W4TAB
פְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים
pelishtim
“Philistines”
- Transliteration
- pe-lish-TIM
- Extended
- peh-lihsh-TEEM
- IPA
- /pə.lɪʃˈtiːm/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
pe-lish-TIM
- phraseyour reading level
bi-ME pe-lish-TIM
- sentence
va-yish-POT et-yis-ra-EL bi-ME pe-lish-TIM e-se-RIM sha-NA
Exegesis
The prepositional construct bimei {בִּימֵ֥י | bə-mē} ‘in the days of’ links temporally to Pelishtim {פְלִשְׁתִּים | pĕlištīm} ‘Philistines,’ situating Israel under external rule.
Root and etymology
Rootpe–lamed–shin
“to invade, roll in”
In context — Judges 15:20
He judged Israel for twenty years, in the days of the Philistines .
About this coordinate
Judges 15:20:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Judges 15:20, so the Hebrew word פְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים (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.15.20.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.15.20.W4.S1) and character.