Judges 15:3:6Judg.15.3.W6TAB
מִפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים
mipelishtim
“from the Philistines”
- Transliteration
- mi-pe-lish-TIM
- Extended
- mih-peh-lihsh-TEEM
- IPA
- /mip.pəliʃˈtiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- from the Philistines
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| 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
mi-pe-lish-TIM
- clause
va-yo-MER la-HEM shim-sHON ni-KEI-ti ha-PA-am mi-pe-lish-TIM
- sentence
va-yo-MER la-HEM shim-sHON ni-KEI-ti ha-PA-am mi-pe-lish-TIM ki-O-se a-NI im-MAM ra-A
Exegesis
The phrase mi-p̄lištîm {מִפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים | mi-p̄lištîm} situates his statement against the Philistines.
Root and etymology
p-l-shp l sh
“to invade, migrate”
In context — Judges 15:3
And Samson said to them, “This time I am blameless toward the Philistines, even if I inflict harm upon them.”
About this coordinate
Judges 15:3:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Judges 15:3, so the Hebrew word מִפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים (mipelishtim) 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.15.3.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.15.3.W6.S1) and character.