Judges 15:6:2Judg.15.6.W2TAB
פְלִשְׁתִּים֮
pelishtim
“Philistines”
- Transliteration
- pe-lish-TIM
- Extended
- peh-lish-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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The word
Word in context
- word
pe-lish-TIM
- phraseyour reading level
va-yo-ME-ru pe-lish-TIM
- clause
va-yo-ME-ru pe-lish-TIM MI a-SA ZOT va-yo-ME-ru shim-SHON kha-TAN ha-tim-NI KI la-KHAKH et-ish-TO va-yit-ne-NAH le-me-re-E-hu
- sentence
va-yo-ME-ru pe-lish-TIM MI a-SA ZOT va-yo-ME-ru shim-SHON kha-TAN ha-tim-NI KI la-KHAKH et-ish-TO va-yit-ne-NAH le-me-re-E-hu va-ya-a-LU pe-lish-TIM va-yis-re-FU o-TAH ve-et-a-VI-ha ba-ESH
Root and etymology
p-l-shp l sh
“to invade, migrate”
In context — Judges 15:6
The Philistines said, “Who has done this?” And they said, “Samson, the Timnite’s son-in-law, because he took his wife and gave her to his companion.” Then the Philistines went up and burned her and her father with fire.
About this coordinate
Judges 15:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Judges 15:6, so the Hebrew word פְלִשְׁתִּים֮ (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.15.6.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.15.6.W2.S1) and character.