Judges 15:9:2Judg.15.9.W2TAB
פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים
pelishittim
“Philistines”
- Transliteration
- pe-li-SHIT-tim
- Extended
- peh-lih-SHIT-tihm
- IPA
- /fəliʃˈtːiːm/
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 | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a 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-li-SHIT-tim
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-a-LU pe-li-SHIT-tim
- clause
va-ya-a-LU pe-li-SHIT-tim va-ya-kha-NU bi-ye-hu-DA
- sentence
va-ya-a-LU pe-li-SHIT-tim va-ya-kha-NU bi-ye-hu-DA va-yin-NAT-shu ba-LE-khi
Exegesis
The proper noun pelishtim {פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים | pĕlištîm} ‘Philistines’ functions as the implied subject of each verb.
Root and etymology
p-l-shp l sh
“to invade, migrate”
In context — Judges 15:9
The Philistines went up, camped in Judah, and spread themselves out at Lehi .
About this coordinate
Judges 15:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Judges 15:9, so the Hebrew word פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים (pelishittim) 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.15.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.15.9.W2.S1) and character.