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

Result
פְ + לִ + שְׁת + תִּ֔ים
pe + li + shit + tim
pelishittim

Alphabet Analysis

Pep with dagesh; f without
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Lamedl as in law
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Tavt as in top
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    pe-li-SHIT-tim

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-ya-a-LU pe-li-SHIT-tim

  3. clause

    va-ya-a-LU pe-li-SHIT-tim va-ya-kha-NU bi-ye-hu-DA

  4. 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 contextJudges 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.