Judges 16:20:2Judg.16.20.W2TAB
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֥ים
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
pe-lish-TIM a-LE-kha
- clause
va-to-MER pe-lish-TIM a-LE-kha shim-SHON
- sentence
va-to-MER pe-lish-TIM a-LE-kha shim-SHON va-yi-KATS mish-she-na-TO va-yo-MER e-TSE ke-FA-am be-FA-am ve-in-na-ER ve-HU LO ya-DA KI Ye-ho-VAH SAR me-a-LAV
Exegesis
The phrase pelishtim ’alekha {פְּלִשְׁתִּים עָלֶיךָ | pə·lîš·tīm ’ā·lē·ḵā} ‘the Philistines are upon you’ signals imminent danger.
In context — Judges 16:20
And she said, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” And he awoke from his sleep , and he said, “I will go out time after time and shake myself free.” But he did not know that the LORD had departed from him.
About this coordinate
Judges 16:20:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Judges 16:20, so the Hebrew word פְּלִשְׁתִּ֥ים (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.16.20.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.16.20.W2.S1) and character.