Judges 16:27:8Judg.16.27.W8TAB
פְלִשְׁתִּ֑ים
pelishtim
“the Philistines”
- Transliteration
- pe-lish-TIM
- Extended
- peh-lihs-THEEM
- IPA
- /fəlišˈtiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the 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
sar-NE pe-lish-TIM
- clause
ve-ha-BA-yit ma-LE ha-a-na-SHIM ve-ha-na-SHIM ve-SHA-ma KOL sar-NE pe-lish-TIM
- sentence
ve-ha-BA-yit ma-LE ha-a-na-SHIM ve-ha-na-SHIM ve-SHA-ma KOL sar-NE pe-lish-TIM ve-al-ha-GAG kish-lo-SHET a-la-FIM ISH ve-i-SHA ha-ro-IM bis-KHOK shim-SHON
Exegesis
The locative adverb ve-shamah {וְשָׁ֕מָּה | wə-šǎ-m-māh} ‘and there’ introduces kol sarnei pelishtim {כֹּ֖ל סַרְנֵ֣י פְלִשְׁתִּ֑ים | kôl sár-nê pĕ-lî-štîm} ‘all the rulers of the Philistines’ in a construct chain, emphasizing their authority.
In context — Judges 16:27
And the house was filled with men and women, and all the rulers of the Philistines were present, and on the roof there were about three thousand men and women watching Samson in amusement.
About this coordinate
Judges 16:27:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Judges 16:27, so the Hebrew word פְלִשְׁתִּ֑ים (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.16.27.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.16.27.W8.S1) and character.