Judges 16:28:19Judg.16.28.W19TAB
מִפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃
mipelishitim
“from the Philistines”
- Transliteration
- mi-pe-li-shi-TIM
- Extended
- mih-peh-lih-shih-TEEM
- IPA
- /mip.pəliʃˈtiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- from the Philistines
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
mi-pe-li-shi-TIM
- clause
a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI zakh-re-NI NA ve-khaz-ke-NI NA AKH ha-PA-am ha-ZE ha-e-lo-HIM ve-in-na-ke-MA ne-KAM-a-KHAT mish-te e-NAI mi-pe-li-shi-TIM
- sentence
va-yik-RA shim-SHON el-ye-ho-VAH va-yo-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI zakh-re-NI NA ve-khaz-ke-NI NA AKH ha-PA-am ha-ZE ha-e-lo-HIM ve-in-na-ke-MA ne-KAM-a-KHAT mish-te e-NAI mi-pe-li-shi-TIM
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase mipheListim {מִפְּלִשְׁתִּים | mippelis̱tîm} ‘on the Philistines’ completes the purpose clause.
In context — Judges 16:28
And Samson called to the LORD and said, “O Lord GOD, remember me, please, and strengthen me, please, only this time, that I may with one vengeance take revenge on the Philistines for my two eyes.”
About this coordinate
Judges 16:28:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of Judges 16:28, so the Hebrew word מִפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ (mipelishitim) 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.16.28.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.16.28.W19.S1) and character.