Hebrew · H6430

פְּלִשְׁתִּי

A Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth

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פְּלִשְׁתִּי H6430

Pronunciation pĕlišĕtiy

What does פְּלִשְׁתִּי (pĕlišĕtiy) mean in the Bible?

פְּלִשְׁתִּי (pĕlišĕtiy): Designated enemy of Israel; represents technological superiority and idolatry in covenantal conflict narratives

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What does פְּלִשְׁתִּי (pĕlišĕtiy) mean in the Bible?

פְּלִשְׁתִּי (pĕlišĕtiy): Designated enemy of Israel; represents technological superiority and idolatry in covenantal conflict narratives

How does the BSB render H6430?

The BSB source-word alignment has 288 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the Philistines (81), of the Philistines (77), the Philistine (21), Philistine (9), When the Philistines (9).

Where does פְּלִשְׁתִּי (pĕlišĕtiy) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 10:14. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Samuel (152), Judges (34), 2 Samuel (30), 1 Chronicles (29).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It

the Philistines 81× Genesis 10:14, Judges 14:4, Judges 15:6, Judges 15:11

of the Philistines 77× Genesis 21:32, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 26:1, Genesis 26:8

the Philistine 21× 1 Samuel 13:3, 1 Samuel 14:1, 1 Samuel 14:4, 1 Samuel 17:16

Philistine 9× Joshua 13:3, 1 Samuel 17:26, 1 Samuel 17:32, 1 Samuel 17:33

When the Philistines 9× 1 Samuel 7:7, 1 Samuel 17:51, 1 Samuel 31:8, 2 Samuel 5:17

Now the Philistines 7× 1 Samuel 13:5, 1 Samuel 17:1, 1 Samuel 29:1, 1 Samuel 31:1

Philistines 7× Judges 3:31, Judges 10:11, Judges 14:3, 1 Samuel 18:27

and the Philistines 6× 1 Samuel 13:3, 1 Samuel 13:11, 1 Samuel 14:46, 1 Samuel 14:47

So the Philistines 6× Genesis 26:15, Judges 15:6, 1 Samuel 4:10, 1 Samuel 7:13

against the Philistines 4× Judges 14:4, 1 Samuel 7:13, 1 Samuel 23:5, 2 Chronicles 26:6

of the Philistine 4× 1 Samuel 13:17, 1 Samuel 17:11, 1 Samuel 17:46, 1 Samuel 17:54

- 3× 1 Samuel 5:2, 1 Samuel 29:3, 1 Samuel 29:4

the Philistines [are] 3× Judges 16:9, Judges 16:14, Judges 16:20

to the Philistines 3× Judges 15:3, 1 Samuel 13:4, 1 Samuel 13:20

. . . 2× 1 Samuel 31:2, 1 Chronicles 10:2

and Philistines 2× Judges 10:6, 2 Samuel 8:12

in Philistine 2× 1 Samuel 27:7, 1 Samuel 27:11

of Philistines 2× 2 Samuel 23:13, 1 Chronicles 11:15

them 2× 1 Samuel 31:1, 1 Chronicles 10:1

Then the Philistines 2× Judges 15:9, Judges 16:21

they 2× 2 Samuel 5:17, 1 Chronicles 14:8

through the Philistine 2× 2 Samuel 23:16, 1 Chronicles 11:18

while the Philistines 2× 1 Samuel 4:1, 1 Samuel 13:16

[them] 1× 2 Samuel 23:11

[they] 1× 2 Samuel 21:12

[who] 1× 1 Samuel 14:11

[will possess the land] of the Philistines 1× Obadiah 1:19

a Philistine 1× 1 Samuel 17:8

a young Philistine 1× Judges 14:1

After the Philistines 1× 1 Samuel 5:1

and among the Philistines 1× 2 Chronicles 26:6

and Philistia 1× Isaiah 9:12

And the Philistine 1× 1 Samuel 17:43

As the Philistine 1× 1 Samuel 29:2

As the Philistines 1× 1 Samuel 7:10

from the Philistine 1× 1 Samuel 17:4

he 1× 1 Samuel 17:43

here 1× 1 Samuel 17:44

him 1× 1 Samuel 17:48

in the Philistine 1× 1 Samuel 14:19

like the Philistines 1× Isaiah 2:6

Now the Philistine 1× 1 Samuel 17:41

O Philistines 1× 1 Samuel 4:9

of Philistine 1× 1 Samuel 6:18

still holding [his] 1× 1 Samuel 17:57

that the Philistines 1× Genesis 26:14

the Philistine’s 1× 1 Samuel 17:51

the Philistines are 1× Judges 16:12

their 1× 1 Samuel 7:7

Then the Philistine 1× 1 Samuel 17:10

to join the Philistines 1× 1 Samuel 14:21

When the Philistine 1× 1 Samuel 17:42

which the Philistines 1× Genesis 26:18

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Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row Genesis 10:14

Aligned rows 288

Books represented 18

Genesis 8 Exodus 2 Joshua 2 Judges 34 1 Samuel 152 2 Samuel 30 1 Kings 3 2 Kings 3 1 Chronicles 29 2 Chronicles 7 Psalms 1 Isaiah 3 Jeremiah 4 Ezekiel 4 Amos 3 Obadiah 1 Zephaniah 1 Zechariah 1

Source forms

פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים 36x pə·liš·tîm Genesis 26:8, Genesis 26:15, Genesis 26:18, Exodus 13:17

פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים 23x pə·liš·tîm Judges 14:2, Judges 15:5, Judges 15:12, 1 Samuel 7:11

פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים 22x p̄ə·liš·tîm Judges 15:6, Judges 15:9, Judges 16:18, Judges 16:21

פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים 17x p̄ə·liš·tîm Joshua 13:3, Judges 3:3, Judges 16:5, Judges 16:8

פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים 16x pə·liš·tîm Genesis 10:14, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 26:1, Judges 13:1

פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ 15x pə·liš·tîm Genesis 21:32, Genesis 26:14, Judges 10:11, Judges 13:5

פְלִשְׁתִּים֙ 11x p̄ə·liš·tîm 1 Samuel 4:6, 1 Samuel 5:2, 1 Samuel 6:12, 1 Samuel 6:18

הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖י 9x hap·pə·liš·tî 1 Samuel 17:11, 1 Samuel 17:16, 1 Samuel 17:37, 1 Samuel 17:44

Parsing patterns

Noun - proper - masculine plural 202x Genesis 10:14, Genesis 21:32, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 26:1

Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular 33x 1 Samuel 17:8, 1 Samuel 17:10, 1 Samuel 17:11, 1 Samuel 17:16

Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine plural 19x Judges 15:14, 1 Samuel 4:1, 1 Samuel 5:1, 1 Samuel 7:10

Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural 12x 1 Samuel 7:13, 1 Samuel 13:4, 1 Samuel 14:30, 1 Samuel 14:31

Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural 8x Joshua 13:2, 1 Samuel 4:7, 1 Samuel 7:13, 1 Samuel 13:20

Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural 4x 1 Samuel 14:21, 2 Samuel 21:15, 1 Kings 15:27, 1 Kings 16:15

Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine plural 4x Judges 14:3, Judges 14:4, Judges 15:3, Judges 16:28

Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural 2x 1 Samuel 14:47, 2 Chronicles 26:6

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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