פְּלִשְׁתִּי
pe.lish.tiNounH6430
Philistine
From: patrial from H6429 (פְּלֶשֶׁת);
Short Definition
a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth
Full Lexicon Entry
Philistine = "immigrants" an inhabitant of Philistia; descendants of Mizraim who immigrated from Caphtor (Crete?) to the western seacoast of Canaan Another spelling of pe.le.shet (*פְּלֶ֫שֶׁת *"Philistia" H6429)
Grammar
Part of Speech Noun
Morphology N:N--LG
DescriptionN:N--LG
Occurrences
237 timesAppears 237 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
1 Samuel
123
Judges
31
2 Samuel
23
1 Chronicles
22
Genesis
8
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 1:12
- 1 Samuel 14:47
- 1 Samuel 23:5
- 1 Samuel 7:8
- Genesis 10:14
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