פְּלִשְׁתִּי

pe.lish.tiPhilistineHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentName of a people group288 occurrences18 books244 verses
This word comes from the names of Philistine, Great Sea and Philistia.

Definition

patrial from H6429; a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth
Traditional renderings: Philistine.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders פְּלִשְׁתִּי:

Glossary entries

Philistia, Philistines Mediterranean Sea Palestina Great Sea

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

288 total
  1. 1 Samuel 14:21לַפְּלִשְׁתִּים֙ · to join the Philistines
    And the Hebrews who had previously gone up into the surrounding camps to join the Philistines now went over to the Israelites who were with Saul and Jonathan.
  2. 1 Samuel 14:22פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים · the Philistines
    When all the Israelites who had been hiding in the hill country of Ephraim heard that the Philistines were fleeing, they also joined the battle in close pursuit.
  3. 1 Samuel 14:30בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ · of the Philistines
    How much better it would have been if the troops had eaten freely today from the plunder they took from their enemies! Would not the slaughter of the Philistines have been much greater?”
  4. 1 Samuel 14:31בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים · the Philistines
    That day, after the Israelites had struck down the Philistines from Michmash to Aijalon, the people were very faint.
  5. 1 Samuel 14:36פְלִשְׁתִּ֨ים׀ · the Philistines
    And Saul said, “Let us go down after the Philistines by night and plunder them until dawn, leaving no man alive!” “Do what seems good to you,” the troops replied. But the priest said, “We must consult God here.”
  6. 1 Samuel 14:37פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים · the Philistines
    So Saul inquired of God, “Shall I go down after the Philistines? Will You give them into the hand of Israel?” But God did not answer him that day.
  7. 1 Samuel 14:46פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים · of the Philistines; וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים · and the Philistines
    Then Saul gave up his pursuit of the Philistines, and the Philistines returned to their own land.
  8. 1 Samuel 14:47וּבַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים · and the Philistines
    After Saul had assumed the kingship over Israel, he fought against all his enemies on every side—the Moabites, the Ammonites, the Edomites, the kings of Zobah, and the Philistines. Wherever he turned, he routed them.
  9. 1 Samuel 14:52פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים · the Philistines
    And the war with the Philistines was fierce for all the days of Saul. So whenever he noticed any strong or brave man, Saul would enlist him.
  10. 1 Samuel 17:1פְלִשְׁתִּ֤ים · Now the Philistines
    Now the Philistines gathered their forces for war at Socoh in Judah, and they camped between Socoh and Azekah in Ephes-dammim.
  11. 1 Samuel 17:2פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ · the Philistines
    Saul and the men of Israel assembled and camped in the Valley of Elah, arraying themselves for battle against the Philistines.
  12. 1 Samuel 17:3וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֞ים · The Philistines
    The Philistines stood on one hill and the Israelites stood on another, with the valley between them.
  13. 1 Samuel 17:4פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים · from the Philistine
    Then a champion named Goliath, who was from Gath, came out from the Philistine camp. He was six cubits and a span in height,
  14. 1 Samuel 17:8הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗י · a Philistine
    And Goliath stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel, “Why do you come out and array yourselves for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and are you not servants of Saul? Choose one of your men and have him come down against me.
  15. 1 Samuel 17:10הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔י · Then the Philistine
    Then the Philistine said, “I defy the ranks of Israel this day! Give me a man to fight!”
  16. 1 Samuel 17:11הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖י · of the Philistine
    On hearing the words of the Philistine, Saul and all the Israelites were dismayed and greatly afraid.
  17. 1 Samuel 17:16הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖י · the Philistine
    For forty days the Philistine came forward every morning and evening to take his stand.
  18. 1 Samuel 17:19פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ · the Philistines
    They are with Saul and all the men of Israel in the Valley of Elah, fighting against the Philistines.”
  19. 1 Samuel 17:21וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים · and the Philistines
    And Israel and the Philistines arrayed in formation against each other.
  20. 1 Samuel 17:23הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֨י · the Philistine; פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים · of the Philistines
    And as he was speaking with them, suddenly the champion named Goliath, the Philistine from Gath, came forward from the ranks of the Philistines and shouted his usual words, which David also heard.
  21. 1 Samuel 17:26הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֣י · Philistine; הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֤י · Philistine
    David asked the men who were standing with him, “What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and removes this disgrace from Israel? Just who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?”
  22. 1 Samuel 17:32הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֥י · Philistine
    And David said to Saul, “Let no man’s heart fail on account of this Philistine. Your servant will go and fight him!”
  23. 1 Samuel 17:33הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֣י · Philistine
    But Saul replied, “You cannot go out against this Philistine to fight him. You are just a boy, and he has been a warrior from his youth.”
  24. 1 Samuel 17:36הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֨י · Philistine
    Your servant has killed lions and bears; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God.”
  25. 1 Samuel 17:37הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖י · Philistine
    David added, “The LORD, who delivered me from the claws of the lion and the bear, will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.” “Go,” said Saul, “and may the LORD be with you.”
  26. 1 Samuel 17:40הַפְּלִשְׁתִּֽי׃ · the Philistine
    And David took his staff in his hand, selected five smooth stones from the brook, and put them in the pouch of his shepherd’s bag. And with his sling in hand, he approached the Philistine.
  27. 1 Samuel 17:41הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔י · Now the Philistine
    Now the Philistine came closer and closer to David, with his shield-bearer before him.
  28. 1 Samuel 17:42הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֛י · When the Philistine
    When the Philistine looked and saw David, he despised him because he was just a boy, ruddy and handsome.
  29. 1 Samuel 17:43הַפְּלִשְׁתִּי֙ · he; הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֛י · And the Philistine
    “Am I a dog,” he said to David, “that you come at me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
  30. 1 Samuel 17:44הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖י · here
    “Come here,” he called to David, “and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air and the beasts of the field!”
  31. 1 Samuel 17:45הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔י · the Philistine
    But David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD of Hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.
  32. 1 Samuel 17:46פְלִשְׁתִּים֙ · of the Philistine
    This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand. This day I will strike you down, cut off your head, and give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds of the air and the creatures of the earth. Then the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel.
  33. 1 Samuel 17:48הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔י · the Philistine; הַפְּלִשְׁתִּֽי׃ · him
    As the Philistine started forward to attack him, David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet him.
  34. 1 Samuel 17:49הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖י · the Philistine
    Then David reached into his bag, took out a stone, and slung it, striking the Philistine on the forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell facedown on the ground.
  35. 1 Samuel 17:50הַפְּלִשְׁתִּי֙ · the Philistine; הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖י · the Philistine
    Thus David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone; without a sword in his hand he struck down the Philistine and killed him.
  36. 1 Samuel 17:51הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֜י · the Philistine’s; הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֛ים · When the Philistines
    David ran and stood over him. He grabbed the Philistine’s sword and pulled it from its sheath and killed him, and he cut off his head with the sword. When the Philistines saw that their hero was dead, they turned and ran.
  37. 1 Samuel 17:52הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים · the Philistines; פְלִשְׁתִּים֙ · of the Philistines
    Then the men of Israel and Judah charged forward with a shout and pursued the Philistines to the entrance of Gath and to the gates of Ekron. And the bodies of the Philistines were strewn along the Shaaraim road to Gath and Ekron.
  38. 1 Samuel 17:53פְלִשְׁתִּ֑ים · of the Philistines
    When the Israelites returned from their pursuit of the Philistines, they plundered their camps.
  39. 1 Samuel 17:54הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔י · of the Philistine
    David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem, and he put Goliath’s weapons in his own tent.
  40. 1 Samuel 17:55הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔י · the Philistine
    As Saul had watched David going out to confront the Philistine, he said to Abner the commander of the army, “Abner, whose son is this young man?” “As surely as you live, O king,” Abner replied, “I do not know.”
  41. 1 Samuel 17:57הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔י · the Philistine; הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖י · still holding [his]
    So when David returned from killing the Philistine, still holding his head in his hand, Abner took him and brought him before Saul.