פְּלִשְׁתִּי
pe.lish.tiPhilistineHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentName of a people group288 occurrences18 books244 verses
Definition
patrial from H6429; a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth
Traditional renderings: Philistine.
Traditional renderings: Philistine.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders פְּלִשְׁתִּי:
- ἀλλόφυλοςallophulos“foreign”99%
Glossary entries
Philistia, Philistines Mediterranean Sea Palestina Great Sea
Usage patterns
Occurrences
288 total
- 2 Samuel 3:18פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים · of the PhilistinesNow take action, because the LORD has said to David, ‘Through My servant David I will save My people Israel from the hands of the Philistines and of all their enemies.’”
- 2 Samuel 5:17פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים · When the Philistines; פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים · theyWhen the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over Israel, they all went in search of him; but David learned of this and went down to the stronghold.
- 2 Samuel 5:18וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים · Now the PhilistinesNow the Philistines had come and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim.
- 2 Samuel 5:19פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים · the Philistines; הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים · the PhilistinesSo David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand?” “Go up,” replied the LORD, “for I will surely deliver the Philistines into your hand.”
- 2 Samuel 5:22פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים · the PhilistinesOnce again the Philistines came up and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim.
- 2 Samuel 5:24פְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ · of the PhilistinesAs soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, move quickly, because this will mean that the LORD has gone out before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.”
- 2 Samuel 5:25פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים · the PhilistinesSo David did as the LORD had commanded him, and he struck down the Philistines all the way from Gibeon to Gezer.
- 2 Samuel 8:1פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים · the Philistines; פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ · of the PhilistinesSome time later, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Metheg-ammah from the hand of the Philistines.
- 2 Samuel 8:12וּמִפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים · and Philistines…from Edom and Moab, from the Ammonites and Philistines and Amalekites, and from the spoil of Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah.
- 2 Samuel 19:9פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים · of the PhilistinesAnd all the people throughout the tribes of Israel were arguing, “The king rescued us from the hand of our enemies and delivered us from the hand of the Philistines, but now he has fled the land because of Absalom.
- 2 Samuel 21:12הַפְּלִשְׁתִּים · the Philistines; פְּלִשְׁתִּ֛ים · [they]…he went and took the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan from the men of Jabesh-gilead, who had stolen them from the public square of Beth-shan where the Philistines had hung the bodies after they had struck down Saul at Gilboa.
- 2 Samuel 21:15לַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים · the Philistines; פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים · the PhilistinesOnce again the Philistines waged war against Israel, and David and his servants went down and fought against the Philistines. But David became exhausted.
- 2 Samuel 21:17הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖י · the PhilistineBut Abishai son of Zeruiah came to his aid, struck the Philistine, and killed him. Then David’s men swore to him, “You must never again go out with us to battle, so that the lamp of Israel may not be extinguished.”
- 2 Samuel 21:18פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים · the PhilistinesSome time later at Gob, there was another battle with the Philistines. At that time Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Saph, a descendant of Rapha.
- 2 Samuel 21:19פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים · the PhilistinesOnce again there was a battle with the Philistines at Gob, and Elhanan son of Jair the Bethlehemite killed the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.
- 2 Samuel 23:9בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּים · the PhilistinesNext in command was Eleazar son of Dodo the Ahohite. As one of the three mighty men, he went with David to taunt the Philistines who had gathered for battle at Pas-dammim. The men of Israel retreated,
- 2 Samuel 23:10בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֜ים · the Philistines…but Eleazar stood his ground and struck the Philistines until his hand grew weary and stuck to his sword. The LORD brought about a great victory that day. Then the troops returned to him, but only to plunder the dead.
- 2 Samuel 23:11פְלִשְׁתִּ֜ים · When the Philistines; פְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ · [them]And after him was Shammah son of Agee the Hararite. When the Philistines had banded together near a field full of lentils, Israel’s troops fled from them.
- 2 Samuel 23:12פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים · the PhilistinesBut Shammah took his stand in the middle of the field, defended it, and struck down the Philistines. So the LORD brought about a great victory.
- 2 Samuel 23:13פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים · of PhilistinesAt harvest time, three of the thirty chief men went down to David at the cave of Adullam, while a company of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.
- 2 Samuel 23:14פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים · of the PhilistinesAt that time David was in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was at Bethlehem.
- 2 Samuel 23:16פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים · through the PhilistineSo the three mighty men broke through the Philistine camp, drew water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem, and brought it back to David. But he refused to drink it; instead, he poured it out to the LORD,
- 1 Kings 4:21פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים · of the PhilistinesAnd Solomon reigned over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms offered tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.
- 1 Kings 15:27לַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים · of the PhilistinesThen Baasha son of Ahijah of the house of Issachar conspired against Nadab, and Baasha struck him down at Gibbethon of the Philistines while Nadab and all Israel were besieging the city.
- 1 Kings 16:15לַפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ · of the PhilistinesIn the twenty-seventh year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Zimri reigned in Tirzah for seven days. Now the troops were encamped against Gibbethon of the Philistines,
- 2 Kings 8:2פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים · of the PhilistinesSo the woman had proceeded to do as the man of God had instructed. And she and her household lived as foreigners for seven years in the land of the Philistines.
- 2 Kings 8:3פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים · of the PhilistinesAt the end of seven years, when the woman returned from the land of the Philistines, she went to the king to appeal for her house and her land.
- 2 Kings 18:8פְּלִשְׁתִּ֛ים · the PhilistinesHe defeated the Philistines as far as Gaza and its borders, from watchtower to fortified city.
- 1 Chronicles 1:12פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים · the Philistines…the Pathrusites, the Casluhites (from whom the Philistines came), and the Caphtorites.
- 1 Chronicles 10:1וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים · Now the Philistines; פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים · themNow the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before them, and many fell slain on Mount Gilboa.
- 1 Chronicles 10:2פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים · The Philistines; פְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםThe Philistines followed hard after Saul and his sons, and they killed Saul’s sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua.
- 1 Chronicles 10:7פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים · So the PhilistinesWhen all the Israelites in the valley saw that the army had fled and that Saul and his sons had died, they abandoned their cities and ran away. So the Philistines came and occupied their cities.
- 1 Chronicles 10:8פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים · when the PhilistinesThe next day, when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.
- 1 Chronicles 10:9פְלִשְׁתִּ֜ים · of the PhilistinesThey stripped Saul, cut off his head, took his armor, and sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines to proclaim the news in the temple of their idols and among their people.
- 1 Chronicles 10:11פְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים · the PhilistinesWhen all the people of Jabesh-gilead heard about everything the Philistines had done to Saul,
- 1 Chronicles 11:13וְהַפְּלִשְׁתִּים֙ · when the Philistines; פְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ · the PhilistinesHe was with David at Pas-dammim when the Philistines gathered there for battle. At a place with a field full of barley, the troops fled from the Philistines.
- 1 Chronicles 11:14פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים · the PhilistinesBut Eleazar and David stationed themselves in the middle of the field and defended it. They struck down the Philistines, and the LORD brought about a great victory.
- 1 Chronicles 11:15פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים · of PhilistinesThree of the thirty chief men went down to David, to the rock at the cave of Adullam, while a company of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.
- 1 Chronicles 11:16פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים · of the PhilistinesAt that time David was in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was at Bethlehem.
- 1 Chronicles 11:18פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים · through the PhilistineSo the Three broke through the Philistine camp, drew water from the well at the gate of Bethlehem, and brought it back to David. But he refused to drink it; instead, he poured it out to the LORD,
- 1 Chronicles 12:19פְּלִשְׁתִּ֧ים · the PhilistinesSome from Manasseh defected to David when he went with the Philistines to fight against Saul. (They did not help the Philistines because the Philistine rulers consulted and sent David away, saying, “It will cost us our heads if he defects to his master Saul.”)