פְּלִשְׁתִּי (pe.lish.ti) means “Philistine” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: pel-ish-tee' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
פְּלִשְׁתִּי · pe.lish.ti · Philistine
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)
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פְּלִשְׁתִּי · pe.lish.ti · Philistine
A Philistine living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.14; son of: Casluhim (H3695) § Philistine = "immigrants" an inhabitant of Philistia; descendants of Mizraim who immigrated from Caphtor (Crete?) to the western seacoast of Canaan
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פְּלִשְׁתִּי · pe.lish.ti · (Sea of the) Philistines
Philistine = "immigrants" an inhabitant of Philistia; descendants of Mizraim who immigrated from Caphtor (Crete?) to the western seacoast of Canaan Another name of ga.dol (גָּדוֹל "Great( Sea)" H1419J)
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patrial from H6429 (פְּלֶשֶׁת); a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth
KJV glosses: Philistine.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| the philistines | 82 |
| of the philistines | 77 |
| the philistine | 21 |
| philistine | 9 |
| when the philistines | 9 |
| now the philistines | 7 |
| philistines | 7 |
| and the philistines | 6 |
| so the philistines | 6 |
| against the philistines | 4 |
| of the philistine | 4 |
| the philistines are | 4 |
| them | 3 |
| they | 3 |
| to the philistines | 3 |
| and philistines | 2 |
| in philistine | 2 |
| of philistines | 2 |
| then the philistines | 2 |
| through the philistine | 2 |
| while the philistines | 2 |
| a philistine | 1 |
| a young philistine | 1 |
| after the philistines | 1 |
| and among the philistines | 1 |
| and philistia | 1 |
| and the philistine | 1 |
| as the philistine | 1 |
| as the philistines | 1 |
| from the philistine | 1 |
| he | 1 |
| here | 1 |
| him | 1 |
| in the philistine | 1 |
| like the philistines | 1 |
| now the philistine | 1 |
| o philistines | 1 |
| of philistine | 1 |
| still holding his | 1 |
| that the philistines | 1 |
| their | 1 |
| then the philistine | 1 |
| to join the philistines | 1 |
| when the philistine | 1 |
| which the philistines | 1 |
| who | 1 |
| will possess the land of the philistines | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| of the philistines | 102 |
| the philistines | 43 |
| and the philistines | 29 |
| the philistine | 10 |
| with the philistines | 9 |
| against the philistines | 6 |
| and the philistine | 6 |
| of the philistine | 5 |
| to the philistines | 5 |
| for the philistines | 4 |
| now the philistines | 4 |
| all the philistines | 3 |
| and when the philistines | 3 |
| philistine | 3 |
| unto him the philistines | 3 |
| when the philistines | 3 |
| and from the philistines | 2 |
| but the philistines | 2 |
| that the philistines | 2 |
| then the philistines | 2 |
| to the philistine | 2 |
| upon the philistines | 2 |
| which the philistines | 2 |
| again with the philistines | 1 |
| against this philistine | 1 |
| all that the philistines | 1 |
| among the philistines | 1 |
| and against the philistines | 1 |
| and among the philistines | 1 |
| and it came to pass when the philistine | 1 |
| and of the philistines | 1 |
| and there the philistines | 1 |
| and when the philistine | 1 |
| because the philistines | 1 |
| behold the philistines | 1 |
| but when the philistines | 1 |
| him against the philistines | 1 |
| i the philistines | 1 |
| in the philistines | 1 |
| like the philistines | 1 |
| moreover the philistines | 1 |
| not i a philistine | 1 |
| o ye philistines | 1 |
| of that which the philistines | 1 |
| of this philistine | 1 |
| philistim | 1 |
| philistines | 1 |
| so the philistines | 1 |
| than the philistines | 1 |
| therewith and when the philistines | 1 |
| these philistines | 1 |
| thou not that the philistines | 1 |
| unto the philistines | 1 |
| upon the philistine | 1 |
| was against the philistines | 1 |
| were with the philistines | 1 |
| where the philistines | 1 |
| with this philistine | 1 |
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the Pathrusites, the Casluhites (from whom the Philistines came), and the Caphtorites.
Read word by wordAfter they had made the covenant at Beersheba, Abimelech and Phicol the commander of his army got up and returned to the land of the Philistines.
Read word by wordAnd Abraham resided in the land of the Philistines for a long time.
Read word by wordNow there was another famine in the land, subsequent to the one that had occurred in Abraham’s time. And Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines at Gerar.
Read word by wordWhen Isaac had been there a long time, Abimelech king of the Philistines looked down from the window and was surprised to see Isaac caressing his wife Rebekah.
Read word by wordHe owned so many flocks and herds and servants that the Philistines envied him.
Read word by wordSo the Philistines took dirt and stopped up all the wells that his father’s servants had dug in the days of his father Abraham.
Read word by wordIsaac reopened the wells that had been dug in the days of his father Abraham, which the Philistines had stopped up after Abraham died. And he gave these wells the same names his father had given them.
Read word by wordWhen Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them along the road through the land of the Philistines, though it was shorter. For God said, “If the people face war, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.”
Read word by wordAnd I will establish your borders from the Red Sea to the Sea of the Philistines, and from the desert to the Euphrates. For I will deliver the inhabitants into your hand, and you will drive them out before you.
Read word by wordThis is the land that remains: All the territory of the Philistines and the Geshurites,
Read word by wordfrom the Shihor east of Egypt to the territory of Ekron on the north (considered to be Canaanite territory)—that of the five Philistine rulers of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron, as well as that of the Avvites;
Read word by wordthe five rulers of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites who lived in the mountains of Lebanon from Mount Baal-hermon to Lebo-hamath.
Read word by wordAfter Ehud came Shamgar son of Anath. And he too saved Israel, striking down six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad.
Read word by wordAnd again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD. They served the Baals, the Ashtoreths, the gods of Aram, Sidon, and Moab, and the gods of the Ammonites and Philistines. Thus they forsook the LORD and did not serve Him.
Read word by wordSo the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He sold them into the hands of the Philistines and Ammonites,
Read word by wordThe LORD replied, “When the Egyptians, Amorites, Ammonites, Philistines,
Read word by wordAgain the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD, so He delivered them into the hand of the Philistines for forty years.
Read word by wordFor behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son. And no razor shall touch his head, because the boy will be a Nazirite to God from the womb, and he will begin the deliverance of Israel from the hand of the Philistines.”
Read word by wordOne day Samson went down to Timnah, where he saw a young Philistine woman.
Read word by wordSo he returned and told his father and mother, “I have seen a daughter of the Philistines in Timnah. Now get her for me as a wife.”
Read word by wordBut his father and mother replied, “Can’t you find a young woman among your relatives or among any of our people? Must you go to the uncircumcised Philistines to get a wife?” But Samson told his father, “Get her for me, for she is pleasing to my eyes.”
Read word by word(Now his father and mother did not know this was from the LORD, who was seeking an occasion to move against the Philistines; for at that time the Philistines were ruling over Israel.)
Read word by wordSamson said to them, “This time I will be blameless in doing harm to the Philistines.”
Read word by wordThen he lit the torches and released the foxes into the standing grain of the Philistines, burning up the piles of grain and the standing grain, as well as the vineyards and olive groves.
Read word by word“Who did this?” the Philistines demanded. “It was Samson, the son-in-law of the Timnite,” they were told. “For his wife was given to his companion.” So the Philistines went up and burned her and her father to death.
Read word by wordThen the Philistines went up, camped in Judah, and deployed themselves near the town of Lehi.
Read word by wordIn response, three thousand men of Judah went to the cave at the rock of Etam, and they asked Samson, “Do you not realize that the Philistines rule over us? What have you done to us?” “I have done to them what they did to me,” he replied.
Read word by wordBut they said to him, “We have come down to arrest you and hand you over to the Philistines.” Samson replied, “Swear to me that you will not kill me yourselves.”
Read word by wordWhen Samson arrived in Lehi, the Philistines came out shouting against him. And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him. The ropes on his arms became like burnt flax, and the bonds broke loose from his hands.
Read word by wordAnd Samson judged Israel for twenty years in the days of the Philistines.
Read word by wordThe lords of the Philistines went to her and said, “Entice him and find out the source of his great strength and how we can overpower him to tie him up and subdue him. Then each one of us will give you eleven hundred shekels of silver.”
Read word by wordSo the lords of the Philistines brought her seven fresh bowstrings that had not been dried, and she tied him up with them.
Read word by wordWhile the men were hidden in her room, she called out, “Samson, the Philistines are here!” But he snapped the bowstrings like a strand of yarn seared by a flame. So the source of his strength remained unknown.
Read word by wordSo Delilah took new ropes, tied him up with them, and called out, “Samson, the Philistines are here!” But while the men were hidden in her room, he snapped the ropes off his arms like they were threads.
Read word by wordSo while he slept, Delilah took the seven braids of his hair and wove them into the web. Then she tightened it with a pin and called to him, “Samson, the Philistines are here!” But he awoke from his sleep and pulled out the pin with the loom and the web.
Read word by wordWhen Delilah realized that he had revealed to her all that was in his heart, she sent this message to the lords of the Philistines: “Come up once more, for he has revealed to me all that is in his heart.” Then the lords of the Philistines came to her, bringing the money in their hands.
Read word by wordThen she called out, “Samson, the Philistines are here!” When Samson awoke from his sleep, he thought, “I will escape as I did before and shake myself free.” But he did not know that the LORD had departed from him.
Read word by wordThen the Philistines seized him, gouged out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, where he was bound with bronze shackles and forced to grind grain in the prison.
Read word by wordNow the lords of the Philistines gathered together to offer a great sacrifice to their god Dagon. They rejoiced and said, “Our god has delivered Samson our enemy into our hands.”
Read word by wordNow the temple was full of men and women; all the lords of the Philistines were there, and about three thousand men and women were on the roof watching Samson entertain them.
Read word by wordThen Samson called out to the LORD: “O Lord GOD, please remember me. Strengthen me, O God, just once more, so that with one vengeful blow I may pay back the Philistines for my two eyes.”
Read word by wordSamson said, “Let me die with the Philistines.” Then he pushed with all his might, and the temple fell on the lords and all the people in it. So in his death he killed more than he had killed in his life.
Read word by wordThus the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now the Israelites went out to meet the Philistines in battle and camped at Ebenezer, while the Philistines camped at Aphek.
Read word by wordThe Philistines arrayed themselves against Israel, and as the battle spread, Israel was defeated by the Philistines, who struck down about four thousand men on the battlefield.
Read word by wordWhen the troops returned to the camp, the elders of Israel asked, “Why has the LORD brought defeat on us before the Philistines today? Let us bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD from Shiloh, so that it may go with us to save us from the hand of our enemies.”
Read word by wordOn hearing the noise of the shout, the Philistines asked, “What is this loud shouting in the camp of the Hebrews?” And when they realized that the ark of the LORD had entered the camp,
Read word by wordthe Philistines were afraid. “The gods have entered their camp!” they said. “Woe to us, for nothing like this has happened before.
Read word by wordTake courage and be men, O Philistines! Otherwise, you will serve the Hebrews just as they served you. Now be men and fight!”
Read word by wordSo the Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated, and each man fled to his tent. The slaughter was very great—thirty thousand foot soldiers of Israel fell.
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