Word Study · Strong's H6429 · Hebrew
פְּלֶשֶׁת
Pelesheth
pel-eh'-sheth
Strong's 1890 spelling: Pᵉlesheth
“Pelesheth, a region of Syria”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Pelesheth, a region of Syria
Rendered in the KJV as
Palestina, Palestine, Philistia, Philistines.
- 8occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 4 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 7inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 8 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 7
- פְּלֶ֣שֶׁת2
- פְלֶ֣שֶׁת1
- פְ֝לֶ֗שֶׁת1
- פְלֶ֙שֶׁת֙1
- פְּ֝לֶ֗שֶׁת1
- פְּלָ֑שֶׁת1
- פְּלָֽשֶׁת׃1
How it is rendered · 2
- Philistia5
- O Philistia3
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 1
- proper noun (a name)8
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- HNpl · 8
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Where this word lives
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Exodus1 occurrence
Psalms4 occurrences
- Psalms 60:8פְּלֶ֣שֶׁתpeleshetproper noun (a name)Moab is My washbasin; upon Edom I toss My sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.”here: O Philistia
- Psalms 83:7פְּ֝לֶ֗שֶׁתpeleshetproper noun (a name)of Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, of Philistia with the people of Tyre.here: Philistia
- Psalms 87:4פְלֶ֣שֶׁתfeleshetproper noun (a name)“I will mention Rahab and Babylon among those who know Me— along with Philistia, Tyre, and Cush— when I say, ‘This one was born in Zion.’”here: Philistia
- Psalms 108:9פְ֝לֶ֗שֶׁתfeleshetproper noun (a name)Moab is My washbasin; upon Edom I toss My sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.”here: Philistia
Isaiah2 occurrences
- Isaiah 14:29פְלֶ֙שֶׁת֙feleshetproper noun (a name)Do not rejoice, all you Philistines, that the rod that struck you is broken. For a viper will spring from the root of the snake, and a flying serpent from its egg.here: O Philistia
- Isaiah 14:31פְּלֶ֣שֶׁתpeleshetproper noun (a name)Wail, O gate! Cry out, O city! Melt away, all you Philistines! For a cloud of smoke comes from the north, and there are no stragglers in its ranks.here: O Philistia