Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H6429 |
|---|---|
| Word: | פְּלֶשֶׁת |
| Part of Speech: | Name/l. |
| Etymology: | from H6428 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 8 |
| Transliteration: | Plesheth |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | pel-eh'-sheth |
| Meaning: | 1. rolling, i.e. migratory 2. Pelesheth, a region of Syria |
| KJV Renderings: | Palestina, Palestine, Philistia, Philistines. |
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פְּלֶ֫שֶׁת proper name [of a territory] Philistia, in poetry and late; — (ישְׁבֵי) פְּלָ֑שֶׁת Exod 15:14 ( Φυλιστιειμ; elsewhere (οἱ) ἀλλόφυλοι), Joel 4:4, elsewhere פְּלֶשֶׁת Isa 14:29; Isa 14:31; Ps 60:10 = Ps 108:10; Ps 83:8; Ps 87:4 Assyrian Palastu , Pilistu, COT Gen 10:14 Dlpa 288 f. Greek Παλαιστίνη Herodii. 104, 106, vii. 89 JosAnt. «JOSEPHUS:Antiquities 1:6»i. 6. 2 (also Φυλιστίνου ); see RelPal. 73 f.
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