הַ/פְּלִשְׁתִּים֙

𐤄/𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌

hapelishetim

the Philistines

patrial from פְּלֶשֶׁת; a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth; Philistine.

H6430

2 Chronicles 21:16 · Word #7

Lexicon H6430

Lemmaפְּלִשְׁתִּי
Lemma (Paleo)𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉
TransliterationPᵉlishtîy
Strong'sH6430
In-contextthe Philistines

Morphology HTd/Ngmpa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype g — Gentilic — Gentilic noun (nationality/origin)
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number p — Plural — Plural
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H6430-05

the Invaders

Rootפלשׁ (p-l-š)
Core Meaningsto roll, wallow, penetrate, invade
Semantic RangeEthnic designation for the people of Philistia; by extension a national or military enemy; one characterized as an invader or foreign aggressor.
Conceptual SignificanceThe Philistines function in the Hebrew Bible as a persistent foreign power and archetypal adversary of Israel, especially in the period of the Judges and early monarchy. Their name, likely tied to the idea of invasion or intrusion, underscores their role as encroaching outsiders in the land promised to Israel.
Morphological NotesDefinite article (הַ) + masculine plural gentilic noun in the absolute state (Ngmpa). The base form פְּלִשְׁתִּי is a patronymic/ethnic term meaning an inhabitant of פְּלֶשֶׁת (Peleshet).
Rendering RationaleThe noun פְּלִשְׁתִּי is a gentilic derived from the root פלשׁ, which carries the sense of penetrating or invading. Rendered as "the Invaders," this preserves the definite article (הַ) and the masculine plural absolute form indicated by the morphology (Ngmpa), while reflecting the root’s underlying sense rather than merely transliterating the ethnic name.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root פלשׁ (to roll, wallow, penetrate, invade)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H6430-01 bapelishetim among the Invaders
H6429-01 feleshet Rolling-land
H6429-02 pelashet Pelesheth (Rolling-land)
H6429-03 peleshet Invasion-Land
H6430-11 pelishetym Pelishtite men
H6430-12 ufelishetim and the Pelishtite men

Word Usage (290 occurrences of H6430)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 10:14 פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים pelishetim the Philistines
Genesis 21:32 פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים pelishetim of the Philistines
Genesis 21:34 פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים pelishetim of the Philistines