פְּלֶשֶׁת
Pᵉlesheth · pel-eh'-sheth
Pelesheth, a region of Syria
Lexicon
Derivation: from H6428 (פָּלַשׁ); rolling, i.e. migratory;
Pelesheth, a region of Syria
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Palestina, Palestine, Philistia, Philistines.
Letters
- פPe80
Picture: an open mouth
- Concrete
- mouth · lips · teeth
- Extended
- to speak · a word · an edge or opening · to scatter speech
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to speak, the word › authority, the one who leads › to consume, to destroy › the mark, the covenant sign
To speak, the word of authority, the one who leads that works to consume, to destroy of the mark, the covenant sign.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of פְּלֶשֶׁת above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
8 occurrences · 8 OT · 0 NT · 7 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- of palestina1 · 13%
- philistia1 · 13%
- the philistines1 · 13%
- me: behold philistia1 · 13%
- over philistia1 · 13%
- not thou, whole palestina1 · 13%
- thou, whole palestina1 · 13%
- of palestine1 · 13%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.