פְּלֶשֶׁתPᵉlesheth
proper name [of a territory]: Philistia (Exodus 15:14; Joel 4:4; Isaiah 14:29; Isaiah 14:31; Psalms 60:10)
Pronunciation: pel-eh'-sheth · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6429
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 8 times in the Bible.
- Exodus 15:14 The peoples hear and tremble; anguish grips those who live in Philistia.
- Psalms 60:8 But Moab, my washbasin, will become my servant, and I will wipe my feet on Edom and shout in triumph over Philistia.”
- Psalms 83:7 Gebalites, Ammonites, and Amalekites; and people from Philistia and Tyre.
- Psalms 87:4 I will count Egypt and Babylon among those who know me— also Philistia and Tyre, and even distant Ethiopia. They have all become citizens of Jerusalem!
- Psalms 108:9 But Moab, my washbasin, will become my servant, and I will wipe my feet on Edom and shout in triumph over Philistia.”
- Isaiah 14:29 Do not rejoice, you Philistines, that the rod that struck you is broken— that the king who attacked you is dead. For from that snake a more poisonous snake will be born, a fiery serpent to destroy you!
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).