Lexical Definition
פְּלִשְׁתִּי Pᵉlishtîy (pel-ish-tee') Philistine N:N--LG
patrial from פְּלֶשֶׁת
Philistine.
- § Philistine = "immigrants"
- a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth
1) an inhabitant of Philistia; descendants of Mizraim who immigrated from Caphtor (Crete?) to the western seacoast of Canaan
Extended Information
- A Philistine living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.14
- son of: Casluhim (כַּסְלֻחִים)
Brown-Driver-Briggs
פְּלִשְׁתִּי288 adjective, of a people Philistine, (οί) Φυλιστιειμ; and (not in Hexateuch) (ό) ἀλλόφυλος, (οί) ἀλλόφυλοι; — only as substantive: ׳הַפּ the Philistine (Goliath) slain by David 1Sam 17:8 + 27 t. 17, 1Sam 18:6; 1Sam 19:5; 1Sam 21:10*; 1Sam 22:10 one slain byAbishai 2Sam 21:17 elsewhere plural the Philistines,:255 usually פְּלִשְׁתִּים without article, rarely ׳הַפּ 1Sam 4:7; 1Sam 7:13 + (especially with preposition ׳בַּפּ v1Sam 7:13 +, and then perhaps due to punctuators), Gen 10:14 = 1Chr 1:12; Gen 26:14; Gen 26:15; Gen 26:18; Judg 3:31 + 33 t. Judges; 1Sam 4:1 (twice in verse) + 118 t. 1 Samuel; 2Sam 1:20 + 28 t. 2 Samuel +; ׳אֶרֶץ פ Gen 21:32; Gen 21:34 + 12 t.; ׳שְׂדֵה פ 1Sam 6:1; 1Sam 27:7; 1Sam 27:11 ׳מֶלֶךְ פ Gen 26:1; Gen 26:8 ׳שָׂרֵי פ 1Sam 18:30 + 5 t.; ׳סַרְנֵי פ Josh 13:3; Judg 3:3 + 13 t.; ׳יָם פ Exod 23:31 ׳אֱלֹהֵי פ Judg 10:6. — compare כְּרֵתִי, II. כַּפְתּוֺר. On Philistines see also WMMAs.u.Eur.387f. EvansCretan Pictographs, 100 ff. SchwZWT xxxiv. 103 f., 255.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 10:14 · 21:32 · 21:34 · 26:1 · 26:8 · 26:14 · 26:15 · 26:18 |
| Exodus | 23:31 |
| Joshua | 13:3 |
| Judges | 3:3 · 3:31 · 10:6 |
| 1 Samuel | 4:1 · 4:7 · 6:1 · 7:13 · 17:8 · 18:6 · 18:30 · 19:5 · 21:10* · 22:10 · 27:7 · 27:11 |
| 2 Samuel | 1:20 · 21:17 |
| 1 Chronicles | 1:12 |
Profile
Male • Son of Casluhim • Descendants of Mizraim, son of Ham
Man living at the time of the Patriarchs
The Philistines, a people group descended from Mizraim, the son of Ham, according to the Table of Nations in Genesis and 1 Chronicles.
- A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.14;
- only referred to as Philistine פְּלִשְׁתִּי;
- a son of Casluhim כַּסְלֻחִים.
The Philistines are mentioned in the genealogies of Genesis 10 and 1 Chronicles 1, which record the descendants of Noah's sons after the flood. In these passages, the Philistines are listed as descendants of Mizraim, the son of Ham (Genesis 10:14; 1 Chronicles 1:12). This suggests that the Philistines were related to the Egyptians and other Hamitic peoples. The Table of Nations provides a general overview of the geographic distribution and ethnic relationships of the ancient world, but it does not give specific details about the Philistines' history or culture. Throughout the Old Testament, the Philistines are portrayed as one of the main enemies of Israel, occupying the coastal plain of Canaan and engaging in numerous conflicts with the Israelites during the period of the judges and the early monarchy.
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