פלשת

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
פ־ל־שׁ (p-l-sh)
3 terms

Compare Egyptian

(pwrꜣsꜣtj) and Akkadian 𒆳𒉿𒇷𒄑𒋫 (pilistu), 𒆳𒉺𒆷𒀾𒋫 (palastu).

Pronunciation

(Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /paˈlaʃt/
(Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈplɛ.ʃɛθ/, [pʰaˈlɛː.ʃɛθ]
(Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /pəˈla.ʃaθ/, [pʰæˈlæː.ʃæθ]
(Sephardi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /peˈle.ʃet/
(Italian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /peˈle.ʃed/
(Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈple.ʃes/
(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈple.ʃet/
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Proper noun

פְּלֶשֶׁת • (pléshet) f

Philistia

Descendants

→ Ancient Greek: Παλαιστῑ́νη (Palaistī́nē)