פלשת

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
פ־ל־שׁ (p-l-sh)

Compare Egyptian pwrꜣsꜣtj

and Akkadian 𒆳𒉿𒇷𒄑𒋫 (Pilistu), 𒆳𒉺𒆷𒀾𒋫 (Palastu).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈpleʃet/
• (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈpleʃes/
• (Italian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /peˈleʃed/
• (Sephardi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /peˈleʃet/
• (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /pæ̆ˈlæʃæθ/
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /păˈlɛːʃɛθ/

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Proper noun

פְּלֶשֶׁת • (pléshet) f

1. Philistia