Quick Definition
Philistine
Biblical Persons & Places
Philistine
Man living at the time of the Patriarchs
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.
Strong's Definition
a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth
Derivation: patrial from H6429 (פְּלֶשֶׁת);
KJV Usage: Philistine.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Philistine = "immigrants"
1) an inhabitant of Philistia; descendants of Mizraim who immigrated from Caphtor (Crete?) to the western seacoast of Canaan
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
Philistine = "immigrants"
an inhabitant of Philistia; descendants of Mizraim who immigrated from Caphtor (Crete?) to the western seacoast of Canaan
Another spelling of pe.le.shet (פְּלֶ֫שֶׁת "Philistia" H6429)
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
פְּלִשְׁתִּי
pelishtý̂y
BDB Definition:
Philistine = immigrants
1) an inhabitant of Philistia; descendants of Mizraim who immigrated from Caphtor (Crete?) to the western seacoast of Canaan
Part of Speech: adjective
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: patrial from H6429
Total KJV Occurrences: 289
Bible Occurrences (244)
4:1
4:2
4:3
4:6
4:7
4:9
4:10
4:17
5:1
5:2
5:8
5:11
6:1
6:2
6:4
6:12
6:16
6:17
6:18
6:21
7:3
7:7
7:8
7:10
7:11
7:13
7:14
9:16
10:5
12:9
13:3
13:4
13:5
13:11
13:12
13:16
13:17
13:19
13:20
13:23
14:1
14:4
14:11
14:19
14:21
14:22
14:30
14:31
14:36
14:37
14:46
14:47
14:52
17:1
17:2
17:3
17:4
17:8
17:10
17:11
17:16
17:19
17:21
17:23
17:26
17:32
17:33
17:36
17:37
17:40
17:41
17:42
17:43
17:44
17:45
17:46
17:48
17:49
17:50
17:51
17:52
17:53
17:54
17:55
17:57
18:6
18:17
18:21
18:25
18:27
18:30
19:5
19:8
21:9
22:10
23:1
23:2
23:3
23:4
23:5
23:27
23:28
24:1
27:1
27:7
27:11
28:1
28:4
28:5
28:15
28:19
29:1
29:2
29:3
29:4
29:7
29:9
29:11
30:16
31:1
31:2
31:7
31:8
31:9
31:11