A sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water ; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea ; sometimes a large river , or an artifical basin ; locally, the west , or (rarely) the south · a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth
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יָם · פְּלִשְׁתִּי is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water ; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea ; sometimes a large river , or an artifical basin ; locally, the west , or (rarely) the south".
Full entry for יָם פְּלִשְׁתִּים (H3220, H6430) · Open the biblical lexicon
יָם · פְּלִשְׁתִּי is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water ; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea ; sometimes a large river , or an artifical basin ; locally, the west , or (rarely) the south".
H3220, H6430 is connected to 686 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Hebrew phrase. a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water ; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea ; sometimes a large river , or an artifical basin ; locally, the west , or (rarely) the south
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