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pᵊlešet פְּלֶ֫שֶׁת ‘Palestina’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from pālaš פָּלַשׁ ‘to wallow’
Roots: פלשׁ

pᵊlešet pr n loc
Philistia = "land of sojourners"
1) the general territory on the west coast of Canaan or the entire country of Palestine

Mentioned in Exodus 15:14 Isaiah 14:31, 14:29 Joel 4:4 Psalms 60:10, 108:10, 87:4, 83:8

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