- Philistia
- geographical name country SW ancient Palestine on the coast; the land of the Philistines
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Philistia
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Philistia — [fə lis′tē ə] country of the Philistines (fl. 12th 4th cent. B.C. ), in ancient SW Palestine … English World dictionary
philistia — noun Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Philistia, ancient country of southwest Palestine Date: 1857 the class or world of cultural philistines … New Collegiate Dictionary
Philistia — Philistian, adj. /fi lis tee euh/, n. an ancient country on the E coast of the Mediterranean. * * * … Universalium
Philistia — =Palestine (q.v.), the land of the Philistines (Ps. 60:8; 87:4; 108:9). The word is supposed to mean the land of wanderers or of strangers … Easton's Bible Dictionary
philistia — phi·lis·tia … English syllables
Philistia — Phi•lis•ti•a [[t]fɪˈlɪs ti ə[/t]] n. geg an ancient country in SW Palestine on the Mediterranean coast: the land of the Philistines … From formal English to slang
Philistia — /fəˈlɪstiə/ (say fuh listeeuh) noun an ancient country on the east coast of the Mediterranean. {Latin; see Philistine} …
Philistia — noun an ancient region on the coast of southwestern Palestine that was strategically located on a trade route between Syria and Egypt; important in biblical times • Members of this Region: ↑Dagon • Instance Hypernyms: ↑geographical area,… … Useful english dictionary
Avvites (of Philistia) — The Avvites (or Avvim) of Philistia are a people mentioned in the Bible and related literature.Their name is first used in Deuteronomy 2:23 in a description of the conquests that had taken place in the Land of Israel during the Israelite sojourn… … Wikipedia
PHILISTINES — (Heb. פְּלִשְׁתִּים), a people of Aegean origin occupying the south coast of Palestine, called Philistia (פְּלֶשֶׁת, peleshet) in the Bible, and often at war with the Israelites. The name Philistine is first found in the Egyptian form prst as one … Encyclopedia of Judaism
