Philistia

Type Region
Usage English, Biblical
Scripts פְּלֶשֶׁת(Ancient Hebrew)

Meaning & History

English form of Hebrew פְּלֶשֶׁת (Pelesheṯ) meaning "land of the Philistines". This was the name of a confederation of cities in Canaan inhabited by the Philistines. It was conquered by the Babylonians in the 7th century BC.

Related Names

Other Languages & CulturesPalestina(Afrikaans) Palaistine(Ancient Greek) Palaestina(Ancient Roman) Filastin(Arabic) Peleshet(Biblical Hebrew) Palestina(Bosnian) Palestina(Bulgarian) Palestina(Catalan) Palestina(Croatian) Palestina(Czech) Palæstina(Danish) Palestina(Dutch) Palestine(French) Palästina(German) Palaistini(Greek) Falastin, Palestina(Hebrew) Filistin(Hindi) Palestína(Icelandic) Palestina(Indonesian) Palestina(Italian) Palestina(Macedonian) Palestina(Norwegian) Felestin(Persian) Palestyna(Polish) Palestina(Portuguese) Palestina(Romanian) Palestina(Russian) Palestina(Serbian) Palestína(Slovak) Palestina(Slovene) Palestina(Spanish) Palestina(Swedish) Palestina(Tagalog) Filistin(Turkish) Palestyna(Ukrainian) Filistin(Urdu)
Entry added December 1, 2024