How to Pronounce Philistia
fih-LIHS-tih-uh
Philistia is pronounced fih-LIHS-tih-uh (fɪˈlɪstiə): four syllables, stress on the second. Also heard: Fih-LISS-tee-ah, fuh-LIS-tee-uh, fi-LIS-tee-uh.
Where was 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.”
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
Also pronounced
Fih-LISS-tee-ah
fuh-LIS-tee-uh
fi-LIS-tee-uh
Found in Scripture
Other names from Psalms
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