Paléstiné

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Etymology

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From Latin Palaestīna (Roman province of Palestine), from Ancient Greek Παλαιστίνη (Palaistínē, Philistia and the surrounding region), from Hebrew פְּלֶשֶׁת (p'léshet, Philistia, land of the Philistines).[1][2] The term P-l-s-t or P-r-s-t, found in five Ancient Egyptian inscriptions (beginning with one at Medinet Habu from circa 1170 BCE and ending with Padiiset's Statue inscription from circa 900-850 BCE) as the name of a people near Egypt, is traditionally taken to be cognate.[3][4] Seven Assyrian inscriptions contain the word "Palas(h)tu" or "Pilistu", which is usually also taken to be cognate.[5][6]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pʌ.lɛs.tɪ.nʌ/
  • Hyphenation: Pa‧lés‧ti‧né

Proper noun

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Paléstiné

  1. Palestine (a country in West Asia)

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References

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  1. ^ Paléstiné”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
  2. ^ Martin Sicker, Reshaping Palestine (1999, →ISBN, page ix: The name Palestine has its origin in the Hebrew Peleshet, first mentioned in the Bible (Exodus 15:14) in reference to the land of the Pelishtim, or Philistines, one group of the Sea Peoples that invaded the region during the early biblical period.
  3. ^ Geoffrey W. Bromiley, The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, volume 4 (1995, →ISBN, page 43
  4. ^ Ann E. Killebrew, The Philistines and Other “Sea Peoples” in Text and Archaeology (2013)
  5. ^ Gösta W. Ahlström, The History of Ancient Palestine from the Palaeolithic Period to Alexander's Conquest
  6. ^ The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of the Levant: c. 8000-332 BCE (2014, →ISBN, The first Assyrian reference to 'palashtu' or 'Philistia' appears in Adad-nirari III's inscriptions where, in the Stone Slab, he claims to have subdued Amurru in its entirety, defining it as, 'Tyre, Siden, Humri (Israel), Edom, Palashtu, as far as the great sea of the setting sun', and imposed tax and tribute upon them (Grayson 1996: 212–13).

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