pe.le.shet names Philistia as a place or people-region addressed, feared, and listed among other lands in biblical passages.

The noun functions as a proper designation for Philistia in contexts involving its inhabitants, direct address to the land, and its placement alongside other named places. Exodus 15:14 speaks of its inhabitants, Isaiah 14:29 and Isaiah 14:31 address it amid warning and lament, and Psalm 87:4 lists it with other locations.

1. Proper name for Philistia · dominant

   Each occurrence is tagged Noun · Proper. In Exodus 15:14 the APB renders the clause about “the inhabitants of Philistia”; Isaiah 14:29 and Isaiah 14:31 address Philistia in warnings to rejoice no longer and to “melt away.” In Psalm 87:4 the APB lists “Philistia and Tyre with Cush,” while the supplied translation does not isolate the term's contribution in Psalm 108:10, Psalm 60:10, or Psalm 83:8.

   Exodus 15:14Isaiah 14:29Isaiah 14:31Psalm 108:10Psalm 60:10Psalm 83:8Psalm 87:4

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly uses “Philistia” in Exodus 15:14, Isaiah 14:29, Isaiah 14:31, and Psalm 87:4. Its wording in Psalm 108:10, Psalm 60:10, and Psalm 83:8 does not visibly isolate a corresponding English expression.