Filisitiya

Tumbuka

Etymology

Borrowed from English Philistia, from Biblical Hebrew פלשת (Pleshet).

Proper noun

Filisitiya

  1. (historical) Philistia
    1. An ancient pentapolis in south-western Levant, comprising Ashkelon, Ashdod, Ekron, Gath, and Gaza.

References

  • Bible Society of Malawi, New Tumbuka Bible
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