 The "Pelethites" ("Pelethi" in Hebrew) are thought to be identical to the "Philistines" ("Pelishti" in Hebrew), the former term being a linguistic corruption of the latter; seemingly this differentiates between the Cherethites and the Philistines.Some scholars have proposed that the Cherethites were a second wave of migrants, the Philistines being the first, and that their initial staging post from which they spread was Ziklag, having taken this over as their capital from the Philistines.However, the suggestion that the Philistines were the Cherethites is disputed.