2 Kings 18:24:122 Kgs.18.24.W12TAB
עַל־מִצְרַ֔יִם
almitsrayim
“upon Egypt”
- Transliteration
- al-MI-tsra-yim
- Extended
- ahl-MIH-tsrah-yihm
- IPA
- /ʕal.mitsˈrajim/
Meaning by language
- English
- upon Egypt
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-MI-tsra-yim
- clause
va-tiv-TAKH le-KHA al-MI-tsra-yim le-RE-khev u-le-fa-ra-SHIM
- sentence
ve-EKH ta-SHIV ET pe-NEI fa-KHAT a-KHAD av-DEI a-do-NI ha-ke-ta-NIM va-tiv-TAKH le-KHA al-MI-tsra-yim le-RE-khev u-le-fa-ra-SHIM
Exegesis
The prepositional phrases al-mitsrayim {עַל־מִצְרַיִם | ʿal-miṣrāyim} “upon Egypt” and le-rekhev u-le-parashim {לְרֶ֖כֶב וּלְפָרָשִׁים | lᵉreḵēḇ ū-lᵉpārašîm} “for chariots and for horsemen” detail the military assets in which reliance is placed. English syntax smooths the Hebrew order while maintaining the verse’s ironic tension and hierarchical nuance.
In context — 2 Kings 18:24
And how can you repel even one captain among the least of my master’s servants, when you trust in Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?
About this coordinate
2 Kings 18:24:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Kings 18:24, so the Hebrew word עַל־מִצְרַ֔יִם (almitsrayim) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Kgs.18.24.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.18.24.W12.S1) and character.