2 Samuel 23:21:162 Sam.23.21.W16TAB
הַמִּצְרִ֔י
hamitsri
“the Egyptian”
- Transliteration
- ha-mits-RI
- Extended
- hah-mits-REE
- IPA
- /ham.mitsˈriː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Egyptian
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-mits-RI
- phraseyour reading level
mi-YAD ha-mits-RI
- clause
va-yig-ZOL et-ha-kha-NIT mi-YAD ha-mits-RI va-ya-har-GE-hu ba-kha-ni-TO
- sentence
ve-HU-hi-KA et-ISH mits-RI a-SHER ISH mar-E u-ve-YAD ha-mits-RI kha-NIT va-YE-red e-LAV ba-sha-VET va-yig-ZOL et-ha-kha-NIT mi-YAD ha-mits-RI va-ya-har-GE-hu ba-kha-ni-TO
Exegesis
The construction uve-yad hamiṣri khanit {וּבְיַד הַמִּצְרִי חֲנִית | ū̆-ḇə-yad ham-mitsrī ḥănît} forms a prepositional phrase denoting possession.
In context — 2 Samuel 23:21
And he struck down an Egyptian man of impressive appearance . Although the Egyptian held a spear in his hand, he went down to him with a staff, took the spear from his hand, and killed him with it.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 23:21:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of 2 Samuel 23:21, so the Hebrew word הַמִּצְרִ֔י (hamitsri) 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 Sam.23.21.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.23.21.W16.S1) and character.