Daniel 11:42:5Dan.11.42.W5TAB
מִצְרַ֔יִם
mitsrayim
“Egypt”
- Transliteration
- mits-ra-YIM
- Extended
- mihts-rah-YIM
- IPA
- /mits.raˈjim/
Meaning by language
- English
- Egypt
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
mits-ra-YIM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-E-rets mits-ra-YIM
- clause
ve-E-rets mits-ra-YIM LO tih-YEH lif-LEE-TA
- sentence
veh-yish-LAKH YA-do ba-a-ra-TSOT ve-E-rets mits-ra-YIM LO tih-YEH lif-LEE-TA
Exegesis
The prepositional clause baartsot {בַּאֲרָצ֑וֹת | ba-ʾă-rā-ṣôṯ} ‘against the countries’ establishes a broad sphere of action, while the parallel clause veerets mitsrayim {וְאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם | wə-ʾe-reṣ miṣ-rā-yim} ‘and the land of Egypt’ narrows focus to a specific target.
Root and etymology
Rootm-ts-r
“Egypt”
In context — Daniel 11:42
And he will stretch out his hand against the countries , and the land of Egypt will not be a place of escape .
About this coordinate
Daniel 11:42:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Daniel 11:42, so the Hebrew word מִצְרַ֔יִם (mitsrayim) 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 Dan.11.42.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.11.42.W5.S1) and character.