Daniel 9:15:8Dan.9.15.W8TAB
מִצְרַ֙יִם֙
mitsrayim
“Egypt”
- Transliteration
- mits-ra-YIM
- Extended
- mih-tsrah-YEEM
- 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
me-E-rets mits-ra-YIM
- clause
ve-a-TA a-do-NAI e-lo-HEE-noo a-SHER ho-TSE-ta et-am-KHA me-E-rets mits-ra-YIM be-YAD kha-za-KA va-ta-AS-le-kha SHEM ka-YOM ha-ZE
- sentence
ve-a-TA a-do-NAI e-lo-HEE-noo a-SHER ho-TSE-ta et-am-KHA me-E-rets mits-ra-YIM be-YAD kha-za-KA va-ta-AS-le-kha SHEM ka-YOM ha-ZE kha-TA-nu ra-SHA-e-nu
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase me'erets mitsrayim beyad chazaqah {מֵאֶ֤רֶץ מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ בְּיָ֣ד חֲזָקָ֔ה | mē-ʾe-reṣ miṣ-rayim bə-yāḏ ḥă-zā-qāh} ‘from the land of Egypt with a mighty hand’ employs chazaqah to underscore divine power.
In context — Daniel 9:15
And now, Lord our God , who brought your people out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand , and made for yourself a name, as it is this day; we have sinned, we have acted wickedly.
About this coordinate
Daniel 9:15:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Daniel 9:15, so the Hebrew word מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ (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.9.15.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.9.15.W8.S1) and character.