Deuteronomy 17:16:6Deut.17.16.W6TAB
מִצְרַ֔יְמָה
mitsraima
“to Egypt”
- Transliteration
- mits-RAI-ma
- Extended
- mits-RAHY-mah
- IPA
- /mitsˈrajma/
Meaning by language
- English
- to 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 | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mits-RAI-ma
- clause
RAK lo-yar-BEH-LO su-SIM ve-LO-ya-SHIV ET-ha-AM mits-RAI-ma le-MA-an har-BOT SUS
- sentence
RAK lo-yar-BEH-LO su-SIM ve-LO-ya-SHIV ET-ha-AM mits-RAI-ma le-MA-an har-BOT SUS va-Ye-ho-VAH a-MAR la-KHEM LO to-si-FUN la-SHUV ba-DE-rekh ha-ZEH OD
Root and etymology
m-ṣ-rmem–tsade–resh
“narrow place, Egypt”
In context — Deuteronomy 17:16
Only he shall not multiply horses for himself, nor shall he cause the people to return to Egypt to multiply horses, for the LORD has said to you, “You shall not return on this way again.”
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 17:16:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Deuteronomy 17:16, so the Hebrew word מִצְרַ֔יְמָה (mitsraima) 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 Deut.17.16.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.17.16.W6.S1) and character.