Deuteronomy 20:1:16Deut.20.1.W16TAB
מִצְרָֽיִם׃
mitsrayim
“of Egypt”
- Transliteration
- mits-RA-yim
- Extended
- meets-RAH-yeem
- IPA
- /mitsˈraːjim/
Meaning by language
- English
- of 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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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-retz mits-RA-yim
- clause
kee-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha im-MAKH ha-ma-al-KHA me-E-retz mits-RA-yim
- sentence
kee-te-TSE la-mil-kha-MA al-oy-ve-KHA ve-ra-I-ta SUS va-RE-khev am-RAV mim-KHA lo ti-RA me-HEM kee-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha im-MAKH ha-ma-al-KHA me-E-retz mits-RA-yim
Exegesis
The participial clause hama’alkha meeretz Mitzrayim {הַמַּעַלְךָ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם | ham-ma-‘āl-kā mē-’e-reṣ Miṣ-rā-yim} ‘the one who brought you up from the land of Egypt’ anchors the exhortation in historical deliverance.
Root and etymology
צ־ר־רtsade–resh–resh
“to be narrow, confine”
In context — Deuteronomy 20:1
When you go out to fight against your enemies and you see horses and chariots and a force larger than you, you must not fear them, for the LORD your God is with you—He is the One who brought you up from the land of Egypt.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 20:1:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Deuteronomy 20:1, so the Hebrew word מִצְרָֽיִם׃ (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 Deut.20.1.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.20.1.W16.S1) and character.