Exodus 1:13:2Exod.1.13.W2TAB
מִצְרַ֛יִם
mitsrayim
“Egyptians”
- Transliteration
- mits-RA-yim
- Extended
- mihts-RAH-yim
- IPA
- /mits.ˈra.jim/
Meaning by language
- English
- Egyptians
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
va-ya-a-VI-du mits-RA-yim
- sentence
va-ya-a-VI-du mits-RA-yim et-be-NE yis-ra-EL be-FA-rekh
Exegesis
Mitsrayim {מִצְרַיִם | miṣrāyim} ‘Egypt’ functions as the subject.
Root and etymology
Rootmem–tsade–resh
“to bind, distress”
In context — Exodus 1:13
And the Egyptians made the sons of Israel serve harshly .
About this coordinate
Exodus 1:13:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 1:13, so the Hebrew word מִצְרַ֛יִם (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 Exod.1.13.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.1.13.W2.S1) and character.