Exodus 13:18:11Exod.13.18.W11TAB
מִצְרָֽיִם׃
mitsrayim
“Egypt”
- Transliteration
- mits-RA-yim
- Extended
- mih-ts-RAA-yim
- IPA
- /mits.ˈraː.jim/
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 | |
| 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-rets mits-RA-yim
- clause
va-kha-mu-SHIM a-LU be-NEI-yis-ra-EL me-E-rets mits-RA-yim
- sentence
va-yas-SEV e-lo-HIM et-ha-AM DE-rekh ham-mid-BAR yam-SUF va-kha-mu-SHIM a-LU be-NEI-yis-ra-EL me-E-rets mits-RA-yim
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase me-erets mitsrayim {מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם | mê ʾereṣ miṣrāyim} ‘from the land of Egypt’ establishes the point of origin. This clause structure highlights divine guidance as the catalyst for the armed exodus through the wilderness toward deliverance.
Root and etymology
מ־צ־ר
“border, enclosure”
In context — Exodus 13:18
So God redirected the people by the wilderness road toward the Sea of Reeds, and the sons of Israel went up armed from the land of Egypt.
About this coordinate
Exodus 13:18:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Exodus 13:18, 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 Exod.13.18.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.13.18.W11.S1) and character.