Exodus 13:3:9Exod.13.3.W9TAB
מִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙
mimitsrayim
“from Egypt”
- Transliteration
- mi-mits-ra-YIM
- Extended
- mih-mits-rah-YEEM
- IPA
- /mim.mitsˈrajim/
Meaning by language
- English
- from Egypt
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| 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
mi-mits-ra-YIM
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER ye-tsa-TEM mi-mits-ra-YIM
- clause
va-YO-mer mo-SHEH el-ha-AM zah-KHOR et-ha-YOM ha-ZEH a-SHER ye-tsa-TEM mi-mits-ra-YIM mi-BEIT a-va-DEEM KI be-KHO-zek YAD ho-TSI Ye-ho-VAH et-KHEM mi-ZEH
- sentence
va-YO-mer mo-SHEH el-ha-AM zah-KHOR et-ha-YOM ha-ZEH a-SHER ye-tsa-TEM mi-mits-ra-YIM mi-BEIT a-va-DEEM KI be-KHO-zek YAD ho-TSI Ye-ho-VAH et-KHEM mi-ZEH ve-LO ye-a-KHEL khah-METS
Exegesis
Parallel prepositions mimmits-rā-yim {מִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙ | mimmits-rā-yim} and mib-bēt ʿă-vā-dîm {מִבֵּ֣ית עֲבָדִ֔ים | mib-bēt ʿă-vā-dîm} reinforce the liberation motif.
Root and etymology
מ־צ־ר
“border, enclosure”
In context — Exodus 13:3
Moses said to the people, “Remember this day—the day you came out from Egypt, from the house of slaves—for by a strong hand the LORD brought you out from here; therefore you must not eat any leaven.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 13:3:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Exodus 13:3, so the Hebrew word מִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙ (mimitsrayim) 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.13.3.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.13.3.W9.S1) and character.