Exodus 14:10:7Exod.14.10.W7TAB
מִצְרַ֣יִם
mitsrayim
“Egypt”
- Transliteration
- mits-RA-yim
- Extended
- mits-RAH-yim
- IPA
- /mitsˈraː.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 | |
| 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
ve-hin-NEH mits-RA-yim no-SE-a a-kha-rei-HEM
- clause
va-yis-U ve-nei-yis-ra-EL et-ei-nei-HEM ve-hin-NEH mits-RA-yim no-SE-a a-kha-rei-HEM va-yir-U me-OD va-yits-a-KU ve-nei-yis-ra-EL el-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
u-far-OH hik-RIV va-yis-U ve-nei-yis-ra-EL et-ei-nei-HEM ve-hin-NEH mits-RA-yim no-SE-a a-kha-rei-HEM va-yir-U me-OD va-yits-a-KU ve-nei-yis-ra-EL el-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The interjection vehinneh {וְהִנֵּ֥ה | wə-hinnēh} ‘and behold’ signals the appearance of mitsrayim {מִצְרַיִם | miṣrāyim} ‘Egypt,’ after which the participle nosea {נֹסֵ֣עַ | nōsēaʿ} ‘traveling’ with the suffix achareihem {אַחֲרֵיהֶ֗ם | ʾaḥărê-hem} ‘after them’ forms a dependent clause.
Root and etymology
m-ṣ-rmem–ṣadeh–resh
“to bind, enclose”
In context — Exodus 14:10
And Pharaoh drew near, and the sons of Israel lifted their eyes, and behold, Egypt was marching after them, and they were greatly afraid, and the sons of Israel cried out to the LORD .
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:10:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Exodus 14:10, so the Hebrew word מִצְרַ֣יִם (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.14.10.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.10.W7.S1) and character.