Exodus 14:12:6Exod.14.12.W6TAB
בְמִצְרַ֙יִם֙
bemitsrayim
“in Egypt”
- Transliteration
- be-mits-RA-yim
- Extended
- beh-mits-RAH-yim
- IPA
- /bə.mits.ˈra.jim/
Meaning by language
- English
- in Egypt
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
be-mits-RA-yim
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER di-BAR-noo e-LEY-kha be-mits-RA-yim
- clause
ha-lo-ZEH ha-da-VAR a-SHER di-BAR-noo e-LEY-kha be-mits-RA-yim le-MOR kha-DAL mi-MEN-noo ve-na-av-DA et-mits-RA-yim
- sentence
ha-lo-ZEH ha-da-VAR a-SHER di-BAR-noo e-LEY-kha be-mits-RA-yim le-MOR kha-DAL mi-MEN-noo ve-na-av-DA et-mits-RA-yim KI TOV la-NU a-VOD et-mits-RA-yim mi-moo-TE-noo ba-mid-BAR
Exegesis
The noun hadavar {הַדָּבָר | ha-dāvar} is modified by the relative clause asher dibbārnû ʾēleḵā be-miṭsrāyim lēʾemor {אֲשֶׁר דִּבַּרְנוּ אֵלֶיךָ בְּמִצְרַיִם לֵאמֹר}, “that we spoke to you in Egypt, saying.”
Root and etymology
מ־צ־ר
“narrow place”
In context — Exodus 14:12
Is this not the very word that we spoke to you in Egypt, saying “Leave us alone and let us serve the Egyptians”? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness.
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:12:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Exodus 14:12, so the Hebrew word בְמִצְרַ֙יִם֙ (bemitsrayim) 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.14.12.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.12.W6.S1) and character.