Exodus 14:13:15Exod.14.13.W15TAB
אֶת־מִצְרַ֙יִם֙
etmitsrayim
“the Egyptians”
- Transliteration
- et-mits-RA-yim
- Extended
- eht-mihts-RAA-yim
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.mitsˈra.jim/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Egyptians
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
et-mits-RA-yim
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER re-i-TEM et-mits-RA-yim
- clause
KI a-SHER re-i-TEM et-mits-RA-yim ha-YOM LO to-si-FU li-re-o-TAM OD ad-o-LAM
- sentence
va-YO-mer mo-SHEH el-ha-AM al-ti-ra-U hit-ya-tse-VU u-re-U et-ye-shu-AT Ye-ho-VAH a-sher-ya-a-SEH la-KHEM ha-YOM KI a-SHER re-i-TEM et-mits-RA-yim ha-YOM LO to-si-FU li-re-o-TAM OD ad-o-LAM
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּ֗י | kî} introduces a causal clause returning to another relative asher + re’item {אֲשֶׁר־רְאִיתֶם | ʾăšer rəʾîṯem} “which you have seen,” with mitsrayim {מִצְרַיִם֙ | Miṣrāyim} and anaphoric hayyom {הַיּ֔וֹם | hayyôm} reinforcing the temporal focus.
Root and etymology
Rootmem-ṣade-resh
“Egypt”
In context — Exodus 14:13
And Moses said to the people, “Do not fear. Stand firm and see the salvation of the LORD which He will work for you today . For the Egyptians whom you have seen today, you will never see them again, forever.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:13:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Exodus 14:13, so the Hebrew word אֶת־מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ (etmitsrayim) 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.14.13.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.13.W15.S1) and character.