Exodus 14:17:5Exod.14.17.W5TAB
מִצְרַ֔יִם
mitsrayim
“Egypt”
- Transliteration
- mits-RA-yim
- Extended
- mihts-RAH-yim
- IPA
- /mits.ˈra.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
et-LEV mits-RA-yim
- clause
va-a-NI hin-NEE me-khaz-ZEK et-LEV mits-RA-yim ve-ya-VO-u a-kha-RE-hem
- sentence
va-a-NI hin-NEE me-khaz-ZEK et-LEV mits-RA-yim ve-ya-VO-u a-kha-RE-hem ve-ik-ka-ve-DA be-far-O u-ve-khol-khei-LO be-rikh-BO u-ve-fa-ra-SHAV
Exegesis
The proper noun mitsrayim {מִצְרַיִם | miṣrayim} ‘Egypt’ is thus anthropomorphized.
Root and etymology
y-myod–mem
“sea”
In context — Exodus 14:17
And I —behold, I am hardening the hearts of the Egyptians, and they will come after them; and I will be honored through Pharaoh and through all his army, through his chariots and through his horsemen.
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:17:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Exodus 14:17, so the Hebrew word מִצְרַ֔יִם (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.14.17.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.17.W5.S1) and character.