Exodus 14:18:2Exod.14.18.W2TAB
מִצְרַ֖יִם
mitsrayim
“Egyptians”
- Transliteration
- mits-RA-yim
- Extended
- mits-RAH-yim
- IPA
- /mits.ˈra.jim/
Meaning by language
- English
- Egyptians
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-yah-de-U mits-RA-yim
- clause
ve-yah-de-U mits-RA-yim ki-a-NI Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-yah-de-U mits-RA-yim ki-a-NI Ye-ho-VAH be-hik-kav-DI be-far-O be-rikh-BO u-ve-fa-ra-SHAV
Exegesis
The proper noun mitsrayim {מִצְרַיִם | mi-ṣrā-yim} ‘Egyptians’ functions as the subject of divine disclosure.
Root and etymology
y-myod–mem
“sea”
In context — Exodus 14:18
And the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD when I am glorified through Pharaoh, through his chariots, and through his horsemen.
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:18:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 14:18, so the Hebrew word מִצְרַ֖יִם (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.14.18.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.18.W2.S1) and character.