Exodus 14:25:8Exod.14.25.W8TAB
מִצְרַ֗יִם
mitsrayim
“Egyptians”
- Transliteration
- mits-RA-yim
- Extended
- mits-RAH-yeem
- IPA
- /mitsˈra.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
va-yo-MER mits-RA-yim
- clause
va-yo-MER mits-RA-yim a-nu-SA mip-NEI yis-ra-EL KI Ye-ho-VAH nil-KHAM la-HEM be-mits-RA-yim
- sentence
va-YA-sar ET o-FAN mar-ke-vo-TAV va-ye-na-ha-GE-hu bikh-ve-DUT va-yo-MER mits-RA-yim a-nu-SA mip-NEI yis-ra-EL KI Ye-ho-VAH nil-KHAM la-HEM be-mits-RA-yim
Exegesis
The causal clause ki YHWH nilcham lahem {כִּי יְהוָה נִלְחָם לָהֶם | kî yəhōwāh nīlḥām lāhēm} ‘for the LORD is fighting for them’ uses a Nifal participle to indicate ongoing divine engagement, and bemitsrayim {בְּמִצְרָיִם | bəmīṣrāyim} locates the action. In English, narrative vav-consecutives become simple past, and the participle appears in present to reflect continuous divine support.
Root and etymology
y-myod–mem
“sea”
In context — Exodus 14:25
And He removed the wheels of their chariots, so that they drove with difficulty. And Egypt said, “Let us flee from before Israel, for the LORD is fighting for them against Egypt.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:25:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Exodus 14:25, so the Hebrew word מִצְרַ֗יִם (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.14.25.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.25.W8.S1) and character.