Exodus 14:26:9Exod.14.26.W9TAB
עַל־מִצְרַ֔יִם
almitsrayim
“upon the Egyptians”
- Transliteration
- al-mits-RA-yim
- Extended
- ahl-mits-RAH-yim
- IPA
- /ʕal.mitsˈra.jim/
Meaning by language
- English
- upon the Egyptians
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
al-mits-RA-yim
- clause
ve-ya-SHU-vu ha-MA-yim al-mits-RA-yim al-rikh-BO ve-al-pa-ra-SHAV
- sentence
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-mo-SHE ne-TEH et-yad-KHA al-ha-YAM ve-ya-SHU-vu ha-MA-yim al-mits-RA-yim al-rikh-BO ve-al-pa-ra-SHAV
Root and etymology
y-myod–mem
“sea”
In context — Exodus 14:26
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the sea, and the waters will return upon Egypt, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:26:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Exodus 14:26, so the Hebrew word עַל־מִצְרַ֔יִם (almitsrayim) 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.14.26.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.26.W9.S1) and character.