Exodus 14:30:10Exod.14.30.W10TAB
אֶת־מִצְרַ֔יִם
etmitsrayim
“Egypt”
- Transliteration
- et-mits-RA-yim
- Extended
- eht-mits-RAH-yim
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.mits.ˈra.jim/
Meaning by language
- English
- Egypt
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
- clause
va-YAR yis-ra-EL et-mits-RA-yim MET al-se-FAT ha-YAM
- sentence
va-yo-SHA Ye-ho-VAH ba-YOM ha-HU et-yis-ra-EL mi-YAD mits-RA-yim va-YAR yis-ra-EL et-mits-RA-yim MET al-se-FAT ha-YAM
Exegesis
The expression miyyād Miṣrāyim {מִיַּד מִצְרָ֑יִם | miyyād Miṣrāyim} ‘from the hand of Egypt’ employs yād metaphorically for control.
Root and etymology
y-myod–mem
“sea”
In context — Exodus 14:30
And the LORD saved Israel on that day from the hand of Egypt, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the shore of the sea.
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:30:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Exodus 14:30, so the Hebrew word אֶת־מִצְרַ֔יִם (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.14.30.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.30.W10.S1) and character.