Exodus 14:4:9Exod.14.4.W9TAB
מִצְרַ֖יִם
mitsrayim
“the Egyptians”
- Transliteration
- mits-RA-yim
- Extended
- mits-RAH-yim
- IPA
- /mits.ˈra.jim/
Meaning by language
- English
- the 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-OO mits-RA-yim
- clause
ve-khiz-zak-TI et-lev-par-OH ve-rah-DAF a-kha-RE-hem ve-ik-ka-ve-DA be-par-OH oo-ve-khol-KHE-lo ve-yah-de-OO mits-RA-yim ki-a-NI ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-khiz-zak-TI et-lev-par-OH ve-rah-DAF a-kha-RE-hem ve-ik-ka-ve-DA be-par-OH oo-ve-khol-KHE-lo ve-yah-de-OO mits-RA-yim ki-a-NI ye-ho-VAH va-ya-a-soo-KHEN
Root and etymology
y-myod–mem
“sea”
In context — Exodus 14:4
And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart , and he will pursue them. Then I will be glorified through Pharaoh and all his army, and the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD . And they did so.
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:4:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Exodus 14:4, 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.14.4.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.4.W9.S1) and character.