Exodus 15:26:16Exod.15.26.W16TAB
בְמִצְרַ֙יִם֙
vemitsrayim
“in Egypt”
- Transliteration
- ve-mits-RA-yim
- Extended
- veh-mits-RAH-yim
- IPA
- /vəmitsˈra.jim/
Meaning by language
- English
- in Egypt
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
ve-mits-RA-yim
- phraseyour reading level
a-sher-SAM-ti ve-mits-RA-yim
- clause
kal-ha-ma-kha-LAA a-sher-SAM-ti ve-mits-RA-yim lo-a-SEEM a-LE-kha KI a-NI Ye-ho-VAH rof-E-kha
- sentence
va-yo-MER IM-sha-MO-a tish-MA le-KOL Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha ve-ha-ya-SHAR be-eh-NAAV ta-a-SE ve-ha-a-zan-TA le-mits-vo-TAAV ve-sha-mar-TA kol-khuk-KAAV kal-ha-ma-kha-LAA a-sher-SAM-ti ve-mits-RA-yim lo-a-SEEM a-LE-kha KI a-NI Ye-ho-VAH rof-E-kha
Exegesis
The relative clause a-sher sam-ti be-mits-ra-yim {אֲשֶׁר־שַׂמְתִּי בְמִצְרַיִם | ʾă-šer sām-tî bə-mits-rā-yim} ‘which I have placed in Egypt’ contrasts with the negative apodosis lo-a-shim a-lai-kha {לֹא־אָשִׂים עָלֶיךָ | lō-ʾā-šîm ʿā-lêy-khā} ‘I will not place upon you’.
Root and etymology
י־ם
“sea”
In context — Exodus 15:26
And He said, “If you diligently listen to the voice of the LORD your God , and do what is right in His eyes, and pay attention to His commandments, and keep all His statutes , I will not bring upon you any of the diseases that I brought upon the Egyptians; for I am the LORD your Healer.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 15:26:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Exodus 15:26, so the Hebrew word בְמִצְרַ֙יִם֙ (vemitsrayim) 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.15.26.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.15.26.W16.S1) and character.