Exodus 18:1:17Exod.18.1.W17TAB
מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃
mimmitsrayim
“from Egypt”
- Transliteration
- mim-mits-RA-yim
- Extended
- mihm-mits-RAA-yim
- IPA
- /mim.mits.ˈraː.jim/
Meaning by language
- English
- from Egypt
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| 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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
mim-mits-RA-yim
- clause
ki-ho-TSI Ye-ho-VAH ET-yis-ra-EL mim-mits-RA-yim
- sentence
va-yish-MA yit-RO kho-HEN mid-YAN kho-TEN mo-SHEH ET kol-a-SHER a-SA e-lo-HIM le-mo-SHEH u-le-yis-ra-EL am-MO ki-ho-TSI Ye-ho-VAH ET-yis-ra-EL mim-mits-RA-yim
In context — Exodus 18:1
And Jethro, the priest of Midian and Moses’ father-in-law, heard of all that God had accomplished for Moses and for Israel his people—how the LORD had brought Israel out from Egypt.
About this coordinate
Exodus 18:1:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Exodus 18:1, so the Hebrew word מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃ (mimmitsrayim) 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.18.1.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.18.1.W17.S1) and character.