Exodus 18:10:16Exod.18.10.W16TAB
יַד־מִצְרָֽיִם׃
yahdmitsrayim
“the hand of the Egyptians”
- Transliteration
- yahd-mits-RA-yim
- Extended
- yahd-mits-RAAH-yihm
- IPA
- /jað.mits.ˈraː.jim/
Meaning by language
- English
- the hand of the Egyptians
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
yahd-mits-RA-yim
- clause
a-SHER hi-TSIL et-ha-AM mit-TA-khat yahd-mits-RA-yim
- sentence
va-YO-mer yit-RO ba-RUKH Ye-ho-VAH a-SHER hi-TSIL et-KHEM miy-YAD mits-RA-yim oo-miy-YAD par-O a-SHER hi-TSIL et-ha-AM mit-TA-khat yahd-mits-RA-yim
Exegesis
The phrase mitakhat yad-mitsrayim {מִתַּ֖חַת יַד־מִצְרָֽיִם | mit-ta-ḥat yad-miṣ-rā-yim} ‘from under the hand of Egypt’ intensifies the imagery of subjugation. The English preserves the relative clauses to mirror Hebrew causal structure while retaining “hand” literally in the formal to preserve the metaphor.
Root and etymology
י־ד־ד
“hand, strength”
In context — Exodus 18:10
And Jethro said, “Blessed be the LORD , who has rescued you from the hand of Egypt and from the hand of Pharaoh, who has delivered the people from under the hand of Egypt.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 18:10:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Exodus 18:10, so the Hebrew word יַד־מִצְרָֽיִם׃ (yahdmitsrayim) 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.18.10.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.18.10.W16.S1) and character.