Exodus 18:10:9Exod.18.10.W9TAB
מִצְרַ֖יִם
mitsrayim
“Egyptians”
- Transliteration
- mits-RA-yim
- Extended
- mits-RAH-yihm
- IPA
- /mits.ˈra.jim/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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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Word in context
- word
mits-RA-yim
- phraseyour reading level
miy-YAD mits-RA-yim
- clause
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
- 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
Two parallel prepositional phrases, miyad mitsrayim {מִיַּ֥ד מִצְרַ֖יִם | miy-yad miṣrāyim} ‘from the hand of Egypt’ and umiyad paroh {וּמִיַּ֣ד פַּרְעֹ֑ה | ū-miy-yad par-ʿōh} ‘and from the hand of Pharaoh,’ present balanced oppression motifs.
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 18:10:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Exodus 18:10, 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.18.10.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.18.10.W9.S1) and character.