Exodus 18:9:11Exod.18.9.W11TAB
מִצְרָֽיִם׃
mitsrayim
“Egypt”
- Transliteration
- mits-RA-yim
- Extended
- mits-RAA-yim
- IPA
- /mitsˈraː.jim/
Meaning by language
- English
- Egypt
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 | |
| 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
mits-RA-yim
- phraseyour reading level
miy-YAD mits-RA-yim
- clause
a-SHER hi-TSEE-lo miy-YAD mits-RA-yim
- sentence
va-yi-KHAD yit-RO AL kol-ha-to-VA a-SHER-a-SAH Ye-ho-VAH le-yis-ra-EL a-SHER hi-TSEE-lo miy-YAD mits-RA-yim
Exegesis
A second clause introduced by ʾăšer {אֲשֶׁר | ʾă-šer} ‘that’ focuses on the specific act hiṣṣîlô {הִצִּיל֖וֹ | hiṣ-ṣî-lô} ‘he rescued him’ from mi-yad miṣrāyim {מִיַּד מִצְרָיִם | mî-yad miṣ-rā-yim}, employing the idiom “hand of Egypt” to denote power. The structure moves from the general reaction to a broad characterization of divine benevolence, then narrows to the climactic deliverance, mirroring the Hebrew emphasis sequence.
In context — Exodus 18:9
And Jethro rejoiced over all the good that the LORD had done for Israel, for He had rescued them from the hand of Egypt.
About this coordinate
Exodus 18:9:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Exodus 18:9, so the Hebrew word מִצְרָֽיִם׃ (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.18.9.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.18.9.W11.S1) and character.