Exodus 19:4:5Exod.19.4.W5TAB
לְמִצְרָ֑יִם
lemitsrayim
“to Egypt”
- Transliteration
- le-mits-RA-yim
- Extended
- leh-mits-RAA-yim
- IPA
- /lə.mits.ˈraː.jim/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Egypt
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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 | |
| 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
le-mits-RA-yim
- clause
a-TEM re-i-TEM a-SHER a-SI-ti le-mits-RA-yim
- sentence
a-TEM re-i-TEM a-SHER a-SI-ti le-mits-RA-yim va-e-SA et-KHEM al-kan-FEI ne-sha-RIM va-a-VI et-KHEM e-LAI
Exegesis
The relative particle asher {אֲשֶׁר | ʾă-šer} introduces a content clause linked to asiti {עָשִׂיתִי | ʿā-šî-tî} ‘I did’ toward le-mitsrāyim {לְמִצְרָיִם | lə-miṣ-rā-yim} ‘to Egypt’.
In context — Exodus 19:4
You yourselves have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I lifted you up on eagles’ wings and brought you to Me.
About this coordinate
Exodus 19:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Exodus 19:4, so the Hebrew word לְמִצְרָ֑יִם (lemitsrayim) 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.19.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.4.W5.S1) and character.