Exodus 2:23:7Exod.2.23.W7TAB
מִצְרַ֔יִם
mitsrayim
“Egypt”
- Transliteration
- mits-RA-yim
- Extended
- mits-RAA-yihm
- IPA
- /mitsˈra.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 | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
mits-RA-yim
- phraseyour reading level
ME-lekh mits-RA-yim
- clause
va-ye-HI va-ya-MIM ha-ra-BIM ha-HEM va-ya-MAT ME-lekh mits-RA-yim va-ye-an-KHU ve-nei-yis-ra-EL min-ha-a-vo-DA va-yiz-a-KU
- sentence
va-ye-HI va-ya-MIM ha-ra-BIM ha-HEM va-ya-MAT ME-lekh mits-RA-yim va-ye-an-KHU ve-nei-yis-ra-EL min-ha-a-vo-DA va-yiz-a-KU va-ta-AL sha-va-TAM el-ha-e-lo-HIM min-ha-a-vo-DA
Exegesis
Wayyāmat mēlekh miṣrāyim {וַיָּמָת מֶלֶךְ מִצְרַיִם | wə-yā-maṯ mē-lekh miṣ-rā-yim} ‘and the king of Egypt died’ signals a narrative transition.
Root and etymology
Rootmem–tsadi–resh
“Egyptian”
In context — Exodus 2:23
After many days the king of Egypt died. The sons of Israel groaned under the labor and cried out, and their cry for help rose up to God from the labor.
About this coordinate
Exodus 2:23:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Exodus 2:23, so the Hebrew word מִצְרַ֔יִם (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.2.23.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.2.23.W7.S1) and character.