Exodus 22:21:8Exod.22.21.W8TABWLC Exodus 22:20
מִצְרָֽיִם׃
mitsrayim
“Egypt”
- Transliteration
- mits-RA-yim
- Extended
- mits-RAA-yihm
- IPA
- /mits.ˈraː.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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The word
Word in context
- word
mits-RA-yim
- phraseyour reading level
be-E-rets mits-RA-yim
- clause
ki-ge-RIM he-yi-TEM be-E-rets mits-RA-yim
- sentence
ve-GER lo-to-NE ve-LO til-kha-TSE-nu ki-ge-RIM he-yi-TEM be-E-rets mits-RA-yim
Exegesis
The locative phrase beerets mitsrayim {בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם | bə-ʾe-reṣ miṣ-rā-yim} provides the geographic memory that grounds the ethical command.
Root and etymology
Rootmem–tsade–resh
“border, narrow place”
In context — Exodus 22:21
You shall not exploit a sojourner or press him down with oppression, because you were sojourners in the land of Egypt.
About this coordinate
Exodus 22:21:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Exodus 22:21, 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.22.21.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.21.W8.S1) and character.