Exodus 7:5:2Exod.7.5.W2TAB
מִצְרַ֙יִם֙
mitsrayim
“the Egyptians”
- Transliteration
- mits-RA-yim
- Extended
- mihts-RAH-yihm
- IPA
- /mits.ˈra.jim/
Meaning by language
- English
- the 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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The word
Word in context
- word
mits-RA-yim
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ya-de-U mits-RA-yim
- clause
ve-ya-de-U mits-RA-yim ki-a-NI Ye-ho-VAH bin-to-TI et-ya-DI al-mits-RA-yim
- sentence
ve-ya-de-U mits-RA-yim ki-a-NI Ye-ho-VAH bin-to-TI et-ya-DI al-mits-RA-yim ve-ho-tse-TI et-be-nei-yis-ra-EL mit-to-KHAM
Exegesis
Mitsrayim {מִצְרַיִם | miṣ-ray-yim} serves as the subject, and the conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} introduces the causal clause leading to self-identification of ani YHWH {אֲנִי יְהוָה | ’ănî yə-hō-wāh}.
Root and etymology
Rootm ṣ r
“Egypt”
In context — Exodus 7:5
And the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD when I stretch out my hand against Egypt and bring out the children of Israel from their midst.
About this coordinate
Exodus 7:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 7:5, so the Hebrew word מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ (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.7.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.7.5.W2.S1) and character.