Ezekiel 20:10:3Ezek.20.10.W3TAB
מִצְרָ֑יִם
mitsrayim
“Egypt”
- Transliteration
- mits-ra-YIM
- Extended
- mih-tsrah-YEEM
- IPA
- /mits.raˈjim/
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
me-E-rets mits-ra-YIM
- clause
va-o-tsi-EM me-E-rets mits-ra-YIM
- sentence
va-o-tsi-EM me-E-rets mits-ra-YIM va-a-vi-EM el-ha-mid-BAR
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase me’eretz mitsrayim {מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם | mê-ʾe-reṣ miṣ-rā-yim} ‘from the land of Egypt’ marks the source, while el hamidbar {אֶל־הַמִּדְבָּר | ʾel ham-mid-bār} ‘to the wilderness’ indicates the destination, with the definite article ha- specifying the locale. This parallel vav-Hiphil structure emphasizes a twofold divine action: deliverance followed by guidance.
Root and etymology
RootMem-Tsade-Resh
“narrow place, distress”
In context — Ezekiel 20:10
And I brought them out from the land of Egypt and I brought them to the wilderness .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 20:10:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Ezekiel 20:10, so the Hebrew word מִצְרָ֑יִם (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 Ezek.20.10.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.20.10.W3.S1) and character.