Ezekiel 20:7:8Ezek.20.7.W8TAB
מִצְרַ֖יִם
mitsrayim
“Egypt”
- Transliteration
- mits-ra-YIM
- Extended
- mihts-rah-YIHM
- 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 | |
| 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
u-ve-gi-lu-LE mits-ra-YIM
- clause
va-O-mar a-le-HEM ISH shi-ku-TSE e-NA-v ha-she-li-KHU u-ve-gi-lu-LE mits-ra-YIM al-ti-ta-ma-U
- sentence
va-O-mar a-le-HEM ISH shi-ku-TSE e-NA-v ha-she-li-KHU u-ve-gi-lu-LE mits-ra-YIM al-ti-ta-ma-U a-NI ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem
Exegesis
The prefixed conjunction and preposition in uvegillulei Mitsrayim {וּבְגִלּוּלֵי מִצְרַיִם | ūvegillûlē Miṣrāyim} connects idolatry to Egypt, recalling the source of foreign cults.
Root and etymology
m-ṣ-r
“Egypt, land of restriction”
In context — Ezekiel 20:7
And I said to them, “Each of you, cast away the abominations of your eyes, and do not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt; I am the LORD your God .”
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 20:7:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Ezekiel 20:7, so the Hebrew word מִצְרַ֖יִם (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.20.7.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.20.7.W8.S1) and character.