Ezekiel 23:19:9Ezek.23.19.W9TAB
מִצְרָֽיִם׃
mitsrayim
“Egypt”
- Transliteration
- mits-ra-YIM
- Extended
- mihts-rah-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
be-E-rets mits-ra-YIM
- clause
liz-KOR et-ye-ME ne-u-RE-ha a-SHER zan-TA be-E-rets mits-ra-YIM
- sentence
va-tar-BE et-ta-znu-TE-ha liz-KOR et-ye-ME ne-u-RE-ha a-SHER zan-TA be-E-rets mits-ra-YIM
Exegesis
The locative phrase be’eretz mitzrayim {בְּאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם | be-e-retz mitz-ra-yim} ‘in the land of Egypt’ situates her actions in Egypt, contrasting youthful passion with later betrayal.
Root and etymology
m-ṣ-rmem–tsade–resh
“to be narrow, to be confined”
In context — Ezekiel 23:19
And she multiplied her whoredoms , to remember the days of her youth, when she played the harlot in the land of Egypt.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 23:19:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Ezekiel 23:19, 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 Ezek.23.19.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.23.19.W9.S1) and character.