Genesis 26:2:6Gen.26.2.W6TAB
מִצְרָ֑יְמָה
mitseraima
“to Egypt”
- Transliteration
- mi-tse-RAI-ma
- Extended
- mih-tseh-RAI-mah
- IPA
- /mi.tsə.ˈraj.maː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to 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 | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mi-tse-RAI-ma
- phraseyour reading level
al-te-RED mi-tse-RAI-ma
- clause
va-ye-RA e-LAV Ye-ho-VAH va-yo-MER al-te-RED mi-tse-RAI-ma
- sentence
va-ye-RA e-LAV Ye-ho-VAH va-yo-MER al-te-RED mi-tse-RAI-ma she-KHON ba-A-rets a-SHER o-MAR e-LE-kha
Exegesis
Within the speech, the prohibition al {אַל | ʾal} plus the imperfect tered {תֵּרֵד | tē-rēḏ} frames a command against descending toward Mitsraymah {מִצְרָיְמָה | miṣ-rā-yi-māh}, followed by the imperative shekhon {שְׁכֹן | šə-ḵōn} commanding settled residence in the land baarets {בָּאָ֔רֶץ | bā-ʾā-reṣ}.
In context — Genesis 26:2
Then the LORD appeared to him and said, "You must not go down to Egypt; live in the land that I will direct you to."
About this coordinate
Genesis 26:2:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Genesis 26:2, so the Hebrew word מִצְרָ֑יְמָה (mitseraima) 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 Gen.26.2.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.26.2.W6.S1) and character.