Genesis 45:2:5Gen.45.2.W5TAB
מִצְרַ֔יִם
mitsrayim
“the Egyptians”
- Transliteration
- mits-RA-yim
- Extended
- mihts-RAH-yihm
- IPA
- /mitsˈra.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
va-yish-me-U mits-RA-yim
- clause
va-yish-me-U mits-RA-yim va-yish-MA BEIT par-O
- sentence
va-yit-TEN et-ko-LO biv-KHI va-yish-me-U mits-RA-yim va-yish-MA BEIT par-O
Exegesis
The next clause, vayishmeʿu mitsrayim {וַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּ מִצְרַיִם | way-yish-me-ʿû miṣ-ra-yim}, employs a plural verb for the collective subject “Egypt,” depicting the people’s response.
Root and etymology
RootMem–Tsade–Resh
“border, enclosure, distress”
In context — Genesis 45:2
And he raised his voice in weeping , and the Egyptians heard, and the house of Pharaoh heard.
About this coordinate
Genesis 45:2:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 45:2, so the Hebrew word מִצְרַ֔יִם (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 Gen.45.2.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.45.2.W5.S1) and character.