Hosea 13:4:5Hos.13.4.W5TAB
מִצְרָ֑יִם
mitsrayim
“Egypt”
- Transliteration
- mits-ra-YIM
- Extended
- mih-tsrah-YEEM
- IPA
- /mitsraˈjim/
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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Word in context
- word
mits-ra-YIM
- phraseyour reading level
me-E-rets mits-ra-YIM
- clause
ve-a-NO-khi Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha me-E-rets mits-ra-YIM
- sentence
ve-a-NO-khi Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha me-E-rets mits-ra-YIM ve-e-lo-HIM zu-la-TI LO te-DA u-mo-SHI-a A-yin bil-TI
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase me’eretz Mitsrayim {מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם | mē-ʾe-reṣ miṣ-rā-yim} ‘from the land of Egypt’ provides historical redemption context.
In context — Hosea 13:4
But I am the LORD your God from the land of Egypt; you shall know no god except Me, for there is no savior besides Me.
About this coordinate
Hosea 13:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Hosea 13:4, 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 Hos.13.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Hos.13.4.W5.S1) and character.