Isaiah 19:1:15Isa.19.1.W15TAB
מִצְרַ֖יִם
mitsrayim
“Egypt”
- Transliteration
- mits-RA-yim
- Extended
- mih-tsah-RAA-yim
- IPA
- /mitsˈraːjim/
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-le-VAV mits-RA-yim
- clause
hi-NE ye-ho-VAH ro-KHEV al-AV KAL u-VA mits-RA-yim ve-NA-u e-li-LE mits-RA-yim mi-pa-NAV u-le-VAV mits-RA-yim yi-MAS be-kir-BO
- sentence
ma-SA mits-RA-yim hi-NE ye-ho-VAH ro-KHEV al-AV KAL u-VA mits-RA-yim ve-NA-u e-li-LE mits-RA-yim mi-pa-NAV u-le-VAV mits-RA-yim yi-MAS be-kir-BO
Exegesis
The verse opens with the noun massa {מַשָּׂא | massāʾ} ‘burden’, marking a prophetic pronouncement against miṣrāyim {מִצְרָיִם | miṣrāyim}.
Finally, the construct ûl-bā́v miṣrāyim {וּלְבַב מִצְרַיִם | ūl-bā́v miṣrāyim} ‘and the heart of Egypt’ with yimmās {יִמַּס | yimmās} ‘will melt’ in bəkirbô {בְּקִרְבּֽוֹ | bəkirbô} ‘in its midst’ forms a vivid parallelism, intensifying comprehensive judgment.
Root and etymology
מ־צ־ר
“boundary, enclosure”
In context — Isaiah 19:1
The oracle concerning Egypt. Behold, the LORD rides on a swift cloud to Egypt, and the idols of Egypt will tremble from before Him, and the heart of Egypt will melt in its midst.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 19:1:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Isaiah 19:1, 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 Isa.19.1.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.19.1.W15.S1) and character.