Isaiah 19:12:11Isa.19.12.W11TAB
עַל־מִצְרָֽיִם׃
almitsarayim
“against Egypt”
- Transliteration
- al-mi-tsa-RA-yim
- Extended
- ahl-mih-tsah-RAA-yeem
- IPA
- /ʕal.mits.raːˈjim/
Meaning by language
- English
- against Egypt
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-mi-tsa-RA-yim
- clause
ve-ye-de-U ma-YA-ats ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT al-mi-tsa-RA-yim
- sentence
a-YAM e-FO kha-kha-ME-kha ve-ya-GI-du NA LAKH ve-ye-de-U ma-YA-ats ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT al-mi-tsa-RA-yim
Exegesis
The sovereign title YHWH tzvaot {יְהוָה צְבָא֖וֹת | Yə-hō-wāh ṣə-vā-ʾōt} ‘LORD of hosts’ underscores divine authority, and the prepositional phrase al-mitsrayim {עַל־מִצְרָיִם | ʿal-miṣ-rā-yim} ‘against Egypt’ identifies the target of this purpose, contrasting human counsel with divine will.
Root and etymology
מ־צ־ר
“boundary, enclosure”
In context — Isaiah 19:12
Where are they then, your wise men ? Let them please tell you and let them know what the LORD of hosts has purposed against Egypt.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 19:12:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Isaiah 19:12, so the Hebrew word עַל־מִצְרָֽיִם׃ (almitsarayim) 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.19.12.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.19.12.W11.S1) and character.