Isaiah 19:13:8Isa.19.13.W8TAB
אֶת־מִצְרַ֖יִם
etmitsrayim
“Egypt {direct object marker plus name}”
- Transliteration
- et-MITS-ra-yim
- Extended
- eht-MIHTS-rah-yeem
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.mits.raˈjim/
Meaning by language
- English
- Egypt {direct object marker plus name}
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
et-MITS-ra-yim
- phraseyour reading level
hit-e-U et-MITS-ra-yim
- clause
hit-e-U et-MITS-ra-yim pin-NAT she-va-TE-ha
- sentence
no-a-LU sa-RE TSO-an nish-she-U sa-RE NOF hit-e-U et-MITS-ra-yim pin-NAT she-va-TE-ha
Exegesis
The construct et־mitzrayim {אֶת־מִצְרַיִם | ʾet-miṣrāyim} introduces Egypt as the direct object of deception.
Root and etymology
mem-tsadi-reshmṣr
“narrow place; straits”
In context — Isaiah 19:13
The princes of Zoan have acted foolishly, the princes of Noph have been deceived; they have led Egypt astray, the corner of her tribes.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 19:13:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Isaiah 19:13, so the Hebrew word אֶת־מִצְרַ֖יִם (etmitsrayim) 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.19.13.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.19.13.W8.S1) and character.