Isaiah 19:14:7Isa.19.14.W7TAB
אֶת־מִצְרַ֙יִם֙
etmitsrayim
“Egypt”
- Transliteration
- et-mits-ra-YIM
- Extended
- eht-mits-rah-YEEM
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.mitsˈrajim/
Meaning by language
- English
- Egypt
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
ve-hit-E-U et-mits-ra-YIM
- clause
ve-hit-E-U et-mits-ra-YIM be-khol-ma-a-SE-hu ke-hit-ta-OT shi-KOR be-ki-O
- sentence
ye-ho-VAH ma-SAKH be-kir-BA RU-akh i-ve-IM ve-hit-E-U et-mits-ra-YIM be-khol-ma-a-SE-hu ke-hit-ta-OT shi-KOR be-ki-O
Exegesis
The accusative marker et {אֶת־ | et} introduces the direct object Mitzrayim {מִצְרַיִם | Miṣ-rā-yim} ‘Egypt.’
Root and etymology
מ־צ־ר
“boundary, enclosure”
In context — Isaiah 19:14
The LORD has mixed a spirit of confusion within her, and they have led Egypt astray in all its work, like a drunkard staggering in his vomit.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 19:14:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Isaiah 19:14, so the Hebrew word אֶת־מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ (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.19.14.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.19.14.W7.S1) and character.