Isaiah 19:2:3Isa.19.2.W3TAB
בְּמִצְרַ֔יִם
bemitsrayim
“against Egypt”
- Transliteration
- be-mits-ra-YIM
- Extended
- beh-mihts-rah-YEEM
- IPA
- /bəmits.raˈjim/
Meaning by language
- English
- against Egypt
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
be-mits-ra-YIM
- clause
ve-sikh-sakh-TI mits-ra-YIM be-mits-ra-YIM ve-nil-kha-MU ish-be-a-KHIV ve-ISH be-re-E-HU
- sentence
ve-sikh-sakh-TI mits-ra-YIM be-mits-ra-YIM ve-nil-kha-MU ish-be-a-KHIV ve-ISH be-re-E-HU IR be-IR mam-la-KHA be-mam-la-KHA
Exegesis
The cognate accusative mitzrayim bemitzrayim {מִצְרַיִם בְּמִצְרַיִם | miṣ-ray-yim bĕ-miṣ-ray-yim} ‘Egypt against Egypt’ heightens the sense of internal conflict.
Root and etymology
מ־צ־ר
“boundary, enclosure”
In context — Isaiah 19:2
And I will stir up the Egyptians against each other, and they will fight, each man against his brother and each man against his companion, city against city, kingdom against kingdom.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 19:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Isaiah 19:2, so the Hebrew word בְּמִצְרַ֔יִם (bemitsrayim) 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.19.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.19.2.W3.S1) and character.