Isaiah 19:20:7Isa.19.20.W7TAB
מִצְרָ֑יִם
mitsrayim
“Egypt”
- Transliteration
- mits-ra-YIM
- Extended
- mihts-raa-YEEM
- IPA
- /mitsraˈjim/
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 | |
| 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
mits-ra-YIM
- phraseyour reading level
be-E-rets mits-ra-YIM
- clause
ve-ha-YA le-OT u-le-ED la-Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT be-E-rets mits-ra-YIM
- sentence
ve-ha-YA le-OT u-le-ED la-Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT be-E-rets mits-ra-YIM ki-yits-a-KU el-Ye-ho-VAH mip-ne lo-kha-TSIM ve-yish-LAKH la-HEM mo-shi-A va-RAV ve-hi-tsi-LAM
Exegesis
The locative be-ʼereṣ Mitsrayim {בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם | bə-’e-reṣ mits-rā-yim} situates the promise geographically.
Root and etymology
מ־צ־ר
“boundary, enclosure”
In context — Isaiah 19:20
And it will be for a sign and for a witness to the LORD of hosts in the land of Egypt, because they will cry out to the LORD on account of oppressors , and He will send them a savior and a great one, and He will deliver them.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 19:20:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Isaiah 19:20, so the Hebrew word מִצְרָ֑יִם (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.19.20.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.19.20.W7.S1) and character.