Isaiah 19:21:3Isa.19.21.W3TAB
לְמִצְרַ֔יִם
lemitsrayim
“to Egypt”
- Transliteration
- le-mits-RA-yim
- Extended
- leh-mihts-RAH-yihm
- IPA
- /ləmit͡sˈraːjim/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Egypt
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
le-mits-RA-yim
- clause
ve-no-DA ye-ho-VAH le-mits-RA-yim ve-ya-DE-u mits-RA-yim ET-ye-ho-VAH ba-YOM ha-HU
- sentence
ve-no-DA ye-ho-VAH le-mits-RA-yim ve-ya-DE-u mits-RA-yim ET-ye-ho-VAH ba-YOM ha-HU ve-a-ve-DU ZE-vakh u-min-KHA ve-na-de-RU-NE-der la-ye-ho-VAH ve-shi-LE-MU
Exegesis
This is followed by veyad‘u mitsrayim {וְיָדְעוּ מִצְרַיִם | wə-yā-ḏə-ʿū miṣ-rā-yim} ‘and they will know Egypt,’ where et-yehōwāh {אֶת־יְהוָה | ʾet-yə-hō-wāh} marks the direct object, emphasizing personal knowledge of the LORD.
Root and etymology
מ־צ־ר
“boundary, enclosure”
In context — Isaiah 19:21
And the LORD will be known to Egypt, and the Egyptians will know Him on that day, and they will serve Him with sacrifice and offering , and they will vow and fulfill it.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 19:21:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Isaiah 19:21, so the Hebrew word לְמִצְרַ֔יִם (lemitsrayim) 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.19.21.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.19.21.W3.S1) and character.