Isaiah 19:22:3Isa.19.22.W3TAB
אֶת־מִצְרַ֖יִם
etmitsrayim
“{direct object marker} Egypt”
- Transliteration
- ET-mits-RA-yim
- Extended
- EET-mits-RAH-yihm
- IPA
- /ˈʔeːt.mitsˈrajim/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object marker} 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
- clause
ve-na-GAF ye-ho-VAH ET-mits-RA-yim na-GOF ve-ra-FO
- sentence
ve-na-GAF ye-ho-VAH ET-mits-RA-yim na-GOF ve-ra-FO ve-sha-VU ad-ye-ho-VAH ve-ne-tar la-HEM u-re-FA-am
Exegesis
The direct-object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ} introduces Mitzrayim {מִצְרַ֖יִם | Mî-ṣrā-yim} ‘Egypt’.
Root and etymology
מ־צ־ר
“boundary, enclosure”
In context — Isaiah 19:22
And the LORD will strike Egypt, striking and healing; and they will return to the LORD, and He will be entreated for them and heal them.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 19:22:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Isaiah 19:22, 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.19.22.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.19.22.W3.S1) and character.