Isaiah 19:23:12Isa.19.23.W12TAB
מִצְרַ֖יִם
mitsrayim
“Egypt”
- Transliteration
- mits-ra-YIM
- Extended
- mih-tsrah-YEEM
- IPA
- /mits.raˈjim/
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 | |
| 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
mits-ra-YIM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-a-ve-DU mits-ra-YIM
- clause
ve-a-ve-DU mits-ra-YIM et-a-shur
- sentence
ba-YOM ha-HU tih-yeh me-sil-LA mim-mits-ra-YIM a-shu-RA u-VA-a-shur be-mits-ra-YIM u-mits-ra-YIM be-a-SHUR ve-a-ve-DU mits-ra-YIM et-a-shur
Exegesis
The directional phrase mimitsrayim ashurah {מִמִּצְרַיִם אַשּׁ֔וּרָה | min-miṣrayîm ʾaššûrâ} specifies origin and destination.
Root and etymology
m-ṣ-rm-ṣ-r
“narrowness”
In context — Isaiah 19:23
In that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria, and Assyria will come into Egypt, and Egypt into Assyria, and the Egyptians will serve with the Assyrians.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 19:23:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Isaiah 19:23, so the Hebrew word מִצְרַ֖יִם (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.19.23.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.19.23.W12.S1) and character.