Isaiah 19:23:8Isa.19.23.W8TAB
בְּמִצְרַ֖יִם
bemitsrayim
“into Egypt”
- Transliteration
- be-mits-ra-YIM
- Extended
- beh-mih-tsrah-YEEM
- IPA
- /bə.mits.raˈjim/
Meaning by language
- English
- into 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
- phraseyour reading level
u-VA-a-shur be-mits-ra-YIM
- clause
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
- 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
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 19:23:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Isaiah 19:23, so the Hebrew word בְּמִצְרַ֖יִם (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.19.23.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.19.23.W8.S1) and character.