Isaiah 19:24:6Isa.19.24.W6TAB
לְמִצְרַ֖יִם
lemitsrayim
“to Egypt”
- Transliteration
- le-mits-ra-YIM
- Extended
- leh-mih-tsrah-YIHM
- IPA
- /lə.mits.raˈjim/
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
ba-YOM ha-HU yih-HE yis-ra-EL she-li-shi-YA le-mits-ra-YIM u-le-a-SHUR
- sentence
ba-YOM ha-HU yih-HE yis-ra-EL she-li-shi-YA le-mits-ra-YIM u-le-a-SHUR be-ra-KHA be-KE-rev ha-A-rets
Exegesis
The coordinated prepositional phrase le-miṣrāyim û-le-ʾaššûr {לְמִצְרַ֖יִם וּלְאַשּׁ֑וּר | le-miṣrā-yim û-le-ʾaššûr} ‘with Egypt and with Assyria’ conveys partnership.
Root and etymology
מ־צ־ר
“boundary, enclosure”
In context — Isaiah 19:24
In that day, Israel will be a third with Egypt and with Assyria, a blessing in the midst of the land.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 19:24:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Isaiah 19:24, so the Hebrew word לְמִצְרַ֖יִם (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.19.24.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.19.24.W6.S1) and character.