Isaiah 19:25:8Isa.19.25.W8TAB
מִצְרַ֗יִם
mitsrayim
“Egypt”
- Transliteration
- mits-ra-YIM
- Extended
- mihts-rah-YEEM
- IPA
- /mitsraˈjim/
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
- clause
ba-RUKH a-MI mits-ra-YIM u-ma-SE ya-DAI a-SHUR ve-na-kha-la-TI yis-ra-EL
- sentence
a-SHER be-ra-KHO ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT le-MOR ba-RUKH a-MI mits-ra-YIM u-ma-SE ya-DAI a-SHUR ve-na-kha-la-TI yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The infinitive construct leemor {לֵאמֹ֑ר | lê-ʾō-mər} marks the transition into direct speech, which unfolds as a triadic series of equative appositions: barukh ammi Mitzrayim {בָּרוּךְ עַמִּי מִצְרַיִם | bā-rûḵ ʿam-mî mi-ṣrā-yim} ‘Egypt is my people’, umaase yadai Ashur {וּמַעֲשֵׂה יָדַי אַשּׁוּר | u-mə-ʿă-sê yā-ḏay ʾǎ-šur} ‘Assyria is the work of my hands’, and venachalati Yisrael {וְנַחֲלָתִי יִשְׂרָאֵל | wə-nă-ḥă-lā-ṯî yi-srā-ʼēl} ‘Israel is my inheritance’. The parallel structure underscores equal divine favor across nations.
Root and etymology
מ־צ־ר
“boundary, enclosure”
In context — Isaiah 19:25
Whom the LORD of hosts has blessed, saying, “Blessed be Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands , and Israel my inheritance.”
About this coordinate
Isaiah 19:25:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Isaiah 19:25, so the Hebrew word מִצְרַ֗יִם (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.19.25.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.19.25.W8.S1) and character.