Isaiah 19:3:2Isa.19.3.W2TAB
רֽוּחַ־מִצְרַ֙יִם֙
ruakhmitsrayim
“spirit of Egypt”
- Transliteration
- RU-akh-mits-ra-YIM
- Extended
- ROO-akh-mihts-rah-YEEM
- IPA
- /ˈruː.aħ.mitsrɑˈjim/
Meaning by language
- English
- spirit of Egypt
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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
RU-akh-mits-ra-YIM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-nav-KA RU-akh-mits-ra-YIM
- clause
ve-nav-KA RU-akh-mits-ra-YIM be-kir-BO va-a-tsa-TO a-val-LE-a
- sentence
ve-nav-KA RU-akh-mits-ra-YIM be-kir-BO va-a-tsa-TO a-val-LE-a ve-dar-SHU el-ha-e-li-LIM ve-el-ha-it-TIM ve-el-ha-o-VOT ve-el-ha-yid-e-o-NIM
Exegesis
First, venavkah {וְנָבְקָה | wə-nā-ḇə-qāh} ‘and it will be emptied’ (Niphal imperfect with vav-consecutive, third person feminine singular) and its subject ruakh-mitzrayim {רוּחַ-מִצְרַיִם | rūaḥ-miṣrāyim} ‘spirit of Egypt’ establish the internal collapse.
Root and etymology
Rootresh–vav–ḥet
“wind, breath, spirit”
In context — Isaiah 19:3
The spirit of Egypt will be emptied in its midst, and I will swallow up its counsel; they will seek to the idols, to the charmers, to the spirits of the dead, and to the wizards .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 19:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Isaiah 19:3, so the Hebrew word רֽוּחַ־מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ (ruakhmitsrayim) 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.19.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.19.3.W2.S1) and character.