Isaiah 19:4:2Isa.19.4.W2TAB
אֶת־מִצְרַ֔יִם
etmitsrayim
“Egypt {direct object marker + Egypt}”
- Transliteration
- et-mits-RA-yim
- Extended
- eht-mits-RAA-yeem
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.mitsˈrajim/
Meaning by language
- English
- Egypt {direct object marker + Egypt}
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
et-mits-RA-yim
- clause
ve-sik-KAR-ti et-mits-RA-yim be-YAD a-do-NIM ka-SHE
- sentence
ve-sik-KAR-ti et-mits-RA-yim be-YAD a-do-NIM ka-SHE u-ME-lekh AZ yim-SHAL-BAM ne-UM ha-a-DON ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT
Exegesis
The particle et {אֶת־ | ʾet} marks the definite direct object Mitzrayim {מִצְרַ֔יִם | miṣ-ray-yim} ‘Egypt’.
Root and etymology
מ־צ־ר
“boundary, enclosure”
In context — Isaiah 19:4
And I will deliver Egypt into the hand of a cruel master, and a fierce king will rule over them; this is the declaration of the Lord the LORD of hosts .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 19:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Isaiah 19:4, so the Hebrew word אֶת־מִצְרַ֔יִם (etmitsrayim) 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.19.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.19.4.W2.S1) and character.