Isaiah 20:4:15Isa.20.4.W15TAB
מִצְרָֽיִם׃
mitsrayim
“Egypt”
- Transliteration
- mits-ra-YIM
- Extended
- mihts-raa-YEEM
- IPA
- /mits.raːˈjim/
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
mits-ra-YIM
- phraseyour reading level
e-re-VAT mits-ra-YIM
- clause
va-kha-su-FAI SHET e-re-VAT mits-ra-YIM
- sentence
KEN yin-haG ME-lekh-a-SHUR et-she-VI mits-ra-YIM ve-et-ga-LUT KUSH ne-a-RIM u-ze-ke-NIM a-ROM ve-ya-KHEF va-kha-su-FAI SHET e-re-VAT mits-ra-YIM
Exegesis
Two parallel construct phrases, et-shevi mitzrayim {אֶת־שְׁבִי מִצְרַיִם | ʾet-šeḇî miṣrayim} ‘the captivity of Egypt’ and ve-et-galut kush {וְאֶת־גָּלוּת כּוּשׁ | wə-ʾet gā-lût kūš} ‘and the exile of Cush’, highlight dual subjugation.
The construct ‘erwāt mitzrayim {עֶרְוַת מִצְרָיִם | ‘erwāt miṣrayim} ‘nakedness of Egypt’ serves as a synecdoche for national disgrace. The English versions place the subject first and maintain the Hebrew’s cumulative parallelism.
In context — Isaiah 20:4
So the king of Assyria will lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Cush, young men and old men, naked and barefoot, and with bare buttocks, the nakedness of Egypt.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 20:4:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Isaiah 20:4, so the Hebrew word מִצְרָֽיִם׃ (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.20.4.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.20.4.W15.S1) and character.