Isaiah 23:5:2Isa.23.5.W2TAB
לְמִצְרָ֑יִם
lemitsrayim
“to Egypt”
- Transliteration
- le-mits-RA-yim
- Extended
- leh-mihts-RAA-yeem
- IPA
- /ləmisˈrajim/
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 | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
le-mits-RA-yim
- clause
ka-a-SHER-SHE-ma le-mits-RA-yim
- sentence
ka-a-SHER-SHE-ma le-mits-RA-yim ya-KHI-lu ke-SHE-ma TSOR
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase lemitsrayim {לְמִצְרָ֑יִם | lə-miṣrāyim} ‘to Egypt’ marks the destination of the report, implying its arrival and being received there.
Root and etymology
consonantstsade–vav–resh
“rock, rocky height”
In context — Isaiah 23:5
Just as when the report comes to Egypt, they will writhe, so it will be at the report of Tyre.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 23:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Isaiah 23:5, so the Hebrew word לְמִצְרָ֑יִם (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.23.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.23.5.W2.S1) and character.