Joshua 15:4:5Josh.15.4.W5TAB
מִצְרַ֔יִם
mitsrayim
“Egypt”
- Transliteration
- mits-RA-yim
- Extended
- mits-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
- phraseyour reading level
NA-khal mits-RA-yim
- clause
ve-a-VAR ats-mo-NAH ve-ya-TSA NA-khal mits-RA-yim ve-ha-YU tot-se-OT hag-GVUL yam-MAH
- sentence
ve-a-VAR ats-mo-NAH ve-ya-TSA NA-khal mits-RA-yim ve-ha-YU tot-se-OT hag-GVUL yam-MAH ze-yi-he-YEH la-KHEM gvuL NE-gev
Root and etymology
“sea”
In context — Joshua 15:4
And it passed by Azmon and came out to the wadi of Egypt, and the outgoings of the boundary were at the sea. This shall be your southern boundary.
About this coordinate
Joshua 15:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Joshua 15:4, so the Hebrew word מִצְרַ֔יִם (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 Josh.15.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.15.4.W5.S1) and character.