Joshua 15:47:8Josh.15.47.W8TAB
מִצְרָ֑יִם
mitsrayim
“of Egypt”
- Transliteration
- mits-RA-yim
- Extended
- mits-RAH-yeem
- IPA
- /mitsˈrajim/
Meaning by language
- English
- of 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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The word
Word in context
- word
mits-RA-yim
- phraseyour reading level
ad-NA-khal mits-RA-yim
- clause
ash-DOD be-no-TE-ha va-kha-tse-RE-ha az-ZA be-no-TE-ha va-kha-tse-RE-ha ad-NA-khal mits-RA-yim
- sentence
ash-DOD be-no-TE-ha va-kha-tse-RE-ha az-ZA be-no-TE-ha va-kha-tse-RE-ha ad-NA-khal mits-RA-yim ve-ha-YAM ha-ga-DOL u-gve-VUL
Exegesis
The preposition ad {עַד | ʿad} “up to” governs nachal {נַחַל | naḥal} “brook,” marking the traditional boundary adjacent to Mitzrayim {מִצְרָיִם | miṣ-rā-yim} “Egypt.”
Root and etymology
“sea”
In context — Joshua 15:47
Ashdod with its surrounding towns and villages ; Gaza with its surrounding towns and villages—up to the brook of Egypt, and the Great Sea and its boundary.
About this coordinate
Joshua 15:47:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Joshua 15:47, so the Hebrew word מִצְרָ֑יִם (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.15.47.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.15.47.W8.S1) and character.