Leviticus 22:33:4Lev.22.33.W4TAB
מִצְרַ֔יִם
mitsrayim
“Egypt”
- Transliteration
- mits-RA-yim
- Extended
- mits-RAH-yim
- IPA
- /mis.ˈra.jim/
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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Word in context
- word
mits-RA-yim
- phraseyour reading level
me-E-rets mits-RA-yim
- clause
ha-mo-TSEE et-KHEM me-E-rets mits-RA-yim lih-YOT la-KHEM le-e-lo-HIM
- sentence
ha-mo-TSEE et-KHEM me-E-rets mits-RA-yim lih-YOT la-KHEM le-e-lo-HIM a-NI Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase me’erets mitsrayim {מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם | mēʼereṣ miṣrāyim} provides historical‐geographical context.
In context — Leviticus 22:33
I am the LORD who brought you out from the land of Egypt to be your God. I am the LORD.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 22:33:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 22:33, 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 Lev.22.33.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.22.33.W4.S1) and character.