Numbers 13:22:17Num.13.22.W17TAB
מִצְרָֽיִם׃
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
tso-AN mits-RA-yim
- clause
ve-khev-RON she-VA sha-NIM niv-ne-TA lif-NEI tso-AN mits-RA-yim
- sentence
va-ya-a-LU va-NE-gev va-ya-VO ad-KHEV-ron ve-SHAM a-khi-MAN she-SHAI ve-tal-MAI ye-li-DEI ha-a-NAK ve-khev-RON she-VA sha-NIM niv-ne-TA lif-NEI tso-AN mits-RA-yim
Root and etymology
y-myod-mem
“sea, large body of water”
In context — Numbers 13:22
And they went up into the Negev, and they came to Hebron. There Achiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the offspring of Anak , were present. Hebron had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.
About this coordinate
Numbers 13:22:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Numbers 13:22, 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 Num.13.22.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.13.22.W17.S1) and character.