Numbers 14:4:7Num.14.4.W7TAB
מִצְרָֽיְמָה׃
mitsraymah
“to Egypt”
- Transliteration
- mits-ra-YMAH
- Extended
- mits-rah-YMAAH
- IPA
- /mitsraˈjmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to 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 | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mits-ra-YMAH
- phraseyour reading level
ve-na-shu-VAH mits-ra-YMAH
- clause
nit-NAH ROSH ve-na-shu-VAH mits-ra-YMAH
- sentence
va-yom-ROO EESH el-a-KHIv nit-NAH ROSH ve-na-shu-VAH mits-ra-YMAH
Exegesis
The directive he in mitzraymah {מִצְרָֽיְמָה | miṣ-rā-y-mah} marks Egypt as the destination, emphasizing the intended return. This balanced structure highlights the communal decision-making process.
In context — Numbers 14:4
And each man said to his brother, “Let us appoint a leader and let us return to Egypt.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 14:4:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Numbers 14:4, so the Hebrew word מִצְרָֽיְמָה׃ (mitsraymah) 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.14.4.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.14.4.W7.S1) and character.