Numbers 20:15:5Num.20.15.W5TAB
בְּמִצְרַ֖יִם
bemitsrayim
“in Egypt”
- Transliteration
- be-mits-RA-yim
- Extended
- beh-mits-RAA-yeem
- IPA
- /bəmitsˈrajim/
Meaning by language
- English
- in Egypt
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
be-mits-RA-yim
- phraseyour reading level
va-ne-SHEV be-mits-RA-yim
- clause
va-yer-DU a-vo-TEI-nu mits-rai-MAH va-ne-SHEV be-mits-RA-yim ya-MIM ra-BIM
- sentence
va-yer-DU a-vo-TEI-nu mits-rai-MAH va-ne-SHEV be-mits-RA-yim ya-MIM ra-BIM va-ya-RE-u la-NU mits-RA-yim ve-la-a-vo-TEI-nu
Root and etymology
m-ṣ-rmem–tsade–resh
“constriction”
In context — Numbers 20:15
Our fathers descended into Egypt, and we dwelt there for many days ; and Egypt oppressed us and our fathers.
About this coordinate
Numbers 20:15:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Numbers 20:15, so the Hebrew word בְּמִצְרַ֖יִם (bemitsrayim) 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.20.15.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.20.15.W5.S1) and character.