Deuteronomy 16:12:4Deut.16.12.W4PAT
בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם
bemitsrayim
“in Egypt”
- Transliteration
- be-mits-RA-yim
- Extended
- beh-mits-RAH-yeem
- IPA
- /bəmit͡sˈrajim/
Meaning by language
- English
- in Egypt
- French
- en Égypte
- Spanish
- en Egipto
- Portuguese
- no Egito
- German
- in Ägypten
- Russian
- в Египте
- Arabic-Simplified
- في مصر
- Hindi
- मिस्र में
- Chinese-Simplified
- 在埃及
- Korean
- 이집트에
- Indonesian
- di Mesir
- Bengali
- মিশরে
- Tagalog
- sa Ehipto
- Swahili
- katika Misri
- Amharic
- በግብፅ
- Yoruba
- ní Ejibiti
- Igbo
- n'Ijipt
- Twi
- wɔ Misraim mu
- Ewe
- le Egipte
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 | |
| 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
be-mits-RA-yim
- clause
ve-za-KAR-ta ki-E-ved ha-YI-ta be-mits-RA-yim
- sentence
ve-za-KAR-ta ki-E-ved ha-YI-ta be-mits-RA-yim ve-sha-MAR-ta ve-a-SI-ta et-ha-khu-KIM ha-E-le
In context — Deuteronomy 16:12
and remember you were a slave in Egypt and you shall keep and you shall do these the statutes
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 16:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Deuteronomy 16:12, so the Hebrew word בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם (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 Deut.16.12.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.16.12.W4.S1) and character.