Exodus 12:40:6Exod.12.40.W6PAT
בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם
bemitsrayim
“in Egypt”
- Transliteration
- be-mits-RA-yim
- Extended
- beh-mits-RAAH-yihm
- IPA
- /bə.mits.ˈraː.jim/
Meaning by language
- English
- in Egypt
- French
- en Égypte
- Spanish
- en Egipto
- Portuguese
- no Egito
- German
- in Ägypten
- Russian
- в Египте
- Arabic-Simplified
- فِي مِصْرَ
- Hindi
- मिस्र में
- Chinese-Simplified
- 在埃及
- Korean
- 이집트에서
- Indonesian
- di Mesir
- Bengali
- মিশরে
- Tagalog
- sa Ehipto
- Swahili
- katika Misri
- Amharic
- በግብፅ
- Yoruba
- ni Ejibiti
- Igbo
- n'Ijipt
- Twi
- wɔ Misraim
- 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
u-mo-SHAV be-NEI yis-ra-EL a-SHER yash-VOO be-mits-RA-yim
- sentence
u-mo-SHAV be-NEI yis-ra-EL a-SHER yash-VOO be-mits-RA-yim she-lo-SHIM sha-NA ve-ar-BA me-OT sha-NA
In context — Exodus 12:40
and the dwelling the sons of Israel who dwelt in Egypt thirty year and four hundred year
About this coordinate
Exodus 12:40:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Exodus 12:40, 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 Exod.12.40.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.12.40.W6.S1) and character.