Genesis 42:1:5Gen.42.1.W5PAT
בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם
bemitsrayim
“in Egypt”
- Transliteration
- be-mits-RA-yim
- Extended
- beh-mihts-RAA-yihm
- IPA
- /bə.mitsˈraː.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
- 이집트에
- Indonesian
- di Mesir
- Bengali
- মিসরে
- Tagalog
- sa Egipto
- Swahili
- katika Misri
- Amharic
- በግብፅ
- Yoruba
- ní 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
va-YAR ya-a-KOV KI yesh-SHE-ver be-mits-RA-yim
- sentence
va-YAR ya-a-KOV KI yesh-SHE-ver be-mits-RA-yim va-YO-mer ya-a-KOV le-va-NAV LA-ma ti-te-ra-U
In context — Genesis 42:1
saw Jacob that there is grain in Egypt said Jacob to his sons why do you look at one another
About this coordinate
Genesis 42:1:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 42:1, 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 Gen.42.1.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.42.1.W5.S1) and character.