◄ 4714. Mitsrayim ►
Strong's Lexicon Mitsrayim: Egypt Original Word: מִצְרַיִם Part of Speech: proper name, of a territory and people, feminine; masculine; masculine plural Transliteration: Mitsrayim Pronunciation: mits-rah'-yim Phonetic Spelling: (mits-rah'-yim) Definition: Egypt Meaning: Mitsrajim Word Origin: Derived from the name of a son of Ham, מִצְרַיִם (Mitsrayim), who is traditionally considered the ancestor of the Egyptians. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: Egypt Usage: Mitsrayim refers to the land of Egypt, a significant nation in the biblical narrative. It is often depicted as a place of both refuge and oppression for the Israelites. Egypt is frequently mentioned in the context of the Israelites' enslavement and subsequent exodus, as well as in various prophecies and historical accounts. Cultural and Historical Background: Egypt, known as Mitsrayim in Hebrew, was one of the most powerful and advanced civilizations of the ancient world. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin of uncertain derivation Definition a son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa NASB Translation Egypt (588), Egypt's (2), Egyptian (1), Egyptians (87), Mizraim (4). Brown-Driver-Briggs מִצְרַ֫יִם681 proper name, of a territory and people, feminineExodus 10:7, masculineExodus 12:33, masculine pluralGenesis 41:55 etc. (see below 2), Egypt, Egyptians (Phoenician מצרם; Assyrian Mªƒªr(u), Muƒru, Miƒir, DlPar 308 SchrCOT Glossary KGF 246 ff., Tel Amarna Miƒrî, WklTA 39 * BezBM 152, and Mašrî Wkll.c.; Arabic Cairo, Egypt (Spiro): Minean Miƒru HomA and A. (1892), 125; see EbÄgM 71 ff.; ᵐ5 Αιγυπτος; — derivatives and form dubious; יִַ֯ם usually regarded as dual term. (Upper and Lower Egypt? compare DiGenesis 10:6), but as locative ending EMeyGeschichte. I, § 42 BaNB p. 319 R. 5; JenZA iv (1889), 268 ff. thinks מִצְרַיִם absolute formed by analogy of מַיִם, שָׁמַיִם from Miƒrî (compare Tel Amarna); see further Wklinfra, near the end); — ׳מ Genesis 13:1 +; מִצְרָ֑יִם Genesis 37:36 +; מִצְרַיְמָה Genesis 12:10 12t., מִצְרָ֑יְמָה Genesis 12:11 14t.; — 1. a. of land, Egypt Genesis 13:1 500t., +, in all periods, including ׳אֶרֶץ מ Genesis 13:10 + approximately 220 t. (of course feminine, Genesis 47:6,13); ׳אַדְמַת מ the soil of Egypt Genesis 47:20,26; ׳מֵימֵי מ Exodus 7:19; Exodus 8:2; ׳נְהַר מ Genesis 15:18; ׳יְאֹר מ Amos 8:8; Amos 9:5; ׳יְאֹרֵי מ Isaiah 7:18 (compare מָצוֺר); ׳שִׁיחוֺר מ 1 Chronicles 13:5; לְשׁוֺן ׳יָםמֿ Isaiah 11:15; ׳נַחַל מ Joshua 15:4 6t. (see these various words); land as productive Genesis 45:20; Genesis 49:23, compare ׳שֵׁשׁ בְּרִקְמָה מִמּ Ezekiel 27:7, ׳אֵטוּן מ Proverbs 7:16; often "" בּוּשׁ, especially in prophets and poetry Isaiah 20:3,4,5; Isaiah 45:14; Ezekiel 30:4,9 +; "" אַשּׁוּר Hosea 11:11; Hosea 12:1; Isaiah 7:18; Jeremiah 2:18 +; including Upper Egypt (מַּתְרוֺם), as well as Lower, Jeremiah 44:1, compare Ezekiel 29:10; Ezekiel 30:6; apparently distinguished from Upper Egypt Isaiah 11:11, and possibly also Jeremiah 44:15 (compare Gf Gie Buhl SS CheHpt Isaiah); but פתרוס etc. in these verses somewhat dubious (compare B. Du Gie). b. combinations are:-1׳מ as limit of motion: יָדַד מצרימ(הׅ 2. of people: a. in table of nations, personified as second son of Ham Genesis 10:6 = 1 Chronicles 1:8, compare Genesis 10:13 = 1 Chronicles 1:11. b. = Egypt (as a people), Egyptians Genesis 41:56 + approximately 134 t., including use = Egyptian Kingdom, empire, i.e. land and people as political power; so with verb feminine singular ׳אָֽבְדָה מ Exodus 10:7, compare Hosea 9:6; Joel 4:19 and (pronoun feminine singular) Ezekiel 30:18; with verb masculine singular Exodus 12:33; Exodus 14:25; Isaiah 19:16,23,25; Jeremiah 46:8; often with verb masculine plural Genesis 41:55; Isaiah 19:21,23 22t.; ׳בִּנֵי מ Ezekiel 16:26; ׳בְּתוּלַת בַּת מ Jeremiah 46:11, compare Jeremiah 46:19; Jeremiah 46:24. — In 1 Kings 10:28 2Chronicles 1:16,17; 2 Kings 7:6 WklAlttest. Unters. 171 f. thinks of Assyrian Muƒri in North Syria. (On מִצְרַיִם as often = Muƒri in North Arabia see WklAltor. Unters. i. 24 ff., ii. 195, iii. 289; iv. 337 f; MVG 1898, 1.4). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Egypt, Egyptians, Mizraim Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt -- Egypt, Egyptians, Mizraim. see HEBREW matsowr Forms and Transliterations בְּ֭מִצְרַיִם בְּמִצְרַ֔יִם בְּמִצְרַ֖יִם בְּמִצְרַ֗יִם בְּמִצְרַ֛יִם בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם בְּמִצְרָֽיִם׃ בְמִצְרַ֔יִם בְמִצְרַ֖יִם בְמִצְרַ֙יִם֙ בְמִצְרַ֨יִם ׀ בְמִצְרָֽיִם׃ במצרים במצרים׃ וּבְמִצְרַ֔יִם וּלְמִצְרַ֔יִם וּמִמִּצְרַ֖יִם וּמִמִּצְרַ֜יִם וּמִצְרַ֕יִם וּמִצְרַ֖יִם וּמִצְרַ֡יִם וּמִצְרַ֣יִם וּמִצְרַ֤יִם ובמצרים ולמצרים וממצרים ומצרים לְמִצְרַ֔יִם לְמִצְרַ֖יִם לְמִצְרַ֗יִם לְמִצְרַ֙יִם֙ לְמִצְרַ֥יִם לְמִצְרָ֑יִם למצרים מִ֭צְרַיִם מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם מִמִּצְרַ֖יִם מִמִּצְרַ֗יִם מִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙ מִמִּצְרַ֛יִם מִמִּצְרַ֜יִם מִמִּצְרַ֣יִם מִמִּצְרַ֤יִם מִמִּצְרַ֨יִם מִמִּצְרַיִם֒ מִמִּצְרַיִם֮ מִמִּצְרָ֑יִם מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃ מִצְרַ֔֗יִם מִצְרַ֔יְמָה מִצְרַ֔יִם מִצְרַ֖יְמָה מִצְרַ֖יִם מִצְרַ֗יִם מִצְרַ֙יְמָה֙ מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ מִצְרַ֛יִם מִצְרַ֜יִם מִצְרַ֣יִם מִצְרַ֤יִם מִצְרַ֥יִם מִצְרַ֧יִם מִצְרַ֨יִם מִצְרַיִם֒ מִצְרַיִם֩ מִצְרַיִם֮ מִצְרָ֑יְמָה מִצְרָ֑יִם מִצְרָֽיְמָה׃ מִצְרָֽיִם׃ ממצרים ממצרים׃ מצרים מצרים׃ מצרימה מצרימה׃ bə·miṣ·ra·yim bə·miṣ·rā·yim ḇə·miṣ·ra·yim ḇə·miṣ·rā·yim bəmiṣrayim bəmiṣrāyim ḇəmiṣrayim ḇəmiṣrāyim bemitzRayim lə·miṣ·ra·yim lə·miṣ·rā·yim ləmiṣrayim ləmiṣrāyim lemitzRayim mim·miṣ·ra·yim mim·miṣ·rā·yim mimitzRayim mimmiṣrayim mimmiṣrāyim miṣ·rā·yə·māh miṣ·ra·yim miṣ·rā·yim miṣ·ray·māh miṣrāyəmāh miṣrayim miṣrāyim miṣraymāh mitzRayemah mitzRayim mitzRaymah ū·ḇə·miṣ·ra·yim ū·lə·miṣ·ra·yim ū·mim·miṣ·ra·yim ū·miṣ·ra·yim ūḇəmiṣrayim ūləmiṣrayim ulemitzRayim umimitzRayim ūmimmiṣrayim ūmiṣrayim umitzRayim uvemitzRayim vemitzRayim Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Genesis 10:6 HEB: חָ֑ם כּ֥וּשׁ וּמִצְרַ֖יִם וּפ֥וּט וּכְנָֽעַן׃ NAS: [were] Cush and Mizraim and Put KJV: Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, INT: of Ham Cush and Mizraim and Put and Canaan Genesis 10:13 HEB: וּמִצְרַ֡יִם יָלַ֞ד אֶת־ NAS: Mizraim became the father of Ludim KJV: And Mizraim begat Ludim, INT: Mizraim became of Ludim Genesis 12:10 HEB: וַיֵּ֨רֶד אַבְרָ֤ם מִצְרַ֙יְמָה֙ לָג֣וּר שָׁ֔ם NAS: went down to Egypt to sojourn KJV: went down into Egypt to sojourn INT: went Abram to Egypt to sojourn there Genesis 12:11 HEB: הִקְרִ֖יב לָב֣וֹא מִצְרָ֑יְמָה וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אֶל־ NAS: near to Egypt, that he said KJV: to enter into Egypt, that he said INT: near to enter to Egypt said to Genesis 12:14 HEB: כְּב֥וֹא אַבְרָ֖ם מִצְרָ֑יְמָה וַיִּרְא֤וּ הַמִּצְרִים֙ NAS: came into Egypt, the Egyptians KJV: was come into Egypt, the Egyptians INT: came Abram Egypt saw the Egyptians Genesis 13:1 HEB: וַיַּעַל֩ אַבְרָ֨ם מִמִּצְרַ֜יִם ה֠וּא וְאִשְׁתּ֧וֹ NAS: went up from Egypt to the Negev, KJV: went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, INT: went Abram Egypt he and his wife Genesis 13:10 HEB: יְהוָה֙ כְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם בֹּאֲכָ֖ה צֹֽעַר׃ NAS: like the land of Egypt as you go KJV: like the land of Egypt, as thou comest INT: of the LORD the land of Egypt go to Zoar Genesis 15:18 HEB: הַזֹּ֔את מִנְּהַ֣ר מִצְרַ֔יִם עַד־ הַנָּהָ֥ר NAS: From the river of Egypt as far KJV: from the river of Egypt unto the great INT: From the river of Egypt far river Genesis 21:21 HEB: אִשָּׁ֖ה מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃ פ NAS: a wife for him from the land of Egypt. KJV: him a wife out of the land of Egypt. INT: A wife the land of Egypt Genesis 25:18 HEB: עַל־ פְּנֵ֣י מִצְרַ֔יִם בֹּאֲכָ֖ה אַשּׁ֑וּרָה NAS: is east of Egypt as one goes KJV: that [is] before Egypt, as thou goest INT: that before of Egypt goes Assyria Genesis 26:2 HEB: אַל־ תֵּרֵ֣ד מִצְרָ֑יְמָה שְׁכֹ֣ן בָּאָ֔רֶץ NAS: Do not go down to Egypt; stay KJV: Go not down into Egypt; dwell INT: not go to Egypt stay the land Genesis 37:25 HEB: הוֹלְכִ֖ים לְהוֹרִ֥יד מִצְרָֽיְמָה׃ NAS: to bring [them] down to Egypt. KJV: going to carry [it] down to Egypt. INT: their way to bring to Egypt Genesis 37:28 HEB: אֶת־ יוֹסֵ֖ף מִצְרָֽיְמָה׃ NAS: Thus they brought Joseph into Egypt. KJV: and they brought Joseph into Egypt. INT: brought Joseph Egypt Genesis 37:36 HEB: אֹת֖וֹ אֶל־ מִצְרָ֑יִם לְפֽוֹטִיפַר֙ סְרִ֣יס NAS: sold him in Egypt to Potiphar, KJV: sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, INT: sold about Egypt to Potiphar officer Genesis 39:1 HEB: וְיוֹסֵ֖ף הוּרַ֣ד מִצְרָ֑יְמָה וַיִּקְנֵ֡הוּ פּוֹטִיפַר֩ NAS: down to Egypt; and Potiphar, KJV: was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, INT: now Joseph had been taken to Egypt bought and Potiphar Genesis 40:1 HEB: מַשְׁקֵ֥ה מֶֽלֶךְ־ מִצְרַ֖יִם וְהָאֹפֶ֑ה לַאֲדֹנֵיהֶ֖ם NAS: for the king of Egypt offended KJV: of the king of Egypt and [his] baker INT: the cupbearer the king of Egypt and the baker their lord Genesis 40:1 HEB: לַאֲדֹנֵיהֶ֖ם לְמֶ֥לֶךְ מִצְרָֽיִם׃ NAS: their lord, the king of Egypt. KJV: their lord the king of Egypt. INT: their lord the king of Egypt Genesis 40:5 HEB: אֲשֶׁר֙ לְמֶ֣לֶךְ מִצְרַ֔יִם אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֲסוּרִ֖ים NAS: for the king of Egypt, who KJV: of the king of Egypt, which [were] bound INT: who the king of Egypt who were confined Genesis 41:8 HEB: כָּל־ חַרְטֻמֵּ֥י מִצְרַ֖יִם וְאֶת־ כָּל־ NAS: the magicians of Egypt, and all KJV: for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men INT: for all the magicians of Egypt and all wise Genesis 41:19 HEB: בְּכָל־ אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרַ֖יִם לָרֹֽעַ׃ NAS: in all the land of Egypt; KJV: in all the land of Egypt for badness: INT: all the land of Egypt ugliness Genesis 41:29 HEB: בְּכָל־ אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃ NAS: in all the land of Egypt; KJV: throughout all the land of Egypt: INT: all the land of Egypt Genesis 41:30 HEB: הַשָּׂבָ֖ע בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם וְכִלָּ֥ה הָרָעָ֖ב NAS: in the land of Egypt, and the famine KJV: in the land of Egypt; and the famine INT: the abundance the land of Egypt will ravage and the famine Genesis 41:33 HEB: עַל־ אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃ NAS: him over the land of Egypt. KJV: and set him over the land of Egypt. INT: over the land of Egypt Genesis 41:34 HEB: אֶת־ אֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם בְּשֶׁ֖בַע שְׁנֵ֥י NAS: [of the produce] of the land of Egypt in the seven KJV: of the land of Egypt in the seven INT: exact the land of Egypt the seven years Genesis 41:36 HEB: תִּהְיֶ֖יןָ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם וְלֹֽא־ תִכָּרֵ֥ת NAS: in the land of Egypt, so that the land KJV: which shall be in the land of Egypt; that the land INT: will occur the land of Egypt will not perish 614 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 4714 614 Occurrences bə·miṣ·rā·yim — 42 Occ. lə·miṣ·ra·yim — 7 Occ. mim·miṣ·ra·yim — 90 Occ. miṣ·rā·yə·māh — 15 Occ. miṣ·ra·yim — 424 Occ. miṣ·ray·māh — 13 Occ. ū·lə·miṣ·ra·yim — 1 Occ. ū·mim·miṣ·ra·yim — 2 Occ. ū·miṣ·ra·yim — 9 Occ. ū·ḇə·miṣ·ra·yim — 1 Occ. ḇə·miṣ·ra·yim — 10 Occ.