הַ/מִּצְרִ֖י

𐤄/𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉

hamitseri

of the Egyptian

from מִצְרַיִם; a Mitsrite, or inhabitant of Mitsrajim; Egyptian, of Egypt.

H4713

Genesis 39:5 · Word #15

Lexicon H4713

Lemmaמִצְרִי
Lemma (Paleo)𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉
TransliterationMitsrîy
Strong'sH4713
In-contextof the Egyptian

Morphology HTd/Ngmsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype g — Gentilic — Gentilic noun (nationality/origin)
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H4713-01

the Mitsrite man of the Narrow-Place

Rootמצר (m-ṣ-r)
Core Meaningsnarrowness, confinement, restriction, straitness, distress
Semantic Rangean Egyptian man; a native of Egypt; one belonging to the people, culture, or land of Mitsrayim
Conceptual SignificanceEgypt (Mitsrayim), linked to the root idea of narrowness or confinement, becomes a powerful biblical symbol of oppression, bondage, and distress—especially in the Exodus narrative. The term thus can carry not only ethnic identity but also associations with the land from which Israel was delivered.
Morphological NotesDefinite article (הַ) + masculine singular gentilic noun in the absolute state; from מִצְרִי (Mitsrîy), denoting a male inhabitant of מִצְרַיִם.
Rendering RationaleThe term is a masculine singular gentilic noun with the definite article ("the"), referring to a male inhabitant of מִצְרַיִם (Mitsrayim). By rendering it "Mitsrite man of the Narrow-Place," the translation preserves both the grammatical masculinity and singularity and the root sense of מצר, conveying Egypt as the land of constraint or narrowness.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root מצר (narrowness, confinement, restriction, straitness, distress)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H4714-01 bemitserayim in the Twofold Narrow-Place (Mitsrayim)
H4713-02 hamitserim the Mitsrite men
H4713-03 hamitserit the Mitsrite-woman
H4714-02 lemitserayim to Mitsrayim (the Double-Straits)
H4714-03 mimitserayim from Mitsrayim (the Double-Narrow-Place)
H4714-04 mitserayemah toward Mitsrayim (the Double-Straits)
H4714-05 mitserayim Mitsrayim (the Double Narrow-Place)
H4713-04 mitseri a Mitsrite man
H4714-06 ulemitserayim and to Mitsrayim (the Double-Constraint)
H4714-07 umimitserayim and from Mitsrayim (the Double-Constraint Land)
H4714-08 umitserayim and Mitsrayim (the Twofold Narrow Place)
H4714-09 uvemitserayim and in Mitsrayim (the Double-Straits)
H4713-05 velamitserim and to the Mitsrite men
H4714-10 vemitserayim in the Two-Straits (Mitsrayim)

Word Usage (76 occurrences of H4713)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 12:12 הַ/מִּצְרִ֔ים hamitserim the Egyptians
Genesis 12:14 הַ/מִּצְרִים֙ hamitserim the Egyptians
Genesis 16:1 מִצְרִ֖ית mitserit Egyptian