מִ/מִּצְרַ֔יִם
𐤌/𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌
mimitserayim
from Egypt
dual of מָצוֹר; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt; Egypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.
Numbers 21:5 · Word #7
Lexicon H4714
| Lemma | מִצְרַיִם |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 |
| Transliteration | Mitsrayim |
| Strong's | H4714 |
| In-context | from Egypt |
Morphology HR/Np
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
SIBI-P1 H4714-03
from Mitsrayim (the Double-Narrow-Place)
| Root | מצר (m-ṣ-r) |
| Core Meanings | narrowness, constraint, confinement, strait, siege |
| Semantic Range | The land of Egypt; the people of Egypt; symbolically a place of bondage, oppression, or confinement. |
| Conceptual Significance | Mitsrayim represents the archetypal "place of narrowness" from which YHWH delivers Israel in the Exodus narrative. It becomes a theological symbol of bondage, testing, and divine redemption, shaping Israel’s identity and covenant memory. |
| Morphological Notes | Preposition מִן ("from") with assimilation (dagesh in מ) prefixed to a proper noun in dual form (־ַיִם). Proper noun, masculine, dual in form though functioning as a singular place name. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form consists of the preposition מִן ("from") prefixed to the proper noun מִצְרַיִם, a dual form derived from the root מצר, conveying narrowness or confinement. Rendering it as "from Mitsrayim (the Double-Narrow-Place)" preserves both the geographical identity and the dual form’s sense of "twofold narrowness," traditionally associated with Upper and Lower Egypt. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root מצר (narrowness, constraint, confinement, strait, siege)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H4714-01 |
bemitserayim | in the Twofold Narrow-Place (Mitsrayim) |
H4713-01 |
hamitseri | the Mitsrite man of the Narrow-Place |
H4713-02 |
hamitserim | the Mitsrite men |
Word Usage (635 occurrences of H4714)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 10:6 | וּ/מִצְרַ֖יִם | umitserayim | and Mizraim |
| Genesis 10:13 | וּ/מִצְרַ֡יִם | umitserayim | And Mizraim |
| Genesis 12:10 | מִצְרַ֨יְמָ/ה֙ | mitserayemah | to Egypt |