מִצְרִי (H4713) — Hebrew Lexicon

מִצְרִי

𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉

Mitseri

H4713 noun

SILEX Entry

Root מצר to press, enclose, confine, form boundaries

Definition

An inhabitant of Mitsrayim (Egypt), specifically a person identified as originating from or belonging to Mitsrayim (Egypt). Used as both a general ethnic/geographic designation (Egyptian) and as an adjective relating to Mitsrayim. In the Hebrew Bible, typically refers to a member of the ancient Nile Valley society known as Mitsrayim, encompassing both individual Egyptians and the population as a whole.

Semantic Range

inhabitant of Mitsrayim (Egypt), Egyptian by ethnicity or origin, relating to Mitsrayim, of Egyptian descent

Root / Etymology

Derived from the root מצר (m-ts-r), which generally conveys a sense of boundary or limit, but in the form מִצְרַיִם (Mitsrayim) functions as a proper noun referring to the land known as Egypt. מִצְרִי (Mitsrî) is the gentilic adjective/denonym meaning 'of Mitsrayim' or 'inhabitant of Mitsrayim'.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In biblical usage, מִצְרִי (Mitsrîy) is not merely an inhabitant in a geographic sense; it functions as an ethnic identifier, designating members of the population of Mitsrayim (Egypt), whether native-born or of assimilated foreigners. The term appears in narratives spanning patriarchal (Genesis account of Abram and Sarai's sojourn), monarchic (accounts of Solomon's alliances and wars), exilic, and post-exilic periods. By contrast to closely related terms such as פַּרְעֹה (Pharaoh), which designates rulership, מִצְרִי identifies ethnicity or geographic origin. In English translations, 'Egyptian' is standard, but this can obscure historical context, as 'Mitsrayim' is the direct Hebrew term for the land along the Nile, and 'Mitsrîy' its people. The term never denotes a religious identity, only ethnic or geographic association. Later Greek and Roman texts (using Αἰγύπτιος) influenced the extended use of 'Egyptian,' but in biblical Hebrew, the term remains tied to the land and people described in Israelite tradition. The word is used in passages involving social interactions (Genesis 39–41), enslavement (Exodus 1–12), and as individuals in genealogies or narratives.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

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

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Root Family

מצר (m-ṣ-r) — to press, enclose, confine, form boundaries

Strong's	Lemma	SIBI-P1
H4714	מִצְרַיִם	in Mitsrayim
H67	אָבֵל מִצְרַיִם	the Dual Enclosures (Egypt)

Word Forms

10 distinct forms

SIDANCE	Surface	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	Occurrences
`H4713-06`	מִצְרַ֨יִם֙	mitserayim	`HNp`	the Egyptians	the Dual Enclosures (Egypt)	42
`H4713-01`	הַ/מִּצְרִֽי	hamitseri	`HTd/Ngmsa`	the Egyptian	the Mitsrayite	10
`H4713-07`	מִצְרִ֔י	mitseri	`HNgmsa`	Egyptian	Mitsrayimite man	9
`H4713-02`	הַ/מִּצְרִ֔ים	hamitserim	`HTd/Ngmpa`	the Egyptians	the Mitsrayimites	5
`H4713-03`	הַ/מִּצְרִית֙	hamitserit	`HTd/Ngfsa`	the Egyptian	the Mitsrayite woman	3
`H4713-05`	לְ/מִצְרַ֔יִם	lemitserayim	`HR/Np`	to the Egyptians	to Mitsrayim	3
`H4713-04`	הַ/מִּצְרִיֹּ֖ת	hamitseriyot	`HTd/Ngfpa`	the Egyptian	the Mitsrayite women	1
`H4713-09`	וּ/מִצְרַ֣יִם	umitserayim	`HC/Np`	and-Egyptians	and Mitsrayim	1
`H4713-10`	וְ/לַ/מִּצְרִ֞ים	velamitserim	`HC/Rd/Ngmpa`	and for the Egyptians	and to the Mitsrayimites	1
`H4713-08`	מִצְרִ֖ית	mitserit	`HNgfsa`	Egyptian	Mitsrayimite woman	1

Occurrences in Scripture

76 total occurrences

SIDANCE	Reference	Word	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1
`H4713-02`	Genesis 12:12	הַ/מִּצְרִ֔ים	hamitserim	`HTd/Ngmpa`	the Egyptians	the Mitsrayimites
`H4713-02`	Genesis 12:14	הַ/מִּצְרִים֙	hamitserim	`HTd/Ngmpa`	the Egyptians	the Mitsrayimites
`H4713-08`	Genesis 16:1	מִצְרִ֖ית	mitserit	`HNgfsa`	Egyptian	Mitsrayimite woman
`H4713-03`	Genesis 16:3	הַ/מִּצְרִית֙	hamitserit	`HTd/Ngfsa`	the Egyptian	the Mitsrayite woman
`H4713-03`	Genesis 21:9	הַ/מִּצְרִ֛ית	hamitserit	`HTd/Ngfsa`	the Egyptian	the Mitsrayite woman
`H4713-03`	Genesis 25:12	הַ/מִּצְרִ֛ית	hamitserit	`HTd/Ngfsa`	the Egyptian	the Mitsrayite woman
`H4713-07`	Genesis 39:1	מִצְרִ֔י	mitseri	`HNgmsa`	Egyptian	Mitsrayimite man
`H4713-01`	Genesis 39:2	הַ/מִּצְרִֽי	hamitseri	`HTd/Ngmsa`	the Egyptian	the Mitsrayite
`H4713-01`	Genesis 39:5	הַ/מִּצְרִ֖י	hamitseri	`HTd/Ngmsa`	of the Egyptian	the Mitsrayite
`H4713-06`	Genesis 41:55	מִצְרַ֨יִם֙	mitserayim-2	`HNp`	Egyptians	the Dual Enclosures (Egypt)
`H4713-05`	Genesis 41:56	לְ/מִצְרַ֔יִם	lemitserayim	`HR/Np`	to the Egyptians	to Mitsrayim
`H4713-10`	Genesis 43:32	וְ/לַ/מִּצְרִ֞ים	velamitserim	`HC/Rd/Ngmpa`	and for the Egyptians	and to the Mitsrayimites
`H4713-02`	Genesis 43:32	הַ/מִּצְרִ֗ים	hamitserim	`HTd/Ngmpa`	the Egyptians	the Mitsrayimites
`H4713-05`	Genesis 43:32	לְ/מִצְרָֽיִם	lemitserayim	`HR/Np`	to Egyptians	to Mitsrayim
`H4713-06`	Genesis 45:2	מִצְרַ֔יִם	mitserayim	`HNp`	the Egyptians	the Dual Enclosures (Egypt)
`H4713-06`	Genesis 46:34	מִצְרַ֖יִם	mitserayim	`HNp`	to Egyptians	the Dual Enclosures (Egypt)
`H4713-06`	Genesis 47:15	מִצְרַ֨יִם	mitserayim-2	`HNp`	the Egyptians	the Dual Enclosures (Egypt)
`H4713-06`	Genesis 47:20	מִצְרַ֨יִם֙	mitserayim-2	`HNp`	the Egyptians	the Dual Enclosures (Egypt)
`H4713-06`	Genesis 50:3	מִצְרַ֖יִם	mitserayim	`HNp`	Egypt/the Egyptians	the Dual Enclosures (Egypt)
`H4713-05`	Genesis 50:11	לְ/מִצְרָ֑יִם	lemitserayim	`HR/Np`	to the Egyptians	to Mitsrayim
`H4713-06`	Exodus 1:13	מִצְרַ֛יִם	mitserayim	`HNp`	the Egyptians	the Dual Enclosures (Egypt)
`H4713-04`	Exodus 1:19	הַ/מִּצְרִיֹּ֖ת	hamitseriyot	`HTd/Ngfpa`	the Egyptian	the Mitsrayite women
`H4713-07`	Exodus 2:11	מִצְרִ֔י	mitseri	`HNgmsa`	an Egyptian	Mitsrayimite man
`H4713-01`	Exodus 2:12	הַ/מִּצְרִ֔י	hamitseri	`HTd/Ngmsa`	the Egyptian	the Mitsrayite
`H4713-01`	Exodus 2:14	הַ/מִּצְרִ֑י	hamitseri	`HTd/Ngmsa`	the Egyptian?	the Mitsrayite
`H4713-07`	Exodus 2:19	מִצְרִ֔י	mitseri	`HNgmsa`	Egyptian	Mitsrayimite man
`H4713-06`	Exodus 3:8	מִצְרַ֗יִם	mitserayim	`HNp`	the Egyptians,	the Dual Enclosures (Egypt)
`H4713-06`	Exodus 3:9	מִצְרַ֖יִם	mitserayim	`HNp`	the Egyptians	the Dual Enclosures (Egypt)
`H4713-06`	Exodus 3:20	מִצְרַ֔יִם	mitserayim	`HNp`	Egypt	the Dual Enclosures (Egypt)
`H4713-06`	Exodus 3:21	מִצְרָ֑יִם	mitserayim	`HNp`	the Egyptians	the Dual Enclosures (Egypt)
`H4713-06`	Exodus 3:22	מִצְרָֽיִם	mitserayim	`HNp`	the Egyptians	the Dual Enclosures (Egypt)
`H4713-06`	Exodus 7:5	מִצְרַ֨יִם֙	mitserayim	`HNp`	the Egyptians	the Dual Enclosures (Egypt)
`H4713-06`	Exodus 7:18	מִצְרַ֔יִם	mitserayim	`HNp`	the Egyptians	the Dual Enclosures (Egypt)
`H4713-06`	Exodus 7:21	מִצְרַ֔יִם	mitserayim	`HNp`	the Egyptians	the Dual Enclosures (Egypt)
`H4713-06`	Exodus 7:24	מִצְרַ֛יִם	mitserayim	`HNp`	the Egyptians	the Dual Enclosures (Egypt)
`H4713-06`	Exodus 8:17	מִצְרַ֨יִם֙	mitserayim	`HNp`	the Egyptians	the Dual Enclosures (Egypt)
`H4713-06`	Exodus 8:22	מִצְרַ֔יִם	mitserayim	`HNp`	the Egyptians	the Dual Enclosures (Egypt)
`H4713-06`	Exodus 8:22	מִצְרַ֛יִם	mitserayim-2	`HNp`	the Egyptians	the Dual Enclosures (Egypt)
`H4713-06`	Exodus 9:6	מִצְרָ֑יִם	mitserayim	`HNp`	Egypt	the Dual Enclosures (Egypt)
`H4713-06`	Exodus 9:11	מִצְרָֽיִם	mitserayim	`HNp`	the Egyptians	the Dual Enclosures (Egypt)
`H4713-06`	Exodus 10:6	מִצְרַיִם֒	mitserayim	`HNp`	the Egyptians	the Dual Enclosures (Egypt)
`H4713-06`	Exodus 11:3	מִצְרָ֑יִם	mitserayim	`HNp`	Egyptians	the Dual Enclosures (Egypt)
`H4713-06`	Exodus 12:33	מִצְרַ֨יִם֙	mitserayim	`HNp`	the Egyptians	the Dual Enclosures (Egypt)
`H4713-06`	Exodus 14:4	מִצְרַ֖יִם	mitserayim	`HNp`	the Egyptians	the Dual Enclosures (Egypt)
`H4713-06`	Exodus 14:9	מִצְרַ֜יִם	mitserayim	`HNp`	Egyptians	the Dual Enclosures (Egypt)
`H4713-06`	Exodus 14:10	מִצְרַ֣יִם	mitserayim	`HNp`	Egyptians	the Dual Enclosures (Egypt)
`H4713-06`	Exodus 14:12	מִצְרָ֑יִם	mitserayim	`HNp`	Egyptians	the Dual Enclosures (Egypt)
`H4713-06`	Exodus 14:12	מִצְרַ֔יִם	mitserayim-2	`HNp`	Egyptians	the Dual Enclosures (Egypt)
`H4713-06`	Exodus 14:13	מִצְרַ֨יִם֙	mitserayim	`HNp`	Egyptians	the Dual Enclosures (Egypt)
`H4713-06`	Exodus 14:17	מִצְרַ֔יִם	mitserayim	`HNp`	of Egypt	the Dual Enclosures (Egypt)
`H4713-06`	Exodus 14:18	מִצְרַ֖יִם	mitserayim	`HNp`	Egyptians	the Dual Enclosures (Egypt)
`H4713-06`	Exodus 14:23	מִצְרַ֨יִם֙	mitserayim	`HNp`	Egyptians	the Dual Enclosures (Egypt)
`H4713-06`	Exodus 14:24	מִצְרַ֔יִם	mitserayim	`HNp`	of Egypt	the Dual Enclosures (Egypt)
`H4713-06`	Exodus 14:24	מִצְרָֽיִם	mitserayim-2	`HNp`	of Egypt	the Dual Enclosures (Egypt)
`H4713-06`	Exodus 32:12	מִצְרַ֜יִם	mitserayim	`HNp`	the Egyptians	the Dual Enclosures (Egypt)
`H4713-07`	Leviticus 24:10	מִצְרִ֔י	mitseri	`HNgmsa`	Egyptian	Mitsrayimite man
`H4713-06`	Numbers 14:13	מִצְרַ֔יִם	mitserayim	`HNp`	Egypt	the Dual Enclosures (Egypt)
`H4713-06`	Numbers 20:15	מִצְרַ֖יִם	mitserayim	`HNp`	the Egyptians	the Dual Enclosures (Egypt)
`H4713-06`	Numbers 33:3	מִצְרָֽיִם	mitserayim	`HNp`	the Egyptians	the Dual Enclosures (Egypt)
`H4713-09`	Numbers 33:4	וּ/מִצְרַ֣יִם	umitserayim	`HC/Np`	and-Egyptians	and Mitsrayim
`H4713-07`	Deuteronomy 23:8	מִצְרִ֔י	mitseri	`HNgmsa`	an Egyptian	Mitsrayimite man
`H4713-02`	Deuteronomy 26:6	הַ/מִּצְרִ֖ים	hamitserim	`HTd/Ngmpa`	the Egyptians	the Mitsrayimites
`H4713-06`	Joshua 24:6	מִצְרַ֜יִם	mitserayim	`HNp`	Egyptians	the Dual Enclosures (Egypt)
`H4713-02`	Joshua 24:7	הַ/מִּצְרִ֗ים	hamitserim	`HTd/Ngmpa`	the Egyptians	the Mitsrayimites
`H4713-06`	Judges 6:9	מִצְרַ֔יִם	mitserayim	`HNp`	of Egypt	the Dual Enclosures (Egypt)
`H4713-06`	1 Samuel 6:6	מִצְרַ֥יִם	mitserayim	`HNp`	the Egyptians	the Dual Enclosures (Egypt)
`H4713-07`	1 Samuel 30:11	מִצְרִי֙	mitseri	`HNgmsa`	Egyptian	Mitsrayimite man
`H4713-07`	1 Samuel 30:13	מִצְרִ֣י	mitseri	`HNgmsa`	of Egypt	Mitsrayimite man
`H4713-07`	2 Samuel 23:21	מִצְרִ֜י	mitseri	`HNgmsa`	Egyptian	Mitsrayimite man
`H4713-01`	2 Samuel 23:21	הַ/מִּצְרִי֙	hamitseri	`HTd/Ngmsa`	the Egyptian	the Mitsrayite
`H4713-01`	2 Samuel 23:21	הַ/מִּצְרִ֔י	hamitseri-2	`HTd/Ngmsa`	the Egyptian	the Mitsrayite
`H4713-01`	Ezra 9:1	הַ/מִּצְרִ֖י	hamitseri	`HTd/Ngmsa`	the-Egyptian	the Mitsrayite
`H4713-07`	1 Chronicles 2:34	מִצְרִ֖י	mitseri	`HNgmsa`	Egyptian	Mitsrayimite man
`H4713-01`	1 Chronicles 11:23	הַ/מִּצְרִ֜י	hamitseri	`HTd/Ngmsa`	man	the Mitsrayite
`H4713-01`	1 Chronicles 11:23	הַ/מִּצְרִ֤י	hamitseri-2	`HTd/Ngmsa`	of the Egyptian	the Mitsrayite
`H4713-01`	1 Chronicles 11:23	הַ/מִּצְרִ֔י	hamitseri-3	`HTd/Ngmsa`	of the Egyptian	the Mitsrayite

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