Original: מִצְרַיִם

Transliteration: Mitsrayim

Phonetic: mits-rah'-yim

Short Definition: Egypt

Original: מצרים

Transliteration: mitsrayim

Phonetic: mits-rah'-yim

BDB Definition:

Egyptians = "double straits"

1. a country at the northeastern section of Africa, adjacent to Palestine, and through which the Nile flows (noun proper locative)
2. the inhabitants or natives of Egypt (adjective)

Origin: dual of H4693

TWOT entry: 1235

Part(s) of speech:

Cognate: H4693, H4713, H4719, H4731, H4732, H4739