מִצְרַיִם mitsrayim

Hebrew word for “Egypt” · Strong’s H4714 · used 641 times in 573 verses

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Meaning

§ Egypt = "land of the Copts";

Senses in the lexicon

• Egypt (630)
• (Brook of) Egypt (6)
• Egypt (4)
• (Sea of) Egypt (1)

How it is translated

Glosses given for mitsrayim in context, with how often each is used:

• egypt 607
• egypt towards 26
• mizraim 4
• against egypt 2
• since egypt 2

Where it is used

Also in 16 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Genesis 41 (18), Isaiah 19 (18), Exodus 12 (16), Ezekiel 30 (16), Genesis 47 (12), Exodus 14 (11), Jeremiah 44 (11), Genesis 45 (10), Jeremiah 46 (10), Ezekiel 29 (10)

Forms

• מצרים 443
• ממצרים 91
• במצרים 55
• מצרימה 28
• למצרים 10
• ומצרים 10
• וממצרים 2
• ולמצרים 1
• ובמצרים 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with mitsrayim more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• יָצָא yatsa “to come out” 130
• פַּרְעֹה paroh “Pharaoh” 75
• עָלָה alah “to ascend” 79
• מֹשֶׁה mosheh “Moses” 59
• זֶה zeh “this” 52
• אָב av “father” 51
• עַד ad “till” 51
• יוֹסֵף yoseph “Joseph” 31
• עֶבֶד eved “servant/slave” 41
• יָשַׁב yashav “to dwell” 44
• שָׁם sham “there” 39
• אֲנִי ani “I” 40

Key verses

The verses using mitsrayim that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Genesis 15:18 — In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river…
• Exodus 2:23 — And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry…
• Exodus 3:7 — And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their…
• Exodus 3:8 — And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing…
• Exodus 15:26 — And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his…
• Exodus 20:2 — I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
• Deuteronomy 4:34 — Or hath God assayed to go and take him a nation from the midst of another nation, by temptations, by signs, and by wonders, and by war, and by a mighty hand,…
• Isaiah 11:11 — And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from…
• Isaiah 19:1 — The burden of Egypt. Behold, the LORD rideth upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and the…
• Isaiah 27:13 — And it shall come to pass in that day, that the great trumpet shall be blown, and they shall come which were ready to perish in the land of Assyria, and the…
• Isaiah 31:1 — Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong;…
• Isaiah 45:14 — Thus saith the LORD, The labour of Egypt, and merchandise of Ethiopia and of the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over unto thee, and they shall be thine:…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.