Mitsrayim — H4714

H4714 · Hebrew — מצרים

Pronunciation: mits-rah'-yim

Definition

locative proper noun

Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt

  1. Egypt = "land of the Copts"
  2. n pr loc
  3. a country at the northeastern section of Africa, adjacent to Palestine, and through which the Nile flows
  4. Egyptians = "double straits"
  5. adj
  6. the inhabitants or natives of Egypt

Usually translated as

Egypt, Egyptians, Mizraim

Origin

dual of H4693

Occurrences

Mitsrayim occurs 681 times in 602 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (80), Exodus (148), Leviticus (11), Numbers (31), Deuteronomy (47), Joshua (16), Judges (9), 1 Samuel (11), 2 Samuel (2), 1 Kings (21), 2 Kings (11), 1 Chronicles (4), 2 Chronicles (17), Nehemiah (2), Psalms (15), Proverbs (1), Isaiah (40), Jeremiah (54), Lamentations (1), Ezekiel (48), Daniel (4), Hosea (13), Joel (1), Amos (7), Micah (2), Nahum (1), Haggai (1), Zechariah (4)

Strong's Lexicon — M