יָרַד מִצְרָיְמָה
To descend (literally, to go downwards ; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall ); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications) · Mitsrajim , i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
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יָרַד H3381 to descend (literally, to go downwards ; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall ); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)
מִצְרַיִם H4714 Mitsrajim , i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
What does יָרַד מִצְרָיְמָה (yarad Mitsraymah) mean in the Bible?
יָרַד · מִצְרַיִם is a Hebrew word meaning "go down to Egypt".
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