What does מִצְרִי mean in the Bible?
מִצְרִי is a Hebrew word meaning "a Mitsrite , or inhabitant of Mitsrajim".
Hebrew · H4713
מִצְרִי
A Mitsrite , or inhabitant of Mitsrajim
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מִצְרִי H4713
What does מִצְרִי mean in the Bible?
מִצְרִי is a Hebrew word meaning "a Mitsrite , or inhabitant of Mitsrajim".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4713?
The BSB source-word alignment has 70 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the Egyptians (21), an Egyptian (8), and the Egyptians (6), of the Egyptians (6), the Egyptian (4).
Where does מִצְרִי appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 12:12. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (31), Genesis (18), 1 Chronicles (4), Numbers (4).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It the Egyptians 21× Genesis 12:12, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 41:55, Genesis 43:32
an Egyptian 8× Exodus 2:11, Exodus 2:19, Deuteronomy 23:7, 1 Samuel 30:11
and the Egyptians 6× Genesis 43:32, Genesis 50:3, Exodus 7:5, Exodus 7:18
of the Egyptians 6× Exodus 3:21, Exodus 8:21, Exodus 9:6, Exodus 11:3
the Egyptian 4× Genesis 21:9, Genesis 25:12, Exodus 2:12, Exodus 2:14
. . . 3× Exodus 1:13, Exodus 14:24, Exodus 32:12
Although the Egyptian 2× 2 Samuel 23:21, 1 Chronicles 11:23
from [his] 2× 2 Samuel 23:21, 1 Chronicles 11:23
that the Egyptians 2× Genesis 45:2, Exodus 7:21
- 1× Exodus 14:13
[who] 1× Numbers 33:4
and an Egyptian 1× Leviticus 24:10
But the Egyptians 1× Deuteronomy 26:6
Egyptian 1× Exodus 10:6
Egyptians 1× Ezra 9:1
her Egyptian 1× Genesis 16:3
like the Egyptian 1× Exodus 1:19
of Egypt 1× Judges 6:9
of his Egyptian 1× Genesis 39:2
she had an Egyptian 1× Genesis 16:1
the Egyptian’s 1× Genesis 39:5
to the Egyptians 1× Genesis 46:34
to them 1× Genesis 43:32
where an Egyptian 1× Genesis 39:1
you and the Egyptians 1× Joshua 24:7
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 12:12 הַמִּצְרִ֔ים to the Egyptians Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Genesis 12:14 הַמִּצְרִים֙ to the Egyptians Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Genesis 16:1 מִצְרִ֖ית to she had an Egyptian Noun - proper - feminine singular Genesis 16:3 הַמִּצְרִית֙ to her Egyptian Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Genesis 21:9 הַמִּצְרִ֛ית to the Egyptian Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Genesis 25:12 הַמִּצְרִ֛ית to the Egyptian Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Genesis 39:1 מִצְרִ֔י to where an Egyptian Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 39:2 הַמִּצְרִֽי׃ to of his Egyptian Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 39:5 הַמִּצְרִ֖י to the Egyptian’s Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 41:55 מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ to the Egyptians Noun - proper - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 12:12
Aligned rows 70
Books represented 11
Genesis 18 Exodus 31 Leviticus 1 Numbers 4 Deuteronomy 2 Joshua 2 Judges 1 1 Samuel 3 2 Samuel 3 1 Chronicles 4 Ezra 1
Source forms
מִצְרַ֔יִם 9x miṣ·ra·yim Genesis 45:2, Exodus 3:20, Exodus 7:18, Exodus 7:21
מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ 6x miṣ·ra·yim Genesis 41:55, Genesis 47:20, Exodus 7:5, Exodus 8:21
מִצְרַ֖יִם 6x miṣ·ra·yim Genesis 46:34, Genesis 50:3, Exodus 3:9, Exodus 14:4
מִצְרִ֔י 5x miṣ·rî Genesis 39:1, Exodus 2:11, Exodus 2:19, Leviticus 24:10
מִצְרָ֑יִם 4x miṣ·rā·yim Exodus 3:21, Exodus 9:6, Exodus 11:3, Exodus 14:12
מִצְרָֽיִם׃ 4x miṣ·rā·yim Exodus 3:22, Exodus 9:11, Exodus 14:24, Numbers 33:3
הַמִּצְרִ֔י 3x ham·miṣ·rî Exodus 2:12, 2 Samuel 23:21, 1 Chronicles 11:23
מִצְרַ֜יִם 3x miṣ·ra·yim Exodus 14:9, Exodus 32:12, Joshua 24:6
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - feminine singular 39x Genesis 16:1, Genesis 41:55, Genesis 45:2, Genesis 46:34
Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular 10x Genesis 39:2, Genesis 39:5, Exodus 2:12, Exodus 2:14
Noun - proper - masculine singular 9x Genesis 39:1, Exodus 2:11, Exodus 2:19, Leviticus 24:10
Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural 5x Genesis 12:12, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 43:32, Deuteronomy 26:6
Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular 3x Genesis 16:3, Genesis 21:9, Genesis 25:12
Article | Noun - proper - feminine plural 1x Exodus 1:19
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular 1x Numbers 33:4
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural 1x Genesis 43:32
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a Mitsrite , or inhabitant of Mitsrajim
Source Gloss
a Mitsrite , or inhabitant of Mitsrajim
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a Mitsrite, or inhabitant of Mitsrajim BDB: Egyptian Usage: Egyptian, of Egypt.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מִצְרִי is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain