עֶבֶד הָיִיתָ בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם
A servant · to exist , i.e. be or become , come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) · the earth (at large, or partitively a land ) · Mitsrajim , i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
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Words in this compound — expand to study each participant
עֶבֶד H5650 a servant
הָיָה H1961 to exist , i.e. be or become , come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
אֶרֶץ H776 the earth (at large, or partitively a land )
מִצְרַיִם H4714 Mitsrajim , i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
What does עֶבֶד הָיִיתָ בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם (eved hayita be’erets Mitsrayim) mean in the Bible?
עֶבֶד · הָיָה · אֶרֶץ · מִצְרַיִם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a servant".
Full entry for עֶבֶד הָיִיתָ בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם (H5650, H1961, H776, H4714) · Open the biblical lexicon
Meaning
Word Origins
עֶבֶד הָיִיתָ בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם is built from this root:
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.