מִצְרַיִם

Strong’s Definition

Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt

Etymology & Derivation

dual of H4693 (מָצוֹר);

KJV Usage

Egypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.(n pr loc) a country at the northeastern section of africa, adjacent to palestine, and through which the nile flows
• 2.(adj) the inhabitants or natives of egypt

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Mitsrayim; Pronunciation: mits-rah'-yim