מִצְרַ֫יִם

mits.ra.yimEgypt
hebrewOld TestamentName of a place641 occurrences28 books573 verses
This name belongs to 4 different people and places in the Bible:
  • Egypt: Descendant of Ham, ancestor of African peoples
  • Brook of Egypt: Southwestern boundary of the Promised Land
  • Egypt: Ancient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and Exodus
  • Sea of Egypt: Likely the Gulf of Suez, part of the Red Sea

Definition

dual of H4693; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
Traditional renderings: Egypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.

Glossary entries

Egypt, Egyptian Brook of Egypt Wadi Rahab (Monster) Shihor Sihor

Where it occurs

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

641 total
  1. Exodus 10:21מִצְרָ֑יִם · of Egypt
    Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward heaven, so that darkness may spread over the land of Egypt—a palpable darkness.”
  2. Exodus 10:22מִצְרַ֖יִם · of Egypt
    So Moses stretched out his hand toward heaven, and total darkness covered all the land of Egypt for three days.
  3. Exodus 11:1מִצְרַ֔יִם · Egypt
    Then the LORD said to Moses, “I will bring upon Pharaoh and Egypt one more plague. After that, he will allow you to leave this place. And when he lets you go, he will drive you out completely.
  4. Exodus 11:3מִצְרַ֔יִם · in Egypt
    And the LORD gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover, Moses himself was highly regarded in Egypt by Pharaoh’s officials and by the people.
  5. Exodus 11:4מִצְרָֽיִם׃ · Egypt
    So Moses declared, “This is what the LORD says: ‘About midnight I will go throughout Egypt,
  6. Exodus 11:5מִצְרַיִם֒ · of Egypt
    …and every firstborn son in the land of Egypt will die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne, to the firstborn of the servant girl behind the hand mill, as well as the firstborn of all the cattle.
  7. Exodus 11:6מִצְרָ֑יִם · of Egypt
    Then a great cry will go out over all the land of Egypt. Such an outcry has never been heard before and will never be heard again.
  8. Exodus 11:7מִצְרַ֖יִם · Egypt
    But among all the Israelites, not even a dog will snarl at man or beast.’ Then you will know that the LORD makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel.
  9. Exodus 11:9מִצְרָֽיִם׃ · of Egypt
    The LORD said to Moses, “Pharaoh will not listen to you, so that My wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.”
  10. Exodus 12:1מִצְרַ֖יִם · of Egypt
    Now the LORD said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt,
  11. Exodus 12:12 (3×)מִצְרַיִם֮ · of Egypt; מִצְרַ֔יִם; מִצְרַ֛יִם · of Egypt
    On that night I will pass through the land of Egypt and strike down every firstborn male, both man and beast, and I will execute judgment against all the gods of Egypt. I am the LORD.
  12. Exodus 12:13מִצְרָֽיִם׃ · of Egypt
    The blood on the houses where you are staying will be a sign; when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No plague will fall on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt.
  13. Exodus 12:17מִצְרָ֑יִם · of Egypt
    So you are to keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread, for on this very day I brought your divisions out of the land of Egypt. You must keep this day as a permanent statute for the generations to come.
  14. Exodus 12:23מִצְרַיִם֒ · the Egyptians
    When the LORD passes through to strike down the Egyptians, He will see the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe and will pass over that doorway; so He will not allow the destroyer to enter your houses and strike you down.
  15. Exodus 12:27 (2×)בְּמִצְרַ֔יִם · in Egypt; מִצְרַ֖יִם
    …you are to reply, ‘It is the Passover sacrifice to the LORD, who passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt when He struck down the Egyptians and spared our homes.’” Then the people bowed down and worshiped.
  16. Exodus 12:29מִצְרַיִם֒ · of Egypt
    Now at midnight the LORD struck down every firstborn male in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh, who sat on his throne, to the firstborn of the prisoner in the dungeon, as well as all the firstborn among the livestock.
  17. Exodus 12:30 (2×)מִצְרַ֔יִם; בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם · the Egyptians
    During the night Pharaoh got up—he and all his officials and all the Egyptians—and there was loud wailing in Egypt; for there was no house without someone dead.
  18. Exodus 12:33מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ · the Egyptians
    And in order to send them out of the land quickly, the Egyptians urged the people on. “For otherwise,” they said, “we are all going to die!”
  19. Exodus 12:35מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם · the Egyptians
    Furthermore, the Israelites acted on Moses’ word and asked the Egyptians for articles of silver and gold, and for clothing.
  20. Exodus 12:36 (2×)מִצְרַ֖יִם · of the Egyptians; מִצְרָֽיִם׃פ · the Egyptians
    And the LORD gave the people such favor in the sight of the Egyptians that they granted their request. In this way they plundered the Egyptians.
  21. Exodus 12:39 (2×)מִמִּצְרַ֛יִם · out of Egypt; מִמִּצְרַ֗יִם · of Egypt
    Since their dough had no leaven, the people baked what they had brought out of Egypt into unleavened loaves. For when they had been driven out of Egypt, they could not delay and had not prepared any provisions for themselves.
  22. Exodus 12:40בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם · in Egypt
    Now the duration of the Israelites’ stay in Egypt was 430 years.
  23. Exodus 12:41מִצְרָֽיִם׃ · of Egypt
    At the end of the 430 years, to the very day, all the LORD’s divisions went out of the land of Egypt.
  24. Exodus 12:42מִצְרָ֑יִם · of Egypt
    Because the LORD kept a vigil that night to bring them out of the land of Egypt, this same night is to be a vigil to the LORD, to be observed by all the Israelites for the generations to come.
  25. Exodus 12:51מִצְרַ֖יִם · of Egypt
    And on that very day the LORD brought the Israelites out of the land of Egypt by their divisions.
  26. Exodus 13:3מִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙ · of Egypt
    So Moses told the people, “Remember this day, the day you came out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; for the LORD brought you out of it by the strength of His hand. And nothing leavened shall be eaten.
  27. Exodus 13:8מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃ · of Egypt
    And on that day you are to explain to your son, ‘This is because of what the LORD did for me when I came out of Egypt.’
  28. Exodus 13:9מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃ · of Egypt
    It shall be a sign for you on your hand and a reminder on your forehead that the Law of the LORD is to be on your lips. For with a mighty hand the LORD brought you out of Egypt.
  29. Exodus 13:14מִמִּצְרַ֖יִם · of Egypt
    In the future, when your son asks you, ‘What does this mean?’ you are to tell him, ‘With a mighty hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
  30. Exodus 13:15מִצְרַ֔יִם · of Egypt
    And when Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, the LORD killed every firstborn in the land of Egypt, both of man and beast. This is why I sacrifice to the LORD the firstborn male of every womb, but I redeem all the firstborn of my sons.’
  31. Exodus 13:16מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃ס · of Egypt
    So it shall serve as a sign on your hand and a symbol on your forehead, for with a mighty hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt.”
  32. Exodus 13:17מִצְרָֽיְמָה׃ · to Egypt
    When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them along the road through the land of the Philistines, though it was shorter. For God said, “If the people face war, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.”
  33. Exodus 13:18מִצְרָֽיִם׃ · of Egypt
    So God led the people around by the way of the wilderness toward the Red Sea. And the Israelites left the land of Egypt arrayed for battle.
  34. Exodus 14:5מִצְרַ֔יִם · of Egypt
    When the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled, Pharaoh and his officials changed their minds about them and said, “What have we done? We have released Israel from serving us.”
  35. Exodus 14:7מִצְרָ֑יִם · of Egypt
    He took 600 of the best chariots, and all the other chariots of Egypt, with officers over all of them.
  36. Exodus 14:8מִצְרַ֔יִם · of Egypt
    And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt so that he pursued the Israelites, who were marching out defiantly.
  37. Exodus 14:11 (2×)בְּמִצְרַ֔יִם · in Egypt; מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃ · of Egypt
    They said to Moses, “Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you brought us into the wilderness to die? What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt?
  38. Exodus 14:12בְמִצְרַ֙יִם֙ · in Egypt
    Did we not say to you in Egypt, ‘Leave us alone so that we may serve the Egyptians’? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness.”
  39. Exodus 14:20מִצְרַ֗יִם · of Egypt
    …so that it came between the camps of Egypt and Israel. The cloud was there in the darkness, but it lit up the night. So all night long neither camp went near the other.
  40. Exodus 14:25 (2×)מִצְרַ֗יִם · the Egyptians; בְּמִצְרָֽיִם׃פ · against Egypt
    He caused their chariot wheels to wobble, so that they had difficulty driving. “Let us flee from the Israelites,” said the Egyptians, “for the LORD is fighting for them against Egypt!”
  41. Exodus 14:26מִצְרַ֔יִם · the Egyptians
    Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the sea, so that the waters may flow back over the Egyptians and their chariots and horsemen.”
  42. Exodus 14:27וּמִצְרַ֖יִם · As the Egyptians
    So Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and at daybreak the sea returned to its normal state. As the Egyptians were retreating, the LORD swept them into the sea.