(Brook of) Egypt
מִצְרַ֫יִםStrong’s H7883mitsrayim (mits-ra-yim)
Appears in 4 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Mitsrayim is the Hebrew word usually translated “shihor”. It appears in 4 verses of the Old Testament.
“From Sihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the borders of Ekron northward, which is counted to the Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites, and the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites:”
Meaning
- The inhabitants or natives of Egypt
- § Shihor or Sihor = "dark"
How it's translated
- shihor 3
- the shihor 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Joshua 1
- 1 Chronicles 1
- Isaiah 1
- Jeremiah 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Chronicles 13:5So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of Egypt even unto the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjathjearim.
- Isaiah 23:3And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, is her revenue; and she is a mart of nations.
- Jeremiah 2:18And now what hast thou to do in the way of Egypt, to drink the waters of Sihor? or what hast thou to do in the way of Assyria, to drink the waters of the river?
Hebrew dictionary
מִצְרַ֫יִם mitsrayim · (Brook of) Egypt
Combined with shi.chor (שִׁיחוֹר "Shihor" H7883) § Egypt = "land of the Copts" a country at the northeastern section of Africa, adjacent to Palestine, and through which the Nile flows Egyptians = "double straits" adj 2) the inhabitants or natives of Egypt
שִׁיחוֹר shichor · Shihor
§ Shihor or Sihor = "dark" a river or canal on east border of Egypt and a branch of the Nile
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.