Egypt — the meaning of the Hebrew name מִצְרַיִם

מִצְרַיִם

Mitsrayim · pronounced mits-rah'-yim · Strong's H4714 · a people · also spelled Egyptians, Mizraim

Egypt means Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.

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Strong's definition

dual of H4693; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.

First appearance

Gen 10:6 And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan. (KJV)

Every verse that names Egypt

569 occurrences in 569 verses — Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Nehemiah, Psalms, Proverbs, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Micah, Nahum, Haggai, Zechariah

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