"מצרים" meaning in Hebrew

See מצרים in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /mit͡sˈʁajim/ [Modern-Israeli-Hebrew], [misˤˈrˤɑːjim] [Tiberian-Hebrew] Audio: LL-Q9288 (heb)-Buffer-מצרים.wav Forms: מִצְרַיִם [canonical], mitsráyim [romanization], form מִצְרָיִם [Biblical-Hebrew, pausal]
Etymology: From a common Semitic source; compare Arabic مِصْر (miṣr) and Ugaritic 𐎎𐎕𐎗𐎎 (mṣrm). The ending is the standard dual form, perhaps related to the ancient conceptualization of Egypt as two realms: Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt. Connections have also been drawn to מֶצֶר (métser, “border, limit”) and מיצר / מֵצַר (meitsár, “sea strait”). Etymology templates: {{der|he|sem}} Semitic, {{cog|ar|مِصْر}} Arabic مِصْر (miṣr), {{cog|uga|𐎎𐎕𐎗𐎎}} Ugaritic 𐎎𐎕𐎗𐎎 (mṣrm), {{he-m|מיצר|dwv=מֵצַר|gloss=sea strait|tr=meitsár}} מיצר / מֵצַר (meitsár, “sea strait”) Head templates: {{he-proper noun|g=f|pausaltr=mitsráyim|pausalwv=מִצְרָיִם|tr=mitsráyim|wv=מִצְרַיִם}} מִצְרַיִם • (mitsráyim) f (Biblical Hebrew pausal form מִצְרָיִם)
  1. Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia) Categories (place): Countries in Africa, Countries in Asia
    Sense id: en-מצרים-he-name-uw4hssxl Categories (other): Egypt, Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Hebrew links with redundant target parameters, Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 66 29 4 Disambiguation of Hebrew links with redundant target parameters: 74 26 Disambiguation of Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 69 29 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 71 28 1
  2. (biblical) Mizraim, son of Ham and grandson of Noah
    Sense id: en-מצרים-he-name-fw3ENskj Categories (other): Biblical characters Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: יְצִיאַת מִצְרַיִם (y'tsi'át mitsráyim)
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /mit͡sˈʁim/ [Modern-Israeli-Hebrew] Forms: מִצְרִים [canonical], mitsrím [romanization]
Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|he|noun form|head=מִצְרִים|tr=mitsrím}} מִצְרִים • (mitsrím)
  1. plural indefinite form of מִצְרִי Tags: form-of, indefinite, plural Form of: מִצְרִי
    Sense id: en-מצרים-he-noun-4l-VXFX5 Categories (other): Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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