BDB4785 [H4714]
2.), Egypt, Egyptians (Phoenician מצרם ; Assyrian Mªƒªr(u), Muƒru, Miƒir , DlPar 308 SchrCOT Glossary KGF 246 ff. , Tel Amarna Miƒrî , WklTA 39 * BezBM 152, and Mašrî Wkll.c .; Arabic Cairo, Egypt (Spiro): Minean Miƒru HomA and A. (1892), 125 ; see EbÄgM 71 ff. ; ᵐ5 Αιγυπτος ; — derivatives and form dubious; יִַ֯ם usually regarded as dual term. (Upper and Lower Egypt? compare DiGen 10:6 ), but as locative ending EMeyGeschichte. I, § 42 BaNB p. 319 R. 5 ; JenZA iv (1889), 268 ff. thinks מִצְרַיִם absolute formed by analogy of מַיִם , שָׁמַיִם from Miƒrî (compare Tel Amarna); see further Wklinfra, near the end ); — ׳ מ Gen 13:1 +; מִצְרָ֑יִם Gen 37:36 +; מִצְרַיְמָה Gen 12:10 + 12 t., מִצְרָ֑יְמָה Gen 12:11 + 14 t.; —
1. a. of land , Egypt Gen 13:1 + 500 t., +, in all periods, including ׳ אֶרֶץ מ Gen 13:10 + approximately 220 t. (of course feminine, Gen 47:6; Gen 47:13); ׳ אַדְמַת מ the soil of Egypt Gen 47:20; Gen 47:26 ׳ מֵימֵי מ Exod 7:19; Exod 8:2 ׳ נְהַר מ Gen 15:18 ׳ יְאֹר מ Amos 8:8; Amos 9:5 ׳ יְאֹרֵי מ Isa 7:18 (compare מָצוֺר ); ׳ שִׁיחוֺר מ 1Chr 13:5 לְשׁוֺן ׳ יָםמֿ Isa 11:15 ׳ נַחַל מ Josh 15:4 + 6 t. (see these various words); land as productive Gen 45:20; Gen 49:23, compare ׳ שֵׁשׁ בְּרִקְמָה מִמּ Ezek 27:7, ׳ אֵטוּן מ Prov 7:16 often || בּוּשׁ , especially in prophets and poetry Isa 20:3; Isa 20:4; Isa 20:5; Isa 45:14; Ezek 30:4; Ezek 30:9 +; || אַשּׁוּר Hos 11:11; Hos 12:1; Isa 7:18; Jer 2:18 +; including Upper Egypt (פַּתְרוֺם ), as well as Lower, Jer 44:1, compare Ezek 29:10; Ezek 30:6 apparently distinguished from Upper Egypt Isa 11:11, and possibly also Jer 44:15 (compare Gf Gie Buhl SS CheHpt Isaiah ); but פתרוס etc. in these verses somewhat dubious (compare B. Du Gie ).
\ \ b. combinations are: (1)׳ מ as limit of motion: יָדַד מצרימ(הׅ Gen 43:15; Josh 24:4 + approximately 12 t.; ׳ בּוֺא מ 1Sam 12:8 + approximately 26 t., ׳ בוא בְמ Isa 19:23, ׳ בוא לְמ Jer 44:28 ׳ שׁוּב מ Hos 8:3 + 9 t., ׳ שׁוּב אֶלמֿ Hos 11:5, שׁוּב ׳ לְאַרְצוֺ מ Jer 37:7 ׳ בָּרַח מ 1Kgs 11:40 ׳ שָׁלַח מ Jer 26:22, so ( + אֶלֿ ) vJer 26:22. In Jer 42:16b read ׳ בְּמ with Gie . (2) ׳ מ as point of departure (הֶעֱלָה ) ׳ עָלָה מִןֿ(ארץ) מ Gen 13:1 + approximately 43 t.; יָצָא (הוֺצִיא ) ׳ מִןֿ(ארץ) מ Exod 12:39 + approximately 96 t.; ׳ פָּדָה מִמּ 2Sam 7:23 (but strike out GeiUrschr. 288 We Dr Kit Bu ) = 1Chr 17:21 ׳ בּוֺא מִמּ 2Chr 12:3; 2Chr 20:10 ׳ שׁוּב מִמּ Jer 44:28; 2Chr 10:2 ׳ אָתָה מִמּ Ps 68:32 ׳ קָרָא מִמּ Hos 11:1. 2. of people: a. in table of nations , personified as second son of Ham Gen 10:6 = 1Chr 1:8, compare Gen 10:13 = 1Chr 1:11.
\ \ b. =Egypt (as a people), Egyptians Gen 41:56 + approximately 134 t., including use = Egyptian Kingdom, empire, i.e. land and people as political power; so with verb feminine singular ׳ אָֽבְדָה מ Exod 10:7, compare Hos 9:6; Joel 4:19 and (pronoun feminine singular) Ezek 30:18 with verb masculine singular Exod 12:33; Exod 14:25; Isa 19:16; Isa 19:23; Isa 19:25; Jer 46:8 often with verb masculine plural Gen 41:55; Isa 19:21; Isa 19:23 + 22 t.; ׳ בִּנֵי מ Ezek 16:26 ׳ בְּתוּלַת בַּת מ Jer 46:11, compare vJer 46:19 vJer 46:24. — In 1Kgs 10:28 = 2Chr 1:16; 2Chr 1:17; 2Kgs 7:6 WklAlttest. Unters. 171 f. thinks of Assyrian Muƒri in North Syria. (On מִצְרַיִם as often = Muƒri in North Arabia see WklAltor. Unters. i. 24 ff., ii. 195, iii. 289; iv. 337 f; MVG 1898, 1.4 ).
\ \ b. combinations are: (1)
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