Strong H4714H4714Hמִצְרַ֫יִם

Egypt

Transliteration: mitsrayim
Pronunciation: mits-rah'-yim
Morphology: Proper Name of a Location with no gender

Definition

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.6;
son of: Ham (H2526);
brother of: Canaan (H3667), Cush (H3568) and Put (H6316);
father of: Ludim (H3866), Anamim (H6047), Lehabim (H3853), Naphtuhim (H5320), Pathrusim (H6625), Casluhim (H3695) and Caphtorim (H3732)

Meaning of the name

Egypt = "land of the Copts"

General definition

Dual of H4693; {Mitsrajim} that {is} Upper and Lower Egypt: - {Egypt} {Egyptians} Mizraim.

In the biblical story

Egypt

Descendant of Ham, ancestor of African peoples

Egypt (Mizraim) was a descendant of Ham and the ancestor of various African peoples, such as the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites, Pathrusites, Casluhites, and Caphtorites. (Gen.10.6,13; 1Ch.1.8,11)

In the Bible

Strong H4714H appears in 4 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

mizraim4

First verses

Genesis 10:6
And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.
Genesis 10:13
And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,
1 Chronicles 1:8
The sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
1 Chronicles 1:11
And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,