Egypt
mits.ra.yim is the proper name used for the land and kingdom from which Israel came out and to which rulers and travelers went.
The proper name chiefly identifies a land and kingdom: Israel is said to have come out from it, fugitives travel to it, and its kings act in surrounding events. In a genealogical notice, the same name is also presented as one who fathers named groups.
Senses in use
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The land and kingdom in narrative and memory · dominant
The proper-noun form identifies the place from which Israel was brought out in 1 Kings 6:1 and 1 Samuel 12:6. It also marks a destination or political realm: in 1 Kings 11:40 the APB renders Jeroboam's flight there and his stay there, while 2 Chronicles 36:3 depicts its king removing a ruler from Jerusalem.
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A genealogical ancestor · rare
In 1 Chronicles 1:11, the proper-noun form is the subject of the clause that the APB renders, "Egypt begot the Ludites, Anamim, Lehabim, and Naphtuhim." The preceding list in 1 Chronicles 1:8 likewise places the name among the sons of Ham.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses, the APB normally presents the proper name as "Egypt," sometimes within phrases such as "the land of Egypt" or "king of Egypt." Those English phrases show the verse-level presentation rather than a separate rendering for every token.