Meanings
proper noun
- typically in Jewish useEgypt.
Following a traditional Seder gives us a fairly direct connection with our ancestors, knowing that we are doing the same thing they did; asking and answering the same questions, and creating the same connection with their ancestors who left Mitzrayim for freedom.
2001 April 18, Eliyahu, “For further Passover discussion”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated (Usenet)
Origin
- Hebrewמצרים
- EnglishMitzrayim
Borrowed from Hebrew מצרים.
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Mitzrayim. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mitzrayim
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Chicago
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