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mizrach: East, sunrise, place of sunrise

Original Word: מִזְרָח
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: mizrach
Pronunciation: miz-rahkh
Phonetic Spelling: (miz-rawkh')
Definition: East, sunrise, place of sunrise
Meaning: sunrise, the east

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
east side, sunrise

From zarach; sunrise, i.e. The east -- east (side, -ward), (sun-)rising (of the sun).

see HEBREW zarach

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from zarach
Definition
place of sunrise, the east
NASB Translation
east (41), east side (2), east side* (2), east* (9), eastern (2), eastward (5), rising (6), sunrise (3), sunrise* (3), sunrising (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
מִזְרָח noun [masculine] place of sunrise, east — absolute ׳מ Joshua 11:3 21t.; construct מִזְרַח Numbers 21:10 19t., with ה locative מִזְרָ֫חָה Exodus 27:13 28t., construct מִזְרְחָה Deuteronomy 4:41; Joshua 12:1; Judges 21:19 (not in Genesis Leviticus Samuel Ezekiel etc.); —

1 sunrise always of quarter of the heavens = east (ה)שׁמשׁ ׳מ Numbers 21:11 (P), Deuteronomy 4:41,47; Joshua 1:15; Joshua 12:1; Joshua 13:5 (all D), Joshua 19:12,27,34 (all P), Judges 20:43; Judges 21:19; 2 Kings 10:33; Isaiah 41:25; Isaiah 45:6; Isaiah 59:19, compare שׁמשׁ לארץ ׳מ Judges 11:18; שׁמשׁ וְעַדמְֿבוֺאוֺ ׳מִמִּז Psalm 50:1; Psalm 113:3; Malachi 1:11; more often

2 without שֶׁמֶשׁ:

a. the east ׳כִּרְחֹק מ מִמַּעֲרָב֑ Psalm 103:12.

b. ׳מִמּ from the east Isaiah 41:2; Isaiah 43:5 (opposed to מִמַּעֲרָב), Isaiah 46:11; Daniel 11:44 (+ מִצַּפוֺן); ׳מִמּ וּמִמַּעֲרָב֑ מִצָּפוֺן וּמִיָּם Psalm 107:3.

c. to or toward the place of sunrise, to the east, eastward:-1מִוְרָ֫חָה Numbers 32:19 (P), Deuteronomy 3:17,27 (1 Chronicles 26:17 (+ לַצָּפ֫וֺנָה, לַנֶּ֫גְבָּה), Nehemiah 3:26; לַמִּזְרָ֫חָה2Chronicles 31:14; (4) ׳אֶלהַֿמּ Daniel 8:9 (+ אֶלהַֿנֶּגֶב, אֶלהַֿצֶּבִ֑י); (5) מִיָּם עָדיָֿם וּמִצָּפוֺן עַדמִֿזְ רָךְ Amos 8:12.

d. (on) the east side of, construct קְצֵה מִזְרַה יְרִיחוֺ Joshua 4:19 (P); also with לְמִזְרַח הַנָּ֑יְא לְ 1 Chronicles 4:39, הַיַּרְדֵּן ׳לְמ 1 Chronicles 6:63; with מִן, ׳מִמִּז Joshua 11:3 (opposed to מִיָּם) compare Joshua 17:10 (+ מצָּפוֺן; both J E), also Joshua 16:6 (P).

e. after a construct לגלעד ׳עַלכָּֿלמְּֿנֵי מ 1 Chronicles 5:10; ׳רְחוֺב הַמּ2Chronicles 29:4; ׳שַׁעַר הַמּ Nehemiah 3:29; ׳אֶרֶץ מ Zechariah 8:7 (opposed to ארץ מְבוֺא הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ).

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: Derived from the root verb זָרַח (zarach), meaning "to rise" or "to shine."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G395: ἀνατολή (anatolē) • This Greek term is used in the New Testament to refer to the east or the rising of the sun, similar to the Hebrew מִזְרָח.
• G2246: ἥλιος (hēlios) • While primarily meaning "sun," this term is related to the concept of sunrise and is used in contexts that may parallel the Hebrew understanding of the east as the direction of the sun's rising.

Usage: The word מִזְרָח is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe the direction of the east, often in geographical contexts or in reference to the rising of the sun. It can also symbolize the beginning of a new day or era.

Context: מִזְרָח (mizrach) is a noun masculine used in the Hebrew Scriptures to denote the east or the place of sunrise. It is frequently employed in the context of geographical orientation, as the east was a primary point of reference in ancient Israelite culture. The term appears in various contexts, including descriptions of the land, directions for travel, and symbolic language.

In Genesis 2:8, the Garden of Eden is described as being planted "in the east," indicating a location associated with the origin of life and divine presence. In Ezekiel 43:2, the glory of the God of Israel is depicted as coming from the east, symbolizing divine revelation and majesty.

The east is often contrasted with the west (מַעֲרָב, maarav) in biblical texts, highlighting the natural cycle of the sun's movement and the passage of time. In Psalm 103:12, the psalmist uses the imagery of the east and west to illustrate the vastness of God's forgiveness: "As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us."

מִזְרָח also appears in prophetic literature, where it can symbolize hope and renewal. In Isaiah 41:25, God speaks of raising up a leader from the east, indicating a new beginning and divine intervention in history.

Forms and Transliterations
הַמִּזְרָ֖ח הַמִּזְרָֽח׃ המזרח המזרח׃ וְלַמִּזְרָ֗ח וְלַמִּזְרָ֣ח וּמִזְרָ֖חָה וּמִמִּזְרַח־ ולמזרח ומזרחה וממזרח־ לְמִזְרַ֣ח לַמִּזְרָ֔ח לַמִּזְרָ֔חָה לַמִּזְרָ֖ח לַמִּזְרָח֮ למזרח למזרחה מִ֭זְרָח מִזְרְחָ֖ה מִזְרְחָ֣ה מִזְרַ֖ח מִזְרַ֣ח מִזְרַ֥ח מִזְרָ֑ח מִזְרָ֑חָה מִזְרָ֔חָה מִזְרָ֖חָה מִזְרָ֗חָה מִזְרָ֜חָה מִזְרָ֣ח מִזְרָ֣חָה מִזְרָ֥ח מִזְרָֽחָה׃ מִזְרָֽח׃ מִמִּזְרַ֖ח מִמִּזְרַח־ מִמִּזְרָ֔ח מִמִּזְרָ֖ח מִמִּזְרָ֣ח מִמִּזְרָ֥ח מִמִּזְרָֽח׃ מִמִּזְרָח֙ מזרח מזרח׃ מזרחה מזרחה׃ ממזרח ממזרח־ ממזרח׃ ham·miz·rāḥ hammizRach hammizrāḥ lam·miz·rā·ḥāh lam·miz·rāḥ lammizRach lammizRachah lammizrāḥ lammizrāḥāh lə·miz·raḥ lemizRach ləmizraḥ mim·miz·raḥ mim·miz·rāḥ mim·miz·raḥ- mimizRach mimizrachoShe mimmizraḥ mimmizrāḥ mimmizraḥ- miz·rā·ḥāh miz·raḥ miz·rāḥ miz·rə·ḥāh mizRach mizRachah mizraḥ mizrāḥ mizrāḥāh mizreChah mizrəḥāh Mizroch ū·mim·miz·raḥ- ū·miz·rā·ḥāh umimizrach ūmimmizraḥ- umizRachah ūmizrāḥāh velammizRach wə·lam·miz·rāḥ wəlammizrāḥ
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Englishman's Concordance
Exodus 27:13
HEB: לִפְאַ֛ת קֵ֥דְמָה מִזְרָ֖חָה חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים אַמָּֽה׃
NAS: of the court on the east side
KJV: side eastward [shall be] fifty
INT: side the east eastward fifty cubits

Exodus 38:13
HEB: וְלִפְאַ֛ת קֵ֥דְמָה מִזְרָ֖חָה חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים אַמָּֽה׃
NAS: For the east side fifty
KJV: side eastward fifty
INT: side the east eastward fifty cubits

Numbers 2:3
HEB: וְהַחֹנִים֙ קֵ֣דְמָה מִזְרָ֔חָה דֶּ֛גֶל מַחֲנֵ֥ה
NAS: on the east side toward the sunrise [shall be] of the standard
KJV: And on the east side toward the rising of the sun shall they of the standard
INT: camp the east the sunrise the standard of the camp

Numbers 3:38
HEB: אֹֽהֶל־ מוֹעֵ֨ד ׀ מִזְרָ֜חָה מֹשֶׁ֣ה ׀ וְאַהֲרֹ֣ן
NAS: of meeting toward the sunrise, are Moses
KJV: of the congregation eastward, [shall be] Moses,
INT: the tent of meeting the sunrise are Moses and Aaron

Numbers 21:11
HEB: פְּנֵ֣י מוֹאָ֔ב מִמִּזְרַ֖ח הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃
NAS: is opposite Moab, to the east.
INT: before Moab east side east side

Numbers 32:19
HEB: מֵעֵ֥בֶר הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן מִזְרָֽחָה׃ פ
NAS: of the Jordan toward the east.
KJV: to us on this side Jordan eastward.
INT: side of the Jordan the east

Numbers 34:15
HEB: יְרֵח֖וֹ קֵ֥דְמָה מִזְרָֽחָה׃ פ
NAS: eastward toward the sunrising.
KJV: eastward, toward the sunrising.
INT: Jericho eastward the sunrising

Deuteronomy 3:17
HEB: אַשְׁדֹּ֥ת הַפִּסְגָּ֖ה מִזְרָֽחָה׃
NAS: of the slopes of Pisgah on the east.
KJV: sea, under Ashdothpisgah eastward.
INT: of the slopes of Pisgah the east

Deuteronomy 3:27
HEB: וְצָפֹ֛נָה וְתֵימָ֥נָה וּמִזְרָ֖חָה וּרְאֵ֣ה בְעֵינֶ֑יךָ
NAS: and south and east, and see
KJV: and southward, and eastward, and behold
INT: and north and south and east and see your eyes

Deuteronomy 4:41
HEB: בְּעֵ֖בֶר הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן מִזְרְחָ֖ה שָֽׁמֶשׁ׃
NAS: across the Jordan to the east,
INT: across the Jordan east side east side

Deuteronomy 4:47
HEB: בְּעֵ֣בֶר הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן מִזְרַ֖ח שָֽׁמֶשׁ׃
NAS: the Jordan to the east,
INT: across the Jordan east side east side

Deuteronomy 4:49
HEB: עֵ֤בֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן֙ מִזְרָ֔חָה וְעַ֖ד יָ֣ם
NAS: the Jordan to the east, even as far
KJV: Jordan eastward, even unto the sea
INT: across the Jordan to the east far as the sea

Joshua 1:15
HEB: בְּעֵ֥בֶר הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן מִזְרַ֥ח הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃
NAS: the Jordan toward the sunrise.
INT: beyond the Jordan east side east side

Joshua 4:19
HEB: בַּגִּלְגָּ֔ל בִּקְצֵ֖ה מִזְרַ֥ח יְרִיחֽוֹ׃
NAS: at Gilgal on the eastern edge
KJV: in Gilgal, in the east border
INT: Gilgal edge the eastern of Jericho

Joshua 11:3
HEB: הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ מִמִּזְרָ֣ח וּמִיָּ֔ם וְהָאֱמֹרִ֧י
NAS: to the Canaanite on the east and on the west,
KJV: [And to] the Canaanite on the east and on the west,
INT: to the Canaanite the east the west and the Amorite

Joshua 11:8
HEB: בִּקְעַ֥ת מִצְפֶּ֖ה מִזְרָ֑חָה וַיַּכֻּ֕ם עַד־
NAS: of Mizpeh to the east; and they struck
KJV: of Mizpeh eastward; and they smote
INT: and the valley of Mizpeh to the east struck until

Joshua 12:1
HEB: בְּעֵ֥בֶר הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן מִזְרְחָ֣ה הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ מִנַּ֤חַל
NAS: the Jordan toward the sunrise, from the valley
KJV: Jordan toward the rising of the sun,
INT: beyond the Jordan to the east of the sun the valley

Joshua 12:1
HEB: וְכָל־ הָעֲרָבָ֖ה מִזְרָֽחָה׃
NAS: and all the Arabah to the east:
KJV: Hermon, and all the plain on the east:
INT: and all the Arabah to the east

Joshua 12:3
HEB: יָ֨ם כִּנְר֜וֹת מִזְרָ֗חָה וְ֠עַד יָ֣ם
NAS: of Chinneroth toward the east, and as far
KJV: of Chinneroth on the east, and unto the sea
INT: as the Sea of Chinneroth the east far as the sea

Joshua 12:3
HEB: יָם־ הַמֶּ֙לַח֙ מִזְרָ֔חָה דֶּ֖רֶךְ בֵּ֣ית
NAS: Sea, eastward toward
KJV: sea on the east, the way
INT: Sea the Salt eastward toward Beth-jeshimoth

Joshua 13:5
HEB: וְכָל־ הַלְּבָנוֹן֙ מִזְרַ֣ח הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ מִבַּ֣עַל
NAS: of Lebanon, toward the east, from Baal-gad
INT: and all of Lebanon east side east side Baal-gad

Joshua 13:8
HEB: בְּעֵ֤בֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן֙ מִזְרָ֔חָה כַּאֲשֶׁר֙ נָתַ֣ן
NAS: the Jordan to the east, just
KJV: Jordan eastward, [even] as Moses
INT: beyond the Jordan to the east which gave

Joshua 13:27
HEB: עֵ֥בֶר הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן מִזְרָֽחָה׃
NAS: beyond the Jordan to the east.
KJV: on the other side Jordan eastward.
INT: beyond the Jordan to the east

Joshua 13:32
HEB: לְיַרְדֵּ֥ן יְרִיח֖וֹ מִזְרָֽחָה׃ ס
NAS: the Jordan at Jericho to the east.
KJV: Jordan, by Jericho, eastward.
INT: the Jordan Jericho to the east

Joshua 16:1
HEB: לְמֵ֥י יְרִיח֖וֹ מִזְרָ֑חָה הַמִּדְבָּ֗ר עֹלֶ֧ה
NAS: of Jericho on the east into the wilderness,
KJV: of Jericho on the east, to the wilderness
INT: to the waters of Jericho the east the wilderness going

74 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4217
74 Occurrences

ham·miz·rāḥ — 3 Occ.
lam·miz·rāḥ — 3 Occ.
lam·miz·rā·ḥāh — 1 Occ.
lə·miz·raḥ — 2 Occ.
mim·miz·raḥ — 15 Occ.
mim·miz·ra·ḥō·še- — 1 Occ.
miz·raḥ — 14 Occ.
miz·rā·ḥāh — 27 Occ.
miz·rə·ḥāh — 3 Occ.
miz·rāḥ — 1 Occ.
ū·mim·miz·raḥ- — 1 Occ.
ū·miz·rā·ḥāh — 1 Occ.
wə·lam·miz·rāḥ — 2 Occ.















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