of uncertain derivation;; n pr loc

AV - Egypt 24; 24

GK - 131 { Ai[gupto" }

Egypt = “double straits”

1) a country occupying the northeast angle of Africa

2) metaph. Jerusalem, for the Jews persecuting the Christ and his followers, and so to be likened to the Egyptians treating the Jews

Enhanced Strong’s Lexicon, (Oak Harbor, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc.) 1995.