English of Core Text: It was taught: R. Nechemiah says, any word that needs a lamed at the beginning has a heh placed at the end by Scripture — e.g., Mitzrayim → Mitzraymah.
On the daf / in context: A grammatical observation on the directional heh, illustrated by the form מִצְרַיְמָה in this verse.
Type of Learning
Custom
What Is Learned
The form “Mitzraymah” is a standard example of the directional heh substituting for a prefixed lamed.