During the brief discussion here of the etymology
of the name Misr ( Egypt in Arab.), nobody seemed
to remember that in the Hebrew bible this name
occurs only in the dual -Micrayim (or Mitzrayim).
Any theory about that? Is that a diachronic marker,
namely that the name was first used by Hebrew scribes,
when there was a division between upper and lower Egypt?
George, any opinion?
Uri Hurwitz
[b-hebrew] Micrayim vs Misr,
Uri Hurwitz, 04/30/2013