Mizraim

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From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Mizraim
     the dual form of matzor, meaning a "mound" or "fortress," the
     name of a people descended from Ham (Gen. 10:6, 13; 1 Chr. 1:8,
     11). It was the name generally given by the Hebrews to the land
     of Egypt (q.v.), and may denote the two Egypts, the Upper and
     the Lower. The modern Arabic name for Egypt is Muzr.


     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Mizraim, tribulations