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Raamses
[ rey-am-seez ]
noun
- a city that was built for the Pharaoh by the Israelites and from which the Exodus began. Exodus 1:11.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Raamses1
From Late Latin Ramesses, from Greek Rhamessēs, from Hebrew Raʿmĕsēs, Raʿamĕsēs, from Egyptian rʿ-ms-sw “(the god) Re has begotten him”
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Example Sentences
Raamses, or Rameses, is a Coptic word meaning the son of the sun.
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Among his enterprises were the cities of Pithom and Raamses in the Delta.
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And they built for Pharaoh store cities, Pithom and Raamses.
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He set over them taskmasters, to afflict them with their burdens, and they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithon and Raamses.
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And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.
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