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H7486G

רַֽעַמְסֵס

ra.me.sesN:N--L

Rameses

§ Raamses or Rameses = "child of the sun" a city in lower Egypt built by Hebrew slaves; probably in Goshen

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

ַ˜רעַמְסֵס proper name, of a location Exod 1:11 (J), = רַלְמְסֵס Gen 47:11; Exod 12:37; Num 33:3; Num 33:5 (all P), Ramses, city in Egypt; Ραμες(ς)η; built by King Rameses II (hence its name; the king used Israelitish corveve according to Exod 1:11), near Tel el-Maskhuta (Pithom), but not certainly identified, see פִּהֹם and references; ׳אֶרֶץ ר Gen 47:11 of district round.

4 occurrences

Genesis (1), Exodus (1), Numbers (2)