Raamses

[ rey-am-seez ]

/ reɪˈæm siz /

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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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Also Rameses, Ramses.

Compare Pithom.

Origin of Raamses

From Late Latin Ramesses, from Greek Rhamessēs, from Hebrew Raʿmĕsēs, Raʿamĕsēs, from Egyptian rʿ-ms-sw “(the god) Re has begotten him”

Words nearby Raamses

R2I, R2P, Ra, Raab, R.A.A.F., Raamses, rab, rabal, rabat, rabato, Rabaul

How to use Raamses in a sentence

Raamses, or Rameses, is a Coptic word meaning the son of the sun.
The Anabasis of Alexander|Arrian of Nicomedia
Among his enterprises were the cities of Pithom and Raamses in the Delta.
Archology and the Bible|George A. Barton
And they built for Pharaoh store cities, Pithom and Raamses.
The Bible Story|Rev. Newton Marshall Hall
He set over them taskmasters, to afflict them with their burdens, and they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithon and Raamses.
History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1|George W. Williams

And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.
History Of Egypt, Chalda, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Volume 5 (of 12)|G. Maspero