רַעְמְסֵס
ramses · Rameses
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H7486 · appears 5 times in the Bible
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ramses (רַעְמְסֵס) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Rameses”.
An area of northeastern Egypt, the same region as Goshen; also a city built by the Israelites there.
How to say it
ram·ses
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Where it appears
- Genesis 47:11
Joseph settled his father and his brothers and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.
- Exodus 1:11
So they set over them chiefs of forced labor to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh store cities, Pithom and Rameses.
- Exodus 12:37
The sons of Israel set out from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand men on foot, besides the little ones.
- Numbers 33:3
They set out from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month; on the day after the Passover the sons of Israel went out with a raised hand before the eyes of all Egypt,
- Numbers 33:5
The sons of Israel set out from Rameses and camped at Succoth.