◄ 7486. Raamses or Rameses ►
Strong's Lexicon Raamses or Rameses: Raamses or Rameses Original Word: רַעְמְסֵס Part of Speech: Proper Name Location Transliteration: Raamses or Rameses Pronunciation: rah-am-SEHS Phonetic Spelling: (rah-mes-ace') Definition: Raamses or Rameses Meaning: Rameses, Raamses Word Origin: Derived from Egyptian origins, likely from the name of the Pharaohs, particularly Rameses II. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Raamses in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew context. Usage: Raamses, or Rameses, refers to a city in ancient Egypt that is mentioned in the context of the Israelites' enslavement and subsequent exodus. It is one of the store cities built by the Israelites during their bondage in Egypt. Cultural and Historical Background: Raamses is historically significant as it is associated with the period of Israelite slavery in Egypt. The city is believed to have been a major urban center during the New Kingdom period of Egypt, particularly under the reign of Pharaoh Rameses II. It served as a storage city, which aligns with the biblical narrative of the Israelites being forced into labor to build such cities for the Egyptians. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin of foreign origin Definition a city in Eg. NASB Translation Raamses (1), Rameses (4). Brown-Driver-Briggs ַרעַמְסֵס proper name, of a location Exodus 1:11 (J), = רַלְמְסֵס Genesis 47:11; Exodus 12:37; Numbers 33:3,5 (all P), Ramses, city in Egypt; Ραμες(ς)η; built by King Rameses II (hence its name; the king used Israelitish corveve according to Exodus 1:11), near Tel el-Maskhuta (Pithom), but not certainly identified, see מִּהֹם and references; ׳אֶרֶץ ר Genesis 47:11 of district round. [רָעַן] verb only Pa`lel be or grow luxuriant, fresh, green; — Perfect3feminine singular רַעֲנָ֑נָה (DeHiob) Job 15:32 (of branch, in figure). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Raamses, Rameses Or Raamcec {rah-am-sace'}; of Egyptian origin; Rameses or Raamses, a place in Egypt -- Raamses, Rameses. Forms and Transliterations מֵֽרַעְמְסֵס֙ מֵרַעְמְסֵ֑ס מֵרַעְמְסֵ֖ס מרעמסס רַעְמְסֵ֑ס רַעַמְסֵֽס׃ רעמסס רעמסס׃ mê·ra‘·mə·sês mêra‘məsês merameSes ra‘·mə·sês ra‘amsês ra‘məsês ra·‘am·sês raamSes rameSes Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Genesis 47:11 HEB: הָאָ֖רֶץ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ רַעְמְסֵ֑ס כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר צִוָּ֥ה NAS: in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh KJV: in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh INT: of the land the land of Rameses after had ordered Exodus 1:11 HEB: פִּתֹ֖ם וְאֶת־ רַעַמְסֵֽס׃ NAS: cities, Pithom and Raamses. KJV: cities, Pithom and Raamses. INT: Pharaoh Pithom and Raamses Exodus 12:37 HEB: בְנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל מֵרַעְמְסֵ֖ס סֻכֹּ֑תָה כְּשֵׁשׁ־ NAS: journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, KJV: journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, INT: now the sons of Israel Rameses to Succoth six Numbers 33:3 HEB: וַיִּסְע֤וּ מֵֽרַעְמְסֵס֙ בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ הָרִאשׁ֔וֹן NAS: They journeyed from Rameses in the first KJV: And they departed from Rameses in the first INT: journeyed Rameses month the first Numbers 33:5 HEB: בְנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מֵרַעְמְסֵ֑ס וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ בְּסֻכֹּֽת׃ NAS: journeyed from Rameses and camped KJV: removed from Rameses, and pitched INT: the sons of Israel Rameses and camped Succoth 5 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 7486 5 Occurrences mê·ra‘·mə·sês — 3 Occ. ra·‘am·sês — 1 Occ. ra‘·mə·sês — 1 Occ.