Rameses רַֽעַמְסֵס
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| רַֽעַמְסֵס | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | rameses |
| Strong's number | H7486 (H7486G, H7486H) |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | place name |
| Gloss | Rameses |
| Occurrences | 5 in 5 verses |
| Most frequent in | Exodus (2) |
Rameses (Hebrew רַֽעַמְסֵס, Strong's H7486) is a place name in the Old Testament, glossed “Rameses”. It occurs 5 times.
Definition
H7486G: Rameses
§ Raamses or Rameses = "child of the sun"
a city in lower Egypt built by Hebrew slaves; probably in Goshen
a city in lower Egypt built by Hebrew slaves; probably in Goshen
H7486H: Raamses
§ Raamses or Rameses = "child of the sun"
a city in lower Egypt built by Hebrew slaves; probably in Goshen
a city in lower Egypt built by Hebrew slaves; probably in Goshen
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | rameses (4), raamses (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | rameses (5) |
Verses
Every verse with Rameses, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Genesis
- Genesis 47:11And Joseph placed his father and his brethren, 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.So Joseph settled his father and brothers in the land of Egypt and gave them property in the best part of the land, the district of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.
Exodus
- Exodus 1:11Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.So the Egyptians appointed taskmasters over the Israelites to oppress them with forced labor. As a result, they built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh.
- Exodus 12:37And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, beside children.The Israelites journeyed from Rameses to Succoth with about 600,000 men on foot, besides women and children.
Numbers
- Numbers 33:3And they departed from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month; on the morrow after the passover the children of Israel went out with an high hand in the sight of all the Egyptians.On the fifteenth day of the first month, on the day after the Passover, the Israelites set out from Rameses. They marched out defiantly in full view of all the Egyptians,
- Numbers 33:5And the children of Israel removed from Rameses, and pitched in Succoth.The Israelites set out from Rameses and camped at Succoth.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).