Cheops

American  

[kee-ops] / ˈki ɒps /

noun

1. flourished early 26th century b.c., king of Egypt: builder of the great pyramid at Giza (father of Khafre).

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Cheops British  

/ ˈkiːɒps /

noun

1. original name Khufu. Egyptian king of the fourth dynasty (?2613–?2494 _bc ), who built the largest pyramid at El Gîza

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Etymology

Origin of Cheops

First recorded in 1610–20; from Greek Chéops, from Egyptian ḫw.f-wj “He [the god Khnum] protects me”; Khnum ( def. )

Example Sentences

The Great Pyramid, which is 146m high, was built on the Giza plateau during the fourth dynasty by the pharaoh Khufu, or Cheops, who reigned from around 2609BC to 2584BC.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2023

The Great Pyramid was built as a monumental tomb around 2560 BC, during the reign of the Pharaoh Khufu, or Cheops.

From Reuters • Mar. 2, 2023

Hieroglyphs established it as that of Meresankh III, daughter of fourth dynasty Prince Kawab and Hetepheres II, granddaughter of the Great Pyramid builder Cheops.

From The Guardian • Apr. 15, 2020

The awe-inspiring Great Pyramid of Cheops was built more than 4500 years ago.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

After Moeris came Sesostris, Pheron, Proteus, Rhampsinitus, Cheops and Chephren, Mycerinus, Asychis, Anysis, Sabakon, and Sethos, so that from Menes to Sethos 341 kings had reigned over Egypt in as many generations.

From The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) by Duncker, Max