Raamses

American  

[rey-am-seez] / reɪˈæm siz /

noun

1. a city that was built for the Pharaoh by the Israelites and from which the Exodus began. Exodus 1:11.

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Etymology

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”

Example Sentences

Holy Writ says the Hebrew slaves "built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses," not pyramids.

From Time Magazine Archive

The site of Raamses or Ramses, the companion city of Pithom, has still to be discovered.

From The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)

A papyrus describing the happy town of Raamses ends with these lines.—

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 08 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

They built storage cities for Pharaoh: Pithom and Raamses.

From The World English Bible (WEB): Exodus by Anonymous

To Raamses and Pithom, where our people toil in the buildings; he has gone there to warn and advise them.

From Historical Miniatures by Strindberg, August