Pithom
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Pithom
From Hebrew Pĕthōm, from Egyptian pr-itm “house of (the god) Atum”
Example Sentences
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Holy Writ says the Hebrew slaves "built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses," not pyramids.
From Time Magazine Archive
The lakes of Pithom must be those of Bâlah and Timsah, on which Ismailia now stands, not far from Tel el-Maskhûta, and Khetam is the Etham of Scripture.
From Fresh Light from the Ancient Monuments by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)
Of the ancient cities in the Delta there are remains, among others, of Sais, Iseum, Tanis, Bubastis, Onion, Sebennytus, Pithom, Pelusium, and of the Greek cities Naucratis and Daphnae.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" by Various
The discovery of Pithom was, as we have already seen, the inaugural work of the Egypt Exploration Fund.
From The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)
All that I heard in Pithom may be talked openly over Egypt.
From The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt by Miller, Elizabeth
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