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
There they are arranged in columns, a reminder of Pithom and Rameses.
From Yiddish Tales by Various
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)
Among the cities he built in the Delta were Ramses and Pithom.
From Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)
"Seek out Hotep, who hath been keeper of the records at Pithom and ask him."
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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