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

We are told in the Book of Exodus that two of the “treasure cities” which the Israelites built for the Pharaoh of the Oppression were “Pithom and Raamses.”

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

The Israelites grew and multiplied until the land was filled with them, but new Kings ruled in Egypt, hostile to them, and their lives were made bitter with hard bondage and compulsory work in mortar and brick, "and they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses."

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

From Time Magazine Archive

“In process of time the king of Egypt died,” probably the great Raamses, no other of whose dynasty had a reign which extended over the indicated period of time.

From Project Gutenberg