Raamses
Americannoun
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
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Holy Writ says the Hebrew slaves "built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses," not pyramids.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
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
Joseph's valiant men lost their teeth, and the cities of Pithom and Raamses were destroyed, and they remained in ruins until the Israelites built them up again under taskmasters.
From The Legends of the Jews — Volume 2 by Szold, Henrietta
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)
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