Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H7486
רַֽעַמְסֵס
ra.me.ses · “Rameses”
Used 5 times across 3 books
Definition
§ Raamses or Rameses = "child of the sun"
a city in lower Egypt built by Hebrew slaves; probably in Goshen
Where it appears
Genesis1
Exodus2
Numbers2
In the text
Genesis 47:11And Joseph placed his father and his brethren, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.Exodus 1:11Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.Exodus 12:37And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, beside children.Numbers 33:3And they departed from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month; on the morrow after the passover the children of Israel went out with an high hand in the sight of all the Egyptians.Numbers 33:5And the children of Israel removed from Rameses, and pitched in Succoth.
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