פרעה
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See also: פּרעה
Hebrew
Etymology
From Egyptian pr-ꜥꜣ (“great house”), originally referring to the palace of the Egyptian king, but later coming to refer to the king himself, hence the Hebrew sense.
Use as a proper noun occurs many times in the Bible; use as a common noun appears to be much more recent, and is perhaps due to influence from European languages.
Pronunciation
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /paʁ.ˈ(ʔ)o/
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Proper noun
פַּרְעֹה • (par'ó) m
- Pharaoh.
- Tanach, Exodus 1:22, with translation of the King James Version:
- וַיְצַו פַּרְעֹה לְכָל־עַמּוֹ לֵאמֹר כָּל־הַבֵּן הַיִּלּוֹד הַיְאֹרָה תַּשְׁלִיכֻהוּ
- vay'tsáv par'ó l'chol-amó lemór kol-habén hayilód hay'óra tashlichúhu
- And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river
Noun
פַּרְעֹה • (par'ó) m (plural indefinite פַּרְעוֹנִים, singular construct פַּרְעֹה־, plural construct פַּרְעוֹנֵי־)
- A pharaoh.