Lexicon
פִּתֹם
pi.tom
H6619
N:N--L Hebrew

Pithom

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pi.tom is the proper name of a store city built for Pharaoh in Exodus 1:11.

The attested use identifies a proper-named store city that the Israelites built for Pharaoh, named alongside Rameses in Exodus 1:11.

Senses in use

  1. Name of a store city for Pharaoh · dominant

    In Exodus 1:11, the form is tagged Noun · Proper and occurs in the clause naming the store cities built for Pharaoh. The APB renders the clause “and they built store cities for Pharaoh, Pithom and Rameses.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Exodus 1:11, the APB presents the name as “Pithom” in its list of store cities for Pharaoh.

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