Lexicon
רַֽעַמְסֵס
ra.me.ses
H7486
N:N--L Hebrew

Rameses

5
Occurrences
3
Books
Hebrew
Language

ra.me.ses is a proper place name for a location in Egypt, named as a settlement, possession area, and departure point.

The supplied verses use this proper noun for a place in Egypt: a store-city, the land in which Joseph's family received a possession, and the location from which the sons of Israel set out. The same place-name use is maintained throughout.

Senses in use

  1. Place in Egypt · dominant

    Each occurrence is tagged Noun · Proper and names a location. In Exodus 1:11 the APB renders the clause "they built store cities for Pharaoh, Pithom and Rameses"; in Genesis 47:11 it renders Joseph's gift of a possession "in the land of Rameses." Exodus 12:37, Numbers 33:3, and Numbers 33:5 place the sons of Israel's departure there.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB consistently presents the term as "Rameses," identifying a store-city, a land area, and a departure location. These renderings confirm the verse contexts rather than supply a finer lexical distinction.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture