The meaning of “רַעְמְסֵס”
Understanding Raʻmᵉçêç reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or רַעַמְסֵס Raʻamçêç (rah-am-sace'); of Egyptian origin Raamses, Rameses. - § Raamses or Rameses = "child of the sun" -...
רַעְמְסֵס
or רַעַמְסֵס Raʻamçêç (rah-am-sace'); of Egyptian origin Raamses, Rameses. - § Raamses or Rameses = "child of the sun" - Rameses or Raamses, a place in Egypt 1) a city in lower Egypt built by Hebrew slaves; probably in Goshen
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 47:11 | “And 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.” Word: רַעְמְסֵס (Raʻmᵉçêç) | |
| Exodus 1:11 | “Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.” Word: רַעְמְסֵס (Raʻmᵉçêç) | |
| Exodus 12:37 | “And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, beside children.” Word: רַעְמְסֵס (Raʻmᵉçêç) | |
| Numbers 33:3 | “And 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.” Word: רַעְמְסֵס (Raʻmᵉçêç) | |
| Numbers 33:5 | “And the children of Israel removed from Rameses, and pitched in Succoth.” Word: רַעְמְסֵס (Raʻmᵉçêç) |