pharaoh
part of speech
noun (a pharaoh, pharaohs; Pharaoh as a title)
meaning for a pupil
1) A pharaoh was a king of ancient Egypt, who ruled the land and was thought by Egyptians to be a god. tree →
2) (Bible) Pharaoh is the king of Egypt in the stories of Joseph and of Moses, who would not let the Israelites go free until the plagues came. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Genesis and Exodus Pharaoh is the king who raises Joseph, and later the one who enslaves Israel and refuses to let them go. Interpretation: At Passover Jews retell how God freed Israel from Pharaoh; the rabbis often see his hard heart as a picture of stubborn pride. In the primary lessons: In history lessons pharaohs are linked to the pyramids, mummies, tombs and hieroglyphs; Tutankhamun is a famous pharaoh whose tomb was found full of treasure. In Bible stories Pharaoh is the proud ruler who keeps the Israelites as slaves; Moses says to him "Let my people go". Phrases: the pharaoh's tomb, the court of Pharaoh, a mighty pharaoh.
examples
- And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream. (Torah GEN.41.7, JPS 1917) tree →
- And they built for Pharaoh store-cities, Pithom and Raamses. (Torah EXO.1.11, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Moses went out from Pharaoh, and entreated the LORD. (Torah EXO.8.30, JPS 1917) tree →
- This is Pharaoh and all his multitude, saith the Lord GOD.' (Prophets EZK.31.18, JPS 1917) tree →
- I have compared thee, O my love, to a steed in Pharaoh's chariots. (Writings SNG.1.9, JPS 1917) tree →
- Pharaoh king of Egypt, and his servants, and his princes, and all his people; (Prophets JER.25.19, JPS 1917) tree →
- The pharaoh was buried inside a huge pyramid. tree →
- We made a model of a pharaoh's gold mask in class. tree →
- Tutankhamun became pharaoh when he was only a boy. tree →
- Moses told Pharaoh, "Let my people go." tree →
- Pharaoh had a strange dream about seven fat cows and seven thin cows. tree →
- The pharaohs built temples along the river Nile. tree →
- In the museum we saw the mummy of a pharaoh's servant. tree →
note
Spelling trap: p-h-a-r-a-o-h (the "ao" comes before the final h); say "FAIR-oh". Plural pharaohs. In the Bible, "Pharaoh" is used like a name, with no "the".
In the corpora
- And the princes of Pharaoh saw her, and praised her to Pharaoh; and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.
- And the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram's wife.
- And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, the captain of the guard.
- And Pharaoh was wroth against his two officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.
- And he restored the chief butler back unto his butlership; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand.
Trees and pragmatics
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