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 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
- 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
- The pharaoh was the king of Egypt, and Egyptians believed he was partly a god who kept order in the world.
- Later pharaohs were buried in hidden rock-cut tombs in the Valley of the Kings, because robbers could easily find the pyramids.
- In prison Joseph helped the other prisoners and explained the dreams of Pharaoh's baker and cupbearer.
- Pharaoh dreamed of seven fat cows and seven thin cows; Joseph explained this meant seven years of plenty, then seven of famine.
- Pharaoh put Joseph in charge of storing grain, and he saved Egypt and many nations from famine.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «pharaoh» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.