Raamses — the meaning of the Hebrew name רַעְמְסֵס

רַעְמְסֵס

Raʻmᵉçêç · pronounced rah-mes-ace' · Strong's H7486 · a place · also spelled Rameses

Raamses means of Egyptian origin.

Strong's definition

or רַעַמְסֵס; of Egyptian origin; Rameses or Raamses, a place in Egypt.

First appearance

Gen 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. (KJV)

Every verse that names Raamses

5 occurrences in 5 verses — Genesis, Exodus, Numbers

Gen 47:11Exod 1:11Exod 12:37Num 33:3Num 33:5

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