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רַעְמְסֵס H7486
H7486 is the Hebrew word רַעְמְסֵס, transliterated Raʻmᵉçêç and said rah-mes-ace'. The King James Version most often renders it rameses.
What it means
Rameses or Raamses, a place in Egypt.
Where it comes from
or רַעַמְסֵס; of Egyptian origin.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 4 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: Raamses, Rameses.
Verses using רַעְמְסֵס
All 4 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 47:11 · KJV
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.
Exodus 12:37 · KJV
And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, beside children.
Numbers 33:3 · KJV
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.
Numbers 33:5 · KJV
And the children of Israel removed from Rameses, and pitched in Succoth.
Common questions
What does Strong's H7486 mean?
H7486 is the Hebrew word רַעְמְסֵס (Raʻmᵉçêç), meaning Rameses or Raamses, a place in Egypt.
How is H7486 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it rameses (4 times).
How many times does H7486 appear in the Bible?
רַעְמְסֵס (Raʻmᵉçêç) is tagged in 4 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H7486 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: or רַעַמְסֵס; of Egyptian origin.
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