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Phar·aoh    Audio Help   [fair-oh, far-oh, fey-roh] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.a title of an ancient Egyptian king.
2.(lowercase) any person who uses power or authority to oppress others; tyrant.
[Origin: bef. 900; ME Pharao, OE Pharaon < L pharaō < Gk phara (s. pharaōn-) < Heb phārʿōh < Egyptian pr house + ʿʾ great; orig. a designation for the palace, but used to refer to the king from the time of Akhenaton (14th cent. b.c.); -h restored from Heb]
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pharaoh [Heb., from Egyptian,=the great house], title of the kings of ancient Egypt. Of the pharaohs in the Bible, Shishak is Sheshonk I, Neco or Necoh is Necho, and Hophra is Apries. Many scholars believe that the pharaoh who oppressed the Jews in chapters 1-14 of the Book of Exodus was Seti I and that his son Ramses II was the pharaoh of the Exodus.

See also Dynasties of Ancient Egypt (table).

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