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pharaoh
/ˈfɛɹ(ˌ)oʊ/
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What does pharaoh mean?
noun
- The card game faro.
- Alternative letter-case form of pharaoh.
proper noun
- Any specific pharaoh.
More meanings (1)
noun
- (historical) The supreme ruler of Ancient Egypt; a formal address for the sovereign seat of power as personified by the "king" in an institutional role of Horus son of Osiris; often used by metonymy for Ancient Egyptian sovereignty
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈfɛɹ(ˌ)oʊ/
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Moses, although the meekest of all men, he said to Pharaoh, "There shall not a hoof be left behind."
And he took his shears and went away from her in placid dignity, as Moses left the presence of Pharaoh.
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He who redeemed Israel from the hand of Pharaoh is yet capable of restoring the kingdom and sceptre to Israel.
The Egyptian ruler, whose meeting with Abraham had proved so untoward an event, was the first to bear the name Pharaoh.
Confronted by the armies of Pharaoh, retreat cut off by the waters of the Red Sea, Moses was in a bad spot.