Lexical Definition
פַּרְעֹה Parʻôh (par-o') Pharaoh N:N--T
of Egyptian derivation
Pharaoh.
- § Pharaoh = "great house"
- Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings
1) the common title of the king of Egypt
See Greek: Φαραώ
Extended Information
- A man of the Egyptians living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.1.11
- Also named: Pharaō (Φαραώ "Pharaoh" Φαραώ)
Brown-Driver-Briggs
פַּרְעה275 noun masculine Pharaoh, Φαραω, title of Egyptain kings (Egyptian pr-±o, great house, of royal court, and (in new kingdom) of king GriffithHastings DB MeyGeschichte. Alt. i. 59 SteindBAS. i. 343; in Assyrian pir°u according to most, compare COTGlossary Steindl.c., but see WklMVAG. 1898. 3f.); — ׳פ Gen 12:15 (3 t. in verse); Gen 12:17 + 212 t. Hexateuch 19 t. Kings, Isa 19:11 (twice in verse) + 3 t., Jer 25:19 + 10 t., Ezek 17:17 + 12 t., Neh 9:10; 1Chr 4:18; 2Chr 8:11; Ps 135:9; Ps 136:15; Song 1:9 + מֶלֶךְ מִצְרַיִם (not early) Jer 25:19; Jer 46:17; Deut 7:8; Deut 11:3; Ezek 29:2; Ezek 29:3; Ezek 30:21; Ezek 30:22; Ezek 31:2; 1Kgs 3:1; 1Kgs 9:16; 1Kgs 11:18; 2Kgs 17:7; 2Kgs 18:21 = Isa 36:6; Gen 41:46 (E), Exod 6:11; Exod 6:13; Exod 6:27; Exod 6:29; Exod 14:8 (all P); with proper name חָפְרַע ׳פ Jer 44:30, נְכֹה ׳פ Jer 46:2; 2Kgs 23:29; 2Kgs 23:33; 2Kgs 23:34; 2Kgs 23:35.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 12:15 · 12:17 · 41:46 |
| Exodus | 6:11 · 6:13 · 6:27 · 6:29 · 14:8 |
| Deuteronomy | 7:8 · 11:3 |
| 1 Kings | 3:1 · 9:16 · 11:18 |
| 2 Kings | 17:7 · 18:21 · 23:29 · 23:33 · 23:34 · 23:35 |
| 1 Chronicles | 4:18 |
| 2 Chronicles | 8:11 |
| Nehemiah | 9:10 |
| Psalms | 135:9 · 136:15 |
| Song of Solomon | 1:9 |
| Isaiah | 19:11 · 36:6 |
| Jeremiah | 25:19 · 44:30 · 46:2 · 46:17 |
| Ezekiel | 17:17 · 29:2 · 29:3 · 30:21 · 30:22 · 31:2 |
Profile
Male • A Pharaoh • Egyptian Pharaoh during Moses' birth and early life
Pharaoh living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness
Pharaoh, the Egyptian ruler who oppressed the Israelites and decreed the killing of Hebrew male infants during the time of Moses' birth.
- An Egyptian Pharaoh living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.1.11;
- referred to as Pharaoh פַּרְעֹה, or Pharaoh Φαραώ.
This Pharaoh was the Egyptian ruler during the time of Moses' birth and early life (Exodus 1-2). Fearing the growing Hebrew population, Pharaoh enslaved the Israelites and subjected them to hard labor. He ordered the Hebrew midwives to kill any male infants born to the Israelites, but they disobeyed, claiming that Hebrew women gave birth too quickly. Pharaoh then commanded that all Hebrew male infants be thrown into the Nile River.
During this time, Moses was born and hidden by his mother for three months. When she could no longer hide him, she placed him in a basket among the reeds of the Nile. Pharaoh's daughter discovered the baby and decided to adopt him, unknowingly hiring Moses' mother as his nurse. Moses grew up in Pharaoh's court, but he later fled Egypt after killing an Egyptian who was mistreating a Hebrew (Exodus 2:11-15; Acts 7:21-29; Hebrews 11:24-27).
The Bible does not provide the specific name or historical identity of this Pharaoh, as the term "Pharaoh" was used as a title for Egyptian kings. Some scholars suggest that this Pharaoh may have been from the 18th or 19th Dynasty of the New Kingdom period, possibly Thutmose I, Thutmose II, or Amenhotep I, based on the historical and archaeological evidence of the Israelites' presence in Egypt.
All entries for Pharaoh: פַּרְעֹה ☩ Φαραώ ☩ פַּרְעֹה
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