How to Pronounce Pharaoh
FEHR-o
Pharaoh is pronounced FEHR-o (ˈfɛərəʊ): two syllables, stress on the first. Also heard: FAIR-oh.
What does Pharaoh mean?
Pharaoh means “that disperses; that spoils”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Who was Pharaoh?
The official title borne by the Egyptian kings down to the time when that country was conquered by the Greeks. (See EGYPT.) The name is a compound, as some think, of the words Ra, the “sun” or “sun-god,” and the article phe, “the,” prefixed; hence phera, “the sun,” or “the sun-god.” But others, perhaps more correctly, think the name derived from Perao, “the great house” = his majesty = in Turkish, “the Sublime Porte.” (1.) The Pharaoh who was on the throne when Abram went down into Egypt (Gen.
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
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