Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
Rameses
Usage: § Raamses or Rameses = "child of the sun" a city in lower Egypt built by Hebrew slaves; probably in Goshen
Strong's Number
H7486
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
5
Books
3
Strong's H7486 Quick Answer
Strong's H7486 רַעמְסֵס רַעַמסֵס (Ra`mcec) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Ra`mcec (rah-mes-ace') (or Raamcec {rah-am-sace'}) n/l. 1. Rameses or Raamses, a place in Egypt [of Egyptian origin] It has 5 linked Bible usages across 3 books. Visible English usage signals include rameses and raamses. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- Ra`mcec (rah-mes-ace') (or Raamcec {rah-am-sace'}) n/l. 1. Rameses or Raamses, a place in Egypt [of Egyptian origin]
- Usage
- 5 linked usages
- Books
- 3 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- rameses and raamses
Meaning and Definition
Ra`mcec (rah-mes-ace') (or Raamcec {rah-am-sace'}) n/l. 1. Rameses or Raamses, a place in Egypt [of Egyptian origin] KJV: Raamses, Rameses.
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H7486. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H7486 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Ra`mcec, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
Rameses
Genesis 47:11
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Raamses
Exodus 1:11
How Strong's H7486 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 5 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H7486 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H7486 in the Old Testament
5 indexed usages in Old Testament.
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.
Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.
And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, beside children.
Usage Excerpts
First 5 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7486.
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.
Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.
And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, beside children.
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.
And the children of Israel removed from Rameses, and pitched in Succoth.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H7486, grouped by book.
Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Exodus 2 usages, Old Testament
Numbers 2 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H7486 FAQ
What does ramecec (רַעְמְסֵס) mean?
Ramecec (Strong's H7486) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Raamses". Ra`mcec (rah-mes-ace') (or Raamcec {rah-am-sace'}) n/l. 1. Rameses or Raamses, a place in Egypt [of Egyptian origin]
How many times is ramecec (רַעְמְסֵס) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 5 linked usages for Strong's H7486 across 3 books.
Where can I study ramecec (רַעְמְסֵס) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7486 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate ramecec (רַעְמְסֵס)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as rameses and raamses. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.