pharaoh
pronunciation
How to pronounce pharaoh in British English:
UK [ˈfeərəʊ]
How to pronounce pharaoh in American English:
US [ˈferoʊ]
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- Noun:
- the title of the ancient Egyptian kings
Word Origin
- pharaoh (n.)
- title of the kings of ancient Egypt, Old English Pharon, from Latin Pharaonem, from Greek Pharao, from Hebrew Par'oh, from Egyptian Pero', literally "great house."
Example
- 1. Moses then left pharaoh and prayed to the lord .
- 2. So moses and aaron went to pharaoh and did just as the lord commanded .
- 3. Moses was eighty years old and aaron eighty-three when they spoke to pharaoh .
- 4. Pagan gods that fitted in to the old , hierarchical world with its pharaoh would have threatened that .
- 5. Their current pharaoh is 82 years old , visibly ailing , and has no anointed successor .