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Hyksos meaning

A mixed group of Asiatic people from Western Asia who took over the eastern Nile Delta, ending the Thirteenth Dynasty of Egypt and initiating the Second Intermediate Period.

Using Hyksos

  • The main meaning on this page is: A mixed group of Asiatic people from Western Asia who took over the eastern Nile Delta, ending the Thirteenth Dynasty of Egypt and initiating the Second Intermediate Period.
  • In the example corpus, hyksos often appears in combinations such as: the hyksos.

Context around Hyksos

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

semitic 1×

Often after:

people 1× invaders 1× used 1×

Sentence patterns with Hyksos

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

by the hyksos in the 1× by the hyksos invaders 1× claims the hyksos people were 1× the semitic hyksos used the 1× when the hyksos were driven 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

archaeologists usually date 1× horses were introduced 1× however new research 1× in the new 1× the semitic hyksos 1×

Common sentence endings:

and 18th dynasties 1× in their wake 1× rising to power 1× the hyksos invaders 1× the late period 1×

Words around Hyksos

Just before it in the word index:

hykeham 2 hyke 2 hygroscopicity 2 hygroscopic 15 hygrometers 2 hygrometer 3

Just after it in the word index:

hyla 3 hylaea 2 hylan 3 hyland 73 hylands 3 hylas 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadujeevitham 7 aani 7 aarne 7 aasb 7 aasen 7 aashiqui 7

Corpus analysis for Hyksos

  • In this selection, "hyksos" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, semitic, people, invaders and used stand out and add context to how "hyksos" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include by the hyksos in the and by the hyksos invaders. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "hyksos" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with hyksos

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

In the New Kingdom, the military began using chariots that had earlier been introduced by the Hyksos invaders. (18 words)

However, new research claims the Hyksos people were actually a group of immigrants who had lived in for centuries before rising to power. (23 words)

The Semitic Hyksos used the new technologies to occupy Egypt, but were expelled, leaving the empire of the New Kingdom to develop in their wake. (25 words)

Longer example sentences

Horses were introduced by the Hyksos in the Second Intermediate Period, and the camel, although known from the New Kingdom, was not used as a beast of burden until the Late Period. (32 words)

Archaeologists usually date the end of the Middle Bronze Age to about 1550 BC, when the Hyksos were driven out of Egypt during the 17th and 18th Dynasties. (28 words)

The Semitic Hyksos used the new technologies to occupy Egypt, but were expelled, leaving the empire of the New Kingdom to develop in their wake. (25 words)

Example sentences (5)

However, new research claims the Hyksos people were actually a group of immigrants who had lived in for centuries before rising to power.

Archaeologists usually date the end of the Middle Bronze Age to about 1550 BC, when the Hyksos were driven out of Egypt during the 17th and 18th Dynasties.

Horses were introduced by the Hyksos in the Second Intermediate Period, and the camel, although known from the New Kingdom, was not used as a beast of burden until the Late Period.

In the New Kingdom, the military began using chariots that had earlier been introduced by the Hyksos invaders.

The Semitic Hyksos used the new technologies to occupy Egypt, but were expelled, leaving the empire of the New Kingdom to develop in their wake.

Common combinations with hyksos

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "hyksos" in a sentence?
An example: "However, new research claims the Hyksos people were actually a group of immigrants who had lived in for centuries before rising to power." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "hyksos" from authentic English texts.
What does "hyksos" mean?
Hyksos means: A mixed group of Asiatic people from Western Asia who took over the eastern Nile Delta, ending the Thirteenth Dynasty of Egypt and initiating the Second Intermediate Period.
How many example sentences with "hyksos" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "hyksos", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.