Explore Pharaoh through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like ruler. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Pharaoh meaning
- The supreme ruler of Ancient Egypt; a formal address for the sovereign seat of power as personified by the "king" in an institutional role of Horus son of Osiris; often used by metonymy for Ancient Egyptian sovereignty
- The card game faro.
Synonyms of Pharaoh
Using Pharaoh
- The main meaning on this page is: The supreme ruler of Ancient Egypt; a formal address for the sovereign seat of power as personified by the "king" in an institutional role of Horus son of Osiris; often used by metonymy for Ancient Egyptian sovereignty | The card game faro.
- Useful related words include: pharaoh of egypt, ruler, swayer.
- In the example corpus, pharaoh often appears in combinations such as: the pharaoh, of pharaoh, pharaoh and.
Context around Pharaoh
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 8 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Pharaoh
- In this selection, "pharaoh" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, war, antepenultimate, first, yugi, features and relent stand out and add context to how "pharaoh" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and the pharaoh in his and and the pharaoh s resulting. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "pharaoh" sits close to words such as aba, avenge and backups, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with pharaoh
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Pharaoh Tutankhamun was found in his tomb wearing them around his neck. (12 words)
She was seen as the mother of the pharaoh, and was often depicted breastfeeding the pharaoh. (16 words)
In Total War: Pharaoh, prayer can make a huge difference in the fate of an empire. (16 words)
Moses led the Israelites to the border of Egypt, but there God hardened the Pharaoh's heart once more, so that he could destroy the Pharaoh and his army at the Red Sea Crossing as a sign of his power to Israel and the nations. (45 words)
A commission was formed, and Benjamin Franklin, a member of the commission, proposed to draw a Moses, with his wand lifted, in the act of dividing the Red Sea, and the pharaoh, in his chariot, overwhelmed with the waters. (39 words)
In order for Hashem to defeat the power of Pharaoh and Mizrayim and take us out of our predicament, He had to both overthrow the audacity of Pharaoh and elevate the spiritual sanctity of Israel at once. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
According to the reckoning by most historians, King Tut, the antepenultimate pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of ancient Egypt, died about eight years before Ramses I, the first pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty, took the throne.
In order for Hashem to defeat the power of Pharaoh and Mizrayim and take us out of our predicament, He had to both overthrow the audacity of Pharaoh and elevate the spiritual sanctity of Israel at once.
The slow corruption of the Pharaoh, Yugi's touching sacrifice, and the Pharaoh's resulting devastation make this one of the most emotional and best episodes in the entire series.
Total War: Pharaoh - 7 Things The Game Improves From Previous EntriesTotal War: Pharaoh features some pretty big differences from previous entries in the series.
For instance, in Petipa's Pharaoh's Daughter (1862), an Englishman imagines himself, in an opium-induced dream, as an Egyptian boy who wins the love of the Pharaoh's daughter, Aspicia.
Moses led the Israelites to the border of Egypt, but there God hardened the Pharaoh's heart once more, so that he could destroy the Pharaoh and his army at the Red Sea Crossing as a sign of his power to Israel and the nations.
Moses returned to carry out God's command, but God caused the Pharaoh to refuse, and only after God had subjected Egypt to ten plagues did the Pharaoh relent.
Shaw (2002) pp. 116–7 As the power of the pharaoh diminished, regional governors called nomarchs began to challenge the supremacy of the pharaoh.
She was seen as the mother of the pharaoh, and was often depicted breastfeeding the pharaoh.
The Pharaoh as Horus in life became the Pharaoh as Osiris in death, where he was united with the rest of the gods.
A commission was formed, and Benjamin Franklin, a member of the commission, proposed to draw a Moses, with his wand lifted, in the act of dividing the Red Sea, and the pharaoh, in his chariot, overwhelmed with the waters.
Additionally, her experience as a studied Egyptologist made her one of the most valuable members of the Cult of the Living Pharaoh.
Ancient Egyptians, under the command of Pharaoh Khufu, hauled stones weighing up to 2.5 tons each.
In Total War: Pharaoh, prayer can make a huge difference in the fate of an empire.
It was in revealing his match that we got the WWE debut of very good boy, Cody’s Siberian Husky Pharaoh.
Like Pharaoh, humanity can learn from its mistakes and work to bring the world back from the brink of extinction.
Moses did not despair when faced with the impassable Red Sea in front of him and the Pharaoh’s “shock and awe” war chariots pressing down upon him from the rear.
One of the significances of the day is to celebrate the day that Prophet Mose was saved by God from the Pharaoh of Egypt, thereby crossing the Red Sea with his people.
Pharaoh Tutankhamun was found in his tomb wearing them around his neck.
Sophia Pharaoh then moved Marieanne Spacey-Cale's side into the lead before goals for Ella Morris and Molly Pike put the game to bed.
Common combinations with pharaoh
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the pharaoh 59×
- of pharaoh 17×
- pharaoh and 14×
- pharaoh to 7×
- pharaoh as 7×
- pharaoh of 6×
- egyptian pharaoh 6×
- pharaoh in 5×
- pharaoh was 5×
- to pharaoh 5×