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Serekh is an English word. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Serekh in a sentence

Serekh meaning

In Egyptian hieroglyphs, a rectangular enclosure consisting of a depiction of a palace façade and a top-down view of a royal courtyard containing the Horus name of a pharaoh, usually topped by a Horus falcon.

Using Serekh

  • The main meaning on this page is: In Egyptian hieroglyphs, a rectangular enclosure consisting of a depiction of a palace façade and a top-down view of a royal courtyard containing the Horus name of a pharaoh, usually topped by a Horus falcon.
  • In the example corpus, serekh often appears in combinations such as: his serekh.

Context around Serekh

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

name 1×

Sentence patterns with Serekh

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

of his serekh 1× writing his serekh name in 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

his successor khasekhemwy 1×

Common sentence endings:

hieroglyph representing horus 1× of his serekh 1×

Words around Serekh

Just before it in the word index:

seregno 2 seree 2 sereda 3 serebrennikov 4 sere 7 serdyukov 2

Just after it in the word index:

seremaia 2 seremban 7 seren 12 serena 397 serenade 40 serenaded 43

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabb 4 aabria 4 aacha 4 aacta 4 aadu 4 aafia 4

Corpus analysis for Serekh

  • In this selection, "serekh" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, name stand out and add context to how "serekh" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include of his serekh and writing his serekh name in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "serekh" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with serekh

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

His successor Khasekhemwy used both Horus and Set in the writing of his serekh. (14 words)

Much later, at the end of the Second Dynasty (c. 2890–2686 BCE), King Peribsen used the Set animal in writing his serekh -name, in place of the traditional falcon hieroglyph representing Horus. (33 words)

Longer example sentences

Much later, at the end of the Second Dynasty (c. 2890–2686 BCE), King Peribsen used the Set animal in writing his serekh -name, in place of the traditional falcon hieroglyph representing Horus. (33 words)

His successor Khasekhemwy used both Horus and Set in the writing of his serekh. (14 words)

Example sentences (2)

His successor Khasekhemwy used both Horus and Set in the writing of his serekh.

Much later, at the end of the Second Dynasty (c. 2890–2686 BCE), King Peribsen used the Set animal in writing his serekh -name, in place of the traditional falcon hieroglyph representing Horus.

Common combinations with serekh

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "serekh" in a sentence?
An example: "His successor Khasekhemwy used both Horus and Set in the writing of his serekh." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "serekh" from authentic English texts.
What does "serekh" mean?
Serekh means: In Egyptian hieroglyphs, a rectangular enclosure consisting of a depiction of a palace façade and a top-down view of a royal courtyard containing the Horus name of a pharaoh, usually topped by a Horus falcon.
How many example sentences with "serekh" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "serekh", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.