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# pharaoh

«pharaoh» in Mova's school dictionary: **A pharaoh was a king of ancient Egypt, who ruled the land…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a pharaoh, pharaohs; Pharaoh as a title)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A pharaoh was a king of ancient Egypt, who ruled the land and was thought by Egyptians to be a god. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pharaoh/#m1)

2) (Bible) Pharaoh is the king of Egypt in the stories of Joseph and of Moses, who would not let the Israelites go free until the plagues came. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pharaoh/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In history lessons pharaohs are linked to the pyramids, mummies, tombs and hieroglyphs; Tutankhamun is a famous pharaoh whose tomb was found full of treasure. In Bible stories Pharaoh is the proud ruler who keeps the Israelites as slaves; Moses says to him "Let my people go". Phrases: the pharaoh's tomb, the court of Pharaoh, a mighty pharaoh.

### examples

- The pharaoh was buried inside a huge pyramid. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pharaoh/#x1)
- We made a model of a pharaoh's gold mask in class. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pharaoh/#x2)
- Tutankhamun became pharaoh when he was only a boy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pharaoh/#x3)
- Moses told Pharaoh, "Let my people go." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pharaoh/#x4)
- Pharaoh had a strange dream about seven fat cows and seven thin cows. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pharaoh/#x5)
- The pharaohs built temples along the river Nile. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pharaoh/#x6)
- In the museum we saw the mummy of a pharaoh's servant. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pharaoh/#x7)

### note

Spelling trap: p-h-a-r-a-o-h (the "ao" comes before the final h); say "FAIR-oh". Plural pharaohs. In the Bible, "Pharaoh" is used like a name, with no "the".

### In the corpora

- [The pharaoh was the king of Egypt, and Egyptians believed he was partly a god who kept order in the world.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/history/5-ancient-egypt-the-nile-and-the-pharaohs/10/)
- [Later pharaohs were buried in hidden rock-cut tombs in the Valley of the Kings, because robbers could easily find the pyramids.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/history/6-ancient-egypt-pyramids-mummies-and-hieroglyphs/14/)
- [In prison Joseph helped the other prisoners and explained the dreams of Pharaoh's baker and cupbearer.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/5-joseph-and-his-brothers/11/)
- [Pharaoh dreamed of seven fat cows and seven thin cows; Joseph explained this meant seven years of plenty, then seven of famine.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/5-joseph-and-his-brothers/12/)
- [Pharaoh put Joseph in charge of storing grain, and he saved Egypt and many nations from famine.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/5-joseph-and-his-brothers/13/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «pharaoh» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pharaoh/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.