חפרע

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Hebrew

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Demotic wꜣḥ-jb-rꜥ, composed of wꜣḥ (to endure) +‎ jb (heart) +‎ rꜥ (Ra), thus meaning ‘The heart of Ra endures’. Compare Ancient Greek Ἁπρίης (Hapríēs), Οὔαφρις (Oúaphris), Ουἀφρη (Ouaphrē), Imperial Aramaic 𐡅‎𐡇𐡐𐡓𐡏 (wḥprʿ), and Phoenician 𐤅𐤇𐤐𐤓𐤏 (wḥprʿ) from the same source.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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חָפְרַע (ḥop̄raʿm

  1. the pharaoh Apries