ywd-hmꜥrwk

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Egyptian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

A compound of ywd (hand, monument) +‎ (h)mꜥrwk (king) in a direct genitive construction, thus literally ‘Monument of the King’. Both components are borrowings from Semitic, ultimately from Proto-Semitic *yad- and *malk-; it may be the entire place name was directly borrowed from Semitic. The h in the Egyptian form reflects a Semitic definite article: compare Hebrew הַ־.

Earlier hypotheses interpreting the word as ‘king of Judah’ are now largely rejected.

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

iiwd
h
im
a
rw
k
N25

  m./f. topo.

  1. a place hypothesized to be near Megiddo

References[edit]

  • Hoch, James E. (1994) Semitic Words in Egyptian Texts of the New Kingdom and Third Intermediate Period, Princeton: Princeton University Press, →ISBN