From the Quranic Arabic Corpus - Ontology of Quranic Concepts

Pharaoh (فرعون) is the name of the ruler of ancient Egypt at the time of the story of Musa in the Quran. This concept is part of the following classification in the ontology: Concept (root) Living Creation Sentient Creation Human Historic Person Pharaoh (فرعون)

Quranic Concept Pharaoh فرعون Translation Pharaoh Transliteration fir'ʿawn Category Historic Person

Pharaoh is referred to in verse (2:49) of chapter (2) sūrat l-baqarah (The Cow):

Sahih International: And [recall] when We saved your forefathers from the people of Pharaoh, who afflicted you with the worst torment, slaughtering your [newborn] sons and keeping your females alive. And in that was a great trial from your Lord.

Visual Concept Map

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Concept map for Pharaoh. Related concepts are highlighted in blue.

Knowledge Base

// Predicate logic relations for the ontology concept pharaoh:

(instance pharaoh historic-person)

See Also

• Verse List - Show other verses related to this concept in the Quran (74 occurances)
• Pharaoh of the Exodus - Wikipedia article
• Quran Index - Index of Quranic concepts

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