rpwḥw

Egyptian

Etymology

From Northwest Semitic. Compare Hebrew רָפִיחַ (Rāp̲îaḥ).

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /rɛpuːhuː/
  • Conventional anglicization: repuhu

Proper noun

  m./f. topo.

1. Rafah (an ancient Canaanite city)

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of rpwḥw  

rpwḥw	rpḥ

References

• Aḥituv, Shmuel (1984) “RAPIḤU”, in Canaanite Toponyms in Ancient Egyptian Documents, Jerusalem: The Magnes Press, The Hebrew University, →ISBN, pages 161-162