Hyksos

[ hik-sohs, -sos ]

/ ˈhɪk soʊs, -sɒs /

noun

a nomadic people who conquered and ruled ancient Egypt between the 13th and 18th dynasties, c1700–1580 b.c.: believed to have been a Semitic people that originally migrated into Egypt from Asia.

Origin of Hyksos

1595–1605; <Greek Hyksṓs, perhaps <Egyptian ḥg(ʾ) ruler + h̬ʾst foreign land

Words nearby Hyksos

hygroscopic, hygrostat, hygrothermograph, Hygroton, hying, Hyksos, hyla, hylo-, hylomorphic, hylomorphism, hylophagous

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Example sentences from the Web for Hyksos

The Hyksos conquest and the rise of Thebes are practically contemporaneous.
History Of Egypt, Chalda, Syria, Babylonia, And Assyria In The Light Of Recent Discovery|L.W. King and H.R. Hall
Of the Hyksos, the so-called 'Shepherd Kings', little is known.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various
The second, which followed soon after, was the Hyksos invasion.
History Of Egypt, Chalda, Syria, Babylonia, And Assyria In The Light Of Recent Discovery|L.W. King and H.R. Hall
A settlement of Hittites there in the Hyksos days would account for this.
Archology and the Bible|George A. Barton

The spirited overthrow of the Hyksos ushered in the glories in arms and arts which marked the New Empire.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Hyksos

Hyksos

/ (ˈhɪksɒs) /

noun plural -sos

a member of a nomadic Asian people, probably Semites, who controlled Egypt from 1720 bc until 1560 bc

Word Origin for Hyksos

from Greek Huksōs name of ruling dynasty in Egypt, from Egyptian hq's'sw ruler of the lands of the nomads

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单词	hyksos
释义	Hyksos [ hik-sohs, -sos ] / ˈhɪk soʊs, -sɒs / noun a nomadic people who conquered and ruled ancient Egypt between the 13th and 18th dynasties, c1700–1580 b.c.: believed to have been a Semitic people that originally migrated into Egypt from Asia. Origin of Hyksos 1595–1605; <Greek Hyksṓs, perhaps <Egyptian ḥg(ʾ) ruler + h̬ʾst foreign land Words nearby Hyksos hygroscopic, hygrostat, hygrothermograph, Hygroton, hying, Hyksos, hyla, hylo-, hylomorphic, hylomorphism, hylophagous Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Hyksos The Hyksos conquest and the rise of Thebes are practically contemporaneous. History Of Egypt, Chalda, Syria, Babylonia, And Assyria In The Light Of Recent Discovery\|L.W. King and H.R. Hall Of the Hyksos, the so-called 'Shepherd Kings', little is known. The New Gresham Encyclopedia\|Various The second, which followed soon after, was the Hyksos invasion. History Of Egypt, Chalda, Syria, Babylonia, And Assyria In The Light Of Recent Discovery\|L.W. King and H.R. Hall A settlement of Hittites there in the Hyksos days would account for this. Archology and the Bible\|George A. Barton The spirited overthrow of the Hyksos ushered in the glories in arms and arts which marked the New Empire. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1\|Various British Dictionary definitions for Hyksos Hyksos / (ˈhɪksɒs) / noun plural -sos a member of a nomadic Asian people, probably Semites, who controlled Egypt from 1720 bc until 1560 bc Word Origin for Hyksos from Greek Huksōs name of ruling dynasty in Egypt, from Egyptian hq's'sw ruler of the lands of the nomads Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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