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Resheph

Resheph proper noun: a god associated with plague, featured in Eblaite, Ugaritic, and Egyptian myth.

resheph: a god associated with plague, featured in Eblaite, Ugaritic, and Egyptian myth
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Proper noun

Resheph

  1. A god associated with plague, featured in Eblaite, Ugaritic, and Egyptian myth

Forms of Resheph

alternative formReshef

Origin of Resheph

Probably from Hebrew רֶשֶׁף, but ultimately from Eblaite 𒀭𒊏𒊓𒀊 (ra-sa-ap). Cognate with Ugaritic 𐎗𐎌𐎔 (ršp), Egyptian ršpw

Questions about Resheph

What does Resheph mean?
Resheph means a god associated with plague, featured in Eblaite, Ugaritic, and Egyptian myth.
What part of speech is Resheph?
Resheph is a proper noun.

Words near Resheph in the dictionary

  1. reshelve
  2. reshelved
  3. reshelves
  4. reshelving
  5. reshelvings
  6. Resheph
  7. reshes
  8. Reshetar
  9. Reshetars
  10. Reshetylivka
  11. reshift

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