HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6624
פַּתְרוֹס
pat.ros — Pathros
§ Pathros = "region of the south" a part of Egypt and the home country of the Pathrusim people; probably located in upper Egypt
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Pathros
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6625
פַּתְרֻסִים
pat.ru.si — Pathrusim
People descended from Pathrus(?) of the Egyptians, first mentioned at Gen.10.14; descended from Egypt (H4714); along with Ludim (H3866), Anamim (H6047), Lehabim (H3853), Naphtuhim (H5320), Casluhim (H3695) and Caphtorim (H3732) § Pathrusim, of Pathros "region of the south" inhabitants of Pathros
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The name generally given to Upper Egypt (the Thebaid of the Greeks), as distinguished from Matsor, or Lower Egypt (Isa. 11:11; Jer. 44:1, 15; Ezek. 30:14), the two forming Mizraim. After the destruction of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar, colonies of Jews settled “in the country of Pathros” and other parts of Egypt.
Scripture references
Isaiah 11:11Jeremiah 44:1Jeremiah 44:15Ezekiel 30:14Genesis 10:13Genesis 10:141 Chronicles 1:12Ezekiel 29:14Ezekiel 30:13-18
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.