Definition of Hyksos
:of or relating to a Semite dynasty that ruled Egypt from about the 18th to the 16th century b.c.
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Origin and Etymology of hyksos
Greek Hyksōs, dynasty ruling Egypt, perhaps from Egyptian ḥqʾ̹ ruler + h̬ʾ̹št foreign land
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