Etymology

Sekhmet

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Today it means: The goddess of death, war, violence, plague, and medicine; one of the "Eyes / Daughters of Ra", the consort of Ptah; depicted as having the head of a lioness. Full definition →

Egyptian sḫmt
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  1. Egyptian · derived fromsḫmt“Sekhmet”
  2. English todaySekhmet

From Egyptian sḫmt (“Sekhmet”), in turn from sḫm (“to have control”) (compare sḫm jb (“violent”)).

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