How did the Pharaoh view the Hebrews in general?

Answer 1

Pharaoh claimed that the Israelite birthrate posed a potential threat to Egypt (Exodus ch.1), despite the Israelites being a quiet and loyal element among the populace.

More about the events in Egypt:

After the Israelites left, Egypt was in turmoil for decades. Though Israel was later harassed (Judges ch.3, 6 and 10) by its smaller neighbors (Ammon, Moab, Midian), not a peep was heard from Egypt for four hundred years.

Egypt's turmoil is also borne out by the Ipuwer papyri (Professor John van Seters, Journal of Egyptian Archaeology no. 50). The plagues were also described by ancient historians, including Herodotus and Diodorus. The Exodus is mentioned by Strabo, Berosus, Artapanus, Numenius, Justin, and Tacitus.

See also:

Archaeology and the Hebrew Bible

Answer 2

From a biblical point of view, it seems the pharaohs feared the Israelites because they were having so many children and could one day overwhelm the Egyptian people.

From a historical point of view the pharaohs were unaware of the very existence of the Israelites until around 1210 BCE, when Pharaoh Merneptah claims to have conquered Ashkelon, Gezer, Yano’am (all city-states) and a (rural) people called Israel (in that order). Most biblical scholars believe the Hebrew people were not enslaved in Egypt and that there was no Exodus from Egypt as described in The Bible.

Answer 3

The answer to your question depends on which Pharaoh you are talking about. Some held the Hebrews in great honor (see Joseph Genesis 43) and some in Great disdain (see Exodus)