כַּרְכְּמִישׁ

kar.ke.mishNounH3751

Carchemish

From: of foreign derivation;

Short Definition

Karkemish, a place in Syria

Full Lexicon Entry

§ Carchemish = "fortress of Chemosh" a Hittite capital northeast of Israel on the Euphrates river captured by Pharaoh Necho and then from him by Nebuchadnezzar

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun

Morphology N:N--L

DescriptionN:N--L

Occurrences

3 times

Appears 3 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

2 Chronicles

Isaiah

Jeremiah

Key Passages

2 Chronicles 35:20
Isaiah 10:9
Jeremiah 46:2

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