Strong's H3751 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: כַּרְכְּמִישׁ (Karkᵉmîysh)

Pronunciation: kar-kem-eesh'

POS: kar-kem-eesh' Morph: n-pr-loc

Exegesis: of foreign derivation;

Definition: of foreign derivation; Karkemish, a place in Syria; Carchemish.

KJV Usage: Carchemish.

Senses[edit | edit source]

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

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