Strong's H3751 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: כַּרְכְּמִישׁ (Karkᵉmîysh)

Pronunciation: kar-kem-eesh'

Morphology: n-pr-loc

Name Meaning: Carchemish = "fortress of Chemosh"

Derivation: of foreign derivation

Definition: Karkemish, a place in Syria

KJV Renderings: Carchemish

Senses

1. a Hittite capital northeast of Israel on the Euphrates river captured by Pharaoh Necho and then from him by Nebuchadnezzar