Chemosh — the meaning of the Hebrew name כְּמוֹשׁ

כְּמוֹשׁ

Kᵉmôwsh · pronounced kem-oshe' · Strong's H3645 · a people

Chemosh means the powerful.

Strong's definition

or (Jeremiah 48:7) כְּמִישׁ; from an unused root meaning to subdue; the powerful; Kemosh, the god of the Moabites.

First appearance

Num 21:29 Woe to thee, Moab! thou art undone, O people of Chemosh: he hath given his sons that escaped, and his daughters, into captivity unto Sihon king of the Amorites. (KJV)

Every verse that names Chemosh

8 occurrences in 8 verses — Numbers, Judges, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, Jeremiah

Num 21:29Judg 11:241Kgs 11:71Kgs 11:332Kgs 23:13Jer 48:7Jer 48:13Jer 48:46

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