כַּרְכְּמִישׁ

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H3751

Transliteration: Karkᵉmîysh

Pronunciation: kar-kem-eesh'

Definition: Carchemish

Original: כּרכּמישׁ

Transliteration: karkemı̂ysh

Phonetic: kar-kem-eesh'

BDB Definition:

Carchemish = "fortress of Chemosh"

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

Origin: of foreign derivation

TWOT entry: None

Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Location