Quick Definition
Carchemish
Biblical Persons & Places
Carchemish
Carchemish
A location first mentioned at 2Ch.35.20;
only referred to as Carchemish (כַּרְכְּמִישׁ).
Strong's Definition
Karkemish, a place in Syria
Derivation: of foreign derivation;
KJV Usage: Carchemish.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Carchemish = "fortress of Chemosh"
1) a Hittite capital northeast of Israel on the Euphrates river captured by Pharaoh Necho and then from him by Nebuchadnezzar
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
§ Carchemish = "fortress of Chemosh"
a Hittite capital northeast of Israel on the Euphrates river captured by Pharaoh Necho and then from him by Nebuchadnezzar
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
כַּרְכְּמִישׁ
karkemý̂ysh
BDB Definition:
Carchemish = fortress of Chemosh
1) a Hittite capital northeast of Israel on the Euphrates river captured by Pharaoh Necho and then from him by Nebuchadnezzar
Part of Speech: noun proper locative
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: of foreign derivation
Total KJV Occurrences: 3