What does כְּמוֹשׁ · Κορέ mean in the Bible?
כְּמוֹשׁ · Κορέ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "the national deity worshiped by Moab".
Hebrew · H3645, G2879
כְּמוֹשׁ
Kemosh , the god of the Moabites · Core (i.e. Korach), an Israelite
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כְּמוֹשׁ H3645 Kemosh , the god of the Moabites
Pronunciation kĕmwōš
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Κορέ G2879 Core (i.e. Korach), an Israelite
Pronunciation Koré
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What does כְּמוֹשׁ (kemosh) mean in the Bible?
כְּמוֹשׁ · Κορέ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "the national deity worshiped by Moab".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3645, G2879?
H3645, G2879 is connected to 9 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. the national deity worshiped by Moab
Strong's H3645, G2879
Lexical occurrences 9 verses Source Gloss
the national deity worshiped by Moab
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain