What does כְּמוֹשׁ (kĕmwōš) mean in the Bible?
כְּמוֹשׁ (kĕmwōš) is a Hebrew word meaning "Kemosh , the god of the Moabites".
Hebrew · H3645
כְּמוֹשׁ
Kemosh , the god of the Moabites
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כְּמוֹשׁH3645
Pronunciationkĕmwōš
What does כְּמוֹשׁ (kĕmwōš) mean in the Bible?
כְּמוֹשׁ (kĕmwōš) is a Hebrew word meaning "Kemosh , the god of the Moabites".
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How does the BSB render H3645?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of Chemosh (3), Chemosh (2), for Chemosh (2), and Chemosh (1).
Where does כְּמוֹשׁ (kĕmwōš) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Numbers 21:29. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (3), 1 Kings (2), 2 Kings (1), Judges (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itof Chemosh3×Numbers 21:29, Jeremiah 48:13, Jeremiah 48:46
Chemosh2×Judges 11:24, 1 Kings 11:33
for Chemosh2×1 Kings 11:7, 2 Kings 23:13
and Chemosh1×Jeremiah 48:7
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Numbers 21:29כְּמ֑וֹשׁtoof ChemoshNoun - proper - masculine singularJudges 11:24כְּמ֥וֹשׁtoChemoshNoun - proper - masculine singular1 Kings 11:7לִכְמוֹשׁ֙tofor ChemoshPreposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular1 Kings 11:33לִכְמוֹשׁ֙toChemoshPreposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular2 Kings 23:13וְלִכְמוֹשׁ֙tofor ChemoshConjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularJeremiah 48:7כְמִישׁtoand ChemoshNoun - proper - masculine singularJeremiah 48:13מִכְּמ֑וֹשׁtoof ChemoshPreposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singularJeremiah 48:46כְּמ֑וֹשׁtoof ChemoshNoun - proper - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowNumbers 21:29
Aligned rows8
Books represented5
Numbers1Judges11 Kings22 Kings1Jeremiah3
Source forms
כְּמ֑וֹשׁ2xkə·mō·wōšNumbers 21:29, Jeremiah 48:46
לִכְמוֹשׁ֙2xliḵ·mō·wōš1 Kings 11:7, 1 Kings 11:33
וְלִכְמוֹשׁ֙1xwə·liḵ·mō·wōš2 Kings 23:13
כְּמ֥וֹשׁ1xkə·mō·wōšJudges 11:24
כְמִישׁ1xḵə·mīšJeremiah 48:7
מִכְּמ֑וֹשׁ1xmik·kə·mō·wōšJeremiah 48:13
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - masculine singular4xNumbers 21:29, Judges 11:24, Jeremiah 48:7, Jeremiah 48:46
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular2x1 Kings 11:7, 1 Kings 11:33
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular1x2 Kings 23:13
Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular1xJeremiah 48:13
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Kemosh , the god of the Moabites
Source Gloss
Kemosh , the god of the Moabites
Extended definition
Chemosh.
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Moabite national deity invoked in oracle of judgment against Moab
False god in whom Moab trusts, contrasted with Yahweh's judgment
Moabite god whose worshippers flee in defeat, symbol of failed divine protection
Showing 3 selected witnesses from 9 lexical occurrence verses.
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