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כְּמוֹשׁ H3645
H3645 is the Hebrew word כְּמוֹשׁ, transliterated Kᵉmôwsh and said kem-oshe'. The King James Version most often renders it chemosh.
What it means
Kemosh, the god of the Moabites.
Where it comes from
or (Jeremiah 48:7) כְּמִישׁ; from an unused root meaning to subdue; the powerful.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 8 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: Chemosh.
Verses using כְּמוֹשׁ
All 8 verses, quoted in full.
Numbers 21:29 · KJV
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.
Judges 11:24 · KJV
Wilt not thou possess that which Chemosh thy god giveth thee to possess? So whomsoever the LORD our God shall drive out from before us, them will we possess.
1 Kings 11:7 · KJV
Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the children of Ammon.
1 Kings 11:33 · KJV
Because that they have forsaken me, and have worshipped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon, and have not walked in my ways, to do that which is right in mine eyes, and to keep my statutes and my judgments, as did David his father.
2 Kings 23:13 · KJV
And the high places that were before Jerusalem, which were on the right hand of the mount of corruption, which Solomon the king of Israel had builded for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Zidonians, and for Chemosh the abomination of the Moabites, and for Milcom the abomination of the children of Ammon, did the king defile.
Jeremiah 48:7 · KJV
For because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures, thou shalt also be taken: and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity with his priests and his princes together.
Jeremiah 48:13 · KJV
And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel their confidence.
Jeremiah 48:46 · KJV
Woe be unto thee, O Moab! the people of Chemosh perisheth: for thy sons are taken captives, and thy daughters captives.
Common questions
What does Strong's H3645 mean?
H3645 is the Hebrew word כְּמוֹשׁ (Kᵉmôwsh), meaning Kemosh, the god of the Moabites.
How is H3645 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it chemosh (8 times).
How many times does H3645 appear in the Bible?
כְּמוֹשׁ (Kᵉmôwsh) is tagged in 8 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H3645 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: or (Jeremiah 48:7) כְּמִישׁ; from an unused root meaning to subdue; the powerful.
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