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כַּרְכְּמִישׁ H3751

H3751 is the Hebrew word כַּרְכְּמִישׁ, transliterated Karkᵉmîysh and said kar-kem-eesh'. The King James Version most often renders it carchemish.

Word: כַּרְכְּמִישׁTransliteration: KarkᵉmîyshSaid: kar-kem-eesh'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 3 verses

What it means

Karkemish, a place in Syria.

Where it comes from

of foreign derivation.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 3 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

carchemish 2×against carchemish 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: Carchemish.

Verses using כַּרְכְּמִישׁ

All 3 verses, quoted in full.

2 Chronicles 35:20 · KJV

After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Necho king of Egypt came up to fight against Charchemish by Euphrates: and Josiah went out against him.

Isaiah 10:9 · KJV

Is not Calno as Carchemish? is not Hamath as Arpad? is not Samaria as Damascus?

Jeremiah 46:2 · KJV

Against Egypt, against the army of Pharaohnecho king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates in Carchemish, which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon smote in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah.

Common questions

What does Strong's H3751 mean?

H3751 is the Hebrew word כַּרְכְּמִישׁ (Karkᵉmîysh), meaning Karkemish, a place in Syria.

How is H3751 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it carchemish (2 times), against carchemish (1 time).

How many times does H3751 appear in the Bible?

כַּרְכְּמִישׁ (Karkᵉmîysh) is tagged in 3 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H3751 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: of foreign derivation.

Nearby entries

H3748 · כְּרִיתוּת — a cutting (of the matrimonial bond), i.e. divorce H3749 · כַּרְכֹּב — a rim or top margin H3750 · כַּרְכֹּם — the crocus H3752 · כַּרְכַּס — Karkas, a eunuch of Xerxes H3753 · כַּרְכָּרָה — a dromedary (from its rapid motion as if dancing)H3754 · כֶּרֶם — a garden or vineyard

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