Original: כַּרְכְּמִישׁ

Transliteration: Karkᵉmîysh

Phonetic: kar-kem-eesh'

Short Definition: Carchemish

Original: כּרכּמישׁ

Transliteration: karkemı̂ysh

Phonetic: kar-kem-eesh'

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

Origin: of foreign derivation

TWOT entry: None

Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Location

Cognate: H3749, H3750, H3752