Word Study · Strong's H3645 · Hebrew
כְּמוֹשׁ
Kemosh
kem-oshe'
Strong's 1890 spelling: Kᵉmôwsh
“Kemosh, the god of the Moabites”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Kemosh, the god of the Moabites
Rendered in the KJV as
Chemosh.
- 8occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 5 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 6inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 8 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 6
- כְּמ֑וֹשׁ2
- לִכְמוֹשׁ֙2
- וְלִכְמוֹשׁ֙1
- כְמוֹשׁ֙1
- כְּמ֥וֹשׁ1
- מִכְּמ֑וֹשׁ1
How it is rendered · 5
- Chemosh4
- and to Chemosh1
- for Chemosh1
- from Chemosh1
- to Chemosh1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- proper noun (a name)4
- preposition + proper noun (a name)3
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNpt · 4
- HR/Npt · 3
- HC/R/Npt · 1
All 8, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Jeremiah carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
1 Kings2 occurrences
- 1 Kings 11:7לִכְמוֹשׁ֙likhmovoshpreposition + proper noun (a name)At that time on a hill east of Jerusalem, Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab and for Molech the abomination of the Ammonites.here: for Chemosh
- 1 Kings 11:33לִכְמוֹשׁ֙likhmovoshpreposition + proper noun (a name)For they have forsaken Me to worship Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the Ammonites. They have not walked in My ways, nor done what is right in My eyes, nor kept My statutes and judgments, as Solomon’s father David did.here: to Chemosh
Jeremiah3 occurrences
- Jeremiah 48:7כְמוֹשׁ֙khemishproper noun (a name)Because you trust in your works and treasures, you too will be captured, and Chemosh will go into exile with his priests and officials.here: Chemosh
- Jeremiah 48:13מִכְּמ֑וֹשׁmikemooshpreposition + proper noun (a name)Then Moab will be ashamed of Chemosh, just as the house of Israel was ashamed when they trusted in Bethel.here: from Chemosh
- Jeremiah 48:46כְּמ֑וֹשׁkemooshproper noun (a name)Woe to you, O Moab! The people of Chemosh have perished; for your sons have been taken into exile and your daughters have gone into captivity.here: Chemosh