The meaning of “כַּרְכְּמִישׁ”
Understanding Karkᵉmîysh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
of foreign derivation Carchemish. - § Carchemish = "fortress of Chemosh" - Karkemish, a place in Syria 1) a Hittite capi...
כַּרְכְּמִישׁ
of foreign derivation Carchemish. - § Carchemish = "fortress of Chemosh" - Karkemish, a place in Syria 1) a Hittite capital northeast of Israel on the Euphrates river captured by Pharaoh Necho and then from him by Nebuchadnezzar
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Chronicles 35:20 | “After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Necho king of Egypt came up to fight against Carchemish by Euphrates: and Josiah went out against him.” Word: כַּרְכְּמִישׁ (Karkᵉmîysh) | |
| Isaiah 10:9 | “Is not Calno as Carchemish? is not Hamath as Arpad? is not Samaria as Damascus?” Word: כַּרְכְּמִישׁ (Karkᵉmîysh) | |
| Jeremiah 46:2 | “Against Egypt, against the army of Pharaoh–necho 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.” Word: כַּרְכְּמִישׁ (Karkᵉmîysh) |