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Karkemish <a href="../hebrew/3752.htm" title="3752">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Karkemish: Carchemish</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">כַּרְכְּמְישׂ</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Proper Name Location<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Karkmiysh<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>kar-keh-MEESH<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(kar-kem-eesh')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Carchemish<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Karkemish<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from an ancient city name, possibly of Hittite or Hurrian origin.<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>There is no direct Greek equivalent for Carchemish in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew text.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>Carchemish is a significant ancient city mentioned in the Bible, primarily known for its strategic location and historical battles. It is referenced in the context of military campaigns and geopolitical events involving major empires of the ancient Near East.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>Carchemish was an important city located on the banks of the Euphrates River, near the modern-day border of Turkey and Syria. It served as a major trade and military hub due to its strategic position. The city was a focal point in the power struggles between the Assyrian, Hittite, and Egyptian empires. The Battle of Carchemish in 605 BC was a decisive conflict where the Babylonian forces, led by Nebuchadnezzar II, defeated the Egyptian army, marking the rise of Babylon as a dominant power in the region.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>of foreign origin<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a city on the Euphrates<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Carchemish (3).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">כַּרְכְּמִישׁ</font> <font class="hebrew2">כַּרְכְּמִשׁ</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>proper name, of a location</b></font>, <font size="+1"><b>city on Euphrates</b></font> (Assyrian <i><em>kargamis, Gargamis</em></i>, compare Dl<sup>Par 265 ff.</sup>; Egyptian <i><em>†a-rï-‡a-maï(?)-ša</em></i> WMM<sup>Asien U. Europa 263</sup>; etymology dubious; according to Hoffm<sup>Auszuge act. Pers. Mart. 163</sup> RS<sup>Proh. i. n. 5</sup> = <em>'Castle of Mish,'</em> compare Dl<sup>l.c</sup>.); — <font class="hebrew2">כַּרְכְּמִישׁ</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/10-9.htm">Isaiah 10:9</a>; 2Chronicles 35:20 (<font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font><sup>L</sup> <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Ξαρχαμεις</font>), <font class="hebrew2">כַּרְכְּמִשׁ</font> <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/46-2.htm">Jeremiah 46:2</a> (<font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font> <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Ξαρμεις</font> <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Καρχαμεις</font>). Hittite capital, East bank of Euphrates, Modern <em>Jerabîs</em>, or <em>Jerbâs</em>; Schr<sup>KGF 221 ff.</sup>; COT, on <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/10-9.htm">Isaiah 10:9</a> Dl<sup>l.c..</sup>, Jen<sup>ZA vii. (1892), 365</sup> thinks he reads <i><em>G(K)ar-g(k)a-mi-si(e)-ras</em></i> = 'king of Karkemish' on ('Hittite') inscription from Karkemish. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Carchemish <p>Of foreign derivation; Karkemish, a place in Syria -- Carchemish. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>בְּכַרְכְּמִ֑שׁ בְּכַרְכְּמִ֖ישׁ בכרכמיש בכרכמש כְּכַרְכְּמִ֖ישׁ ככרכמיש bə·ḵar·kə·miš bə·ḵar·kə·mîš becharkeMish bəḵarkəmiš bəḵarkəmîš kə·ḵar·kə·mîš kecharkeMish kəḵarkəmîš<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/2_chronicles/35-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Chronicles 35:20</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_chronicles/35.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מִצְרַ֛יִם לְהִלָּחֵ֥ם <b> בְּכַרְכְּמִ֖ישׁ </b> עַל־ פְּרָ֑ת</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_chronicles/35.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> up to make war <span class="itali">at Carchemish</span> on the Euphrates,<br><a href="/kjvs/2_chronicles/35.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> to fight <span class="itali">against Carchemish</span> by Euphrates:<br><a href="/interlinear/2_chronicles/35-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of Egypt to make <span class="itali">Carchemish</span> on the Euphrates<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/10-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 10:9</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/10.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> הֲלֹ֥א <b> כְּכַרְכְּמִ֖ישׁ </b> כַּלְנ֑וֹ אִם־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Is not Calno <span class="itali">like Carchemish,</span> Or<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [Is] not Calno <span class="itali">as Carchemish?</span> [is] not Hamath<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/10-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> like <span class="itali">Carchemish</span> Calno Or<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/46-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 46:2</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/46.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">נְהַר־ פְּרָ֖ת <b> בְּכַרְכְּמִ֑שׁ </b> אֲשֶׁ֣ר הִכָּ֗ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/46.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> River <span class="itali">at Carchemish,</span> which<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/46.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Euphrates <span class="itali">in Carchemish,</span> which Nebuchadrezzar<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/46-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> River the Euphrates <span class="itali">Carchemish</span> which defeated<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3751.htm">3 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3751.htm">Strong's Hebrew 3751<br>3 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/becharkemish_3751.htm">bə·ḵar·kə·mîš — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/kecharkemish_3751.htm">kə·ḵar·kə·mîš — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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