כַּרְכְּמִישׁ
karkmish · Carchemish
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H3751 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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karkmish (כַּרְכְּמִישׁ) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Carchemish”.
An important city on the Euphrates River, in northern Syria, where a great battle was fought between Egypt and Babylon.
How to say it
kark·mish
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Where it appears
- 2 Chronicles 35:20
After all this, when Josiah had prepared the house, Neco king of Egypt went up to fight at Carchemish on the Euphrates; and Josiah went out to meet him.
- Isaiah 10:9
Is not Calno like Carchemish? Is not Hamath like Arpad? Is not Samaria like Damascus?
- Jeremiah 46:2
Concerning Egypt: concerning the army of Pharaoh Neco, king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates at Carchemish, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon struck in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah: