CHEMOSH — (Heb. כְּמוֹשׁ), the chief god of the Moabites. The Bible uses the form kemosh (Num. 21:29; Jer. 48:13, et al.), while in the mesha stele the name appears as kmš, lacking the vav. In other epigraphic material the name appears as the theophoric… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
CHEMOSH — Moabitarum numen. Ierem. c. 48. v. 46. Χαμῶς LXX. interpretes vocant; et nomine tantummodo a Phegorio Deo hunc distare sentit D. Hieronymus. Philo Iudaeus, Allegor. 2. Χαμὼς ἑρμηνεύεται ὡς ψηλάφημα, quod caecorum fere proprium. Sane mosch est… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Chemosh — For other uses, see Chemosh (disambiguation). Religions of the Ancient Near East … Wikipedia
Chemosh — The destroyer, subduer, or fish god, the god of the Moabites (Num. 21:29; Jer. 48:7, 13, 46). The worship of this god, the abomination of Moab, was introduced at Jerusalem by Solomon (1 Kings 11:7), but was abolished by Josiah (2 Kings 23:13) … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Chemosh — The god of Moab for whom Solomon built a high place (1 Kgs. 11:7) which Josiah later destroyed (2 Kgs. 23:13). A stela dedicated to Chemosh by King Moab was discovered in 1868 with cultic language similar to that of Israelites for Yahweh … Dictionary of the Bible
Chemosh (Dragonlance) — Chemosh Created by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman Game information Homeland The Beyond Gender Male Race God of Evil Alignment Evil … Wikipedia
Chemosh (disambiguation) — Chemosh refers to more than one thing: For the biblical God of the Moabites, see Chemosh For the Dragonlance God, see Chemosh (Dragonlance) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an … Wikipedia
Chemosh-nadab — (Assyrian Kammusu Nadbi) was the king of Moab during the reign of Sennacherib. He is described on Sennacherib s Prism as bringing tribute to the Assyrian king during the latter s Levantine campaigns. This biography of a member of a Middle Eastern … Wikipedia
Chemosh — Kemoch Kemoch, parfois appelé Chamôs, était le dieu des Amorites puis des Moabites. Comme beaucoup d autres dieux, Kemoch était honoré de sacrifices humains. Certains pensent que le roi Moabite lui offrit son fils en holocauste lorsque sa ville,… … Wikipédia en Français
CHEMOSH — the national god of the Moabites, akin to Moloch, and their stay in battle, but an abomination to the children of Jehovah … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
