Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
Carchemish
Usage: § Carchemish = "fortress of Chemosh" a Hittite capital northeast of Israel on the Euphrates river captured by Pharaoh Necho and then from him by Nebuchadnezzar
Strong's Number
H3751
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
3
Books
3
Strong's H3751 Quick Answer
Strong's H3751 כַּרכְּמִישׁ (Karkmiysh) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Karkmiysh (kar-kem-eesh') n/l. 1. Karkemish, a place in Syria [of foreign derivation] It has 3 linked Bible usages across 3 books. Visible English usage signals include carchemish. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- Karkmiysh (kar-kem-eesh') n/l. 1. Karkemish, a place in Syria [of foreign derivation]
- Usage
- 3 linked usages
- Books
- 3 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- carchemish
Meaning and Definition
Karkmiysh (kar-kem-eesh') n/l. 1. Karkemish, a place in Syria [of foreign derivation] KJV: Carchemish.
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3751. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H3751 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Karkmiysh, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
Carchemish
Isaiah 10:9
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How Strong's H3751 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 3 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H3751 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H3751 in the Old Testament
3 indexed usages in Old Testament.
After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Necho king of Egypt came up to fight against Charchemish by Euphrates: and Josiah went out against him.
Is not Calno as Carchemish? is not Hamath as Arpad? is not Samaria as Damascus?
Against Egypt, against the army of Pharaohnecho 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.
Usage Excerpts
First 3 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H3751.
After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Necho king of Egypt came up to fight against Charchemish by Euphrates: and Josiah went out against him.
Is not Calno as Carchemish? is not Hamath as Arpad? is not Samaria as Damascus?
Against Egypt, against the army of Pharaohnecho 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.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3751, grouped by book.
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H3751 FAQ
What does karkemish (כַּרְכְּמִישׁ) mean?
Karkemish (Strong's H3751) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Carchemish". Karkmiysh (kar-kem-eesh') n/l. 1. Karkemish, a place in Syria [of foreign derivation]
How many times is karkemish (כַּרְכְּמִישׁ) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 3 linked usages for Strong's H3751 across 3 books.
Where can I study karkemish (כַּרְכְּמִישׁ) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3751 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate karkemish (כַּרְכְּמִישׁ)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as carchemish. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.