Etymology

Chemosh

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Today it means: The god of the ancient Moabites. Full definition →

Hebrew כְּמוֹשׁ ← obm 𐤊𐤌𐤔
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  1. obm · derived from𐤊𐤌𐤔
  2. Hebrew · borrowed fromכְּמוֹשׁ
  3. English todayChemosh

Borrowed from Hebrew כְּמוֹשׁ (kəmōš), from Moabite 𐤊𐤌𐤔 (kmš), of unclear etymology. Compare Eblaite 𒅗𒈪𒅖 (kamiš).

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