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Chemosh

Chemosh proper noun: the god of the ancient Moabites.

Proper noun

Chemosh

  1. The god of the ancient Moabites.

Origin of Chemosh

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

Questions about Chemosh

What does Chemosh mean?
Chemosh means the god of the ancient Moabites.
What part of speech is Chemosh?
Chemosh is a proper noun.

Words near Chemosh in the dictionary

  1. chemosensorily
  2. chemosensors
  3. chemosensory
  4. chemoses
  5. chemosexual
  6. Chemosh
  7. chemosignal
  8. chemosignaling
  9. chemosignalling
  10. chemosignals
  11. chemosis

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