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kᵊmōš כְּמוֹשׁ ‘Chemosh’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from an unused root meaning to subdue

kᵊmōš pr n m title
Chemosh = "subduer"
1) the national deity of the Moabites and a god of the Ammonites
 1a) also identified with 'Baal-peor', 'Baal-zebub', 'Mars' and 'Saturn'
 1b) worship of this god was introduced into Jerusalem by Solomon and abolished by king Josiah of Judah

Mentioned in Numbers 21:29 Judges 11:24 1 Kings 11:33, 11:7 2 Kings 23:13 Jeremiah 48:46, 48:7, 48:13

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