H3645

Kmowsh

kem-oshe'

Proper Name

or (Jer. 48:7) Kmiysh {kem-eesh'}; from an unused root meaning to subdue; the powerful; Kemosh, the god of the Moabites:--Chemosh.

Chemosh = "subduer"

1. the national deity of the Moabites and a god of the Ammonites
   1. also identified with 'Baal-peor', 'Baal-zebub', 'Mars' and 'Saturn'
   2. worship of this god was introduced into Jerusalem by Solomon and abolished by king Josiah of Judah