Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
(fortress of Chemosh). A city on the Euphrates (Isa. 10:5-9; 2 Chron. 35:20-23; Jer. 46:2).
Concise Bible Dictionary:
City on the river Euphrates, about 36° 50' N, 38° 5' E. The Assyrian monuments show that about 1,000 years B.C. it belonged to the Hittites. Apparently it was taken by the Assyrians (Isa. 10:5,9); afterward conquered by Necho king of Egypt, after the battle of Megiddo, in which Josiah was killed (2 Chron. 35:20), where it is CHARCHEMISH. Three years later it was taken by Nebuchadnezzar (Jer. 46:2). Carchemish has often been associated with the classical Circesium, and placed on maps some 200 miles S. E. of the above, which is judged to be an error.
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Transliteration:
Karkmiysh
Meaning:
of foreign derivation; Karkemish, a place in Syria
Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:
the head (or lamb) as if departed
Potts’ Bible Proper Names:
The defense of concealment:―fortified city on the E. side of the Euphrates [CARCHEMISH], 2 Chron. 35:20. {Munimentum recessus}