# \*kamōš-: 'Chemosh (national deity of Moab)'

> Proto-Semitic *kamōš-, 'Chemosh (national deity of Moab)': reflexes in 4 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*kamōš- |
| Meaning | 'Chemosh (national deity of Moab)' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | kǝmōš (1 Kgs 11:7, 11:33; HALOT 481) | HALOT 481 | gloss withheld |
| Moabite | kmš (Mesha Stele, KAI 181; HALOT 481) | KAI 181; HALOT 481 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | Kammusu, Kamussu (HALOT 481) | HALOT 481 |  |
| Eblaitic | DN =ga-mi-iš, warrior god equated with Nergal (Sallaberger 2018, 132); month ITU NIDBAₓ-ᵈkà-mi-iš; name i-ti-ᵈkà-mi-iš; Kar-Kamiš (Antalík 1998, 44) | Sallaberger 2018, 132; Antalík 1998, 44 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Theonym of uncertain etymology, no established Semitic root. Attested chiefly in Moabite (Mesha Stele) and Hebrew polemical texts. HALOT 481 lists Ugaritic kmṯ in divine lists, a reading that is disputed. Sallaberger 2018, 132 reads Ebla Kamiš as 'the subduer'; Antalík 1998, 44 calls the theonym opaque.

## Linked from

- [K](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/k/index.md>)

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