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| Domain | Definition |
Literature | Chemos or Chemosh [Keemosh]. War-god of the Moabites; god of lust. "Next, Chemos, the obscene dread of Moab's sons, From Aroer to Nebo, and the wild Of southmost Abarim." Milton: Paradise Lost, book i, 406-8. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
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| Expression | Frequency per Day |
chemos | 2 |
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| Language | Date | Source | Numbers Chapter 21, Verse 29 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Ouai soi mwab apwlou laoV camwV apedoqhsan oi uioi autwn diaswzesqai kai ai qugatereV autwn aicmalwtoi tw basilei twn amorraiwn shwn |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Vae tibi Moab peristi popule Chamos dedit filios eius in fugam et filias in captivitatem regi Amorreorum Seon |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Woo to thee, Moab! thow, puple of Chamos, hast perishid; he hath yyue the sones of hym into fliyt, and the douytren into caytiftee to Seon, the kyng of Amorreis; the yok of hem he scatrede, |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | Wo be to the Moab: o people of Chemos ye are forloren. His sonnes are put to flighte and his doughters brought captyue vnto Sihon kinge of the Amorites. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Woe to thee, Moab! thou art undone, O people of Chemosh: he hath given his sons that escaped, and his daughters, into captivity unto Sihon king of the Amorites. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Woe to thee, Moab! thou art undone, O people of Chemosh: he hath given his sons that escaped, and his daughters, into captivity to Sihon king of the Amorites. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Sorrow is yours, O Moab! Destruction is your fate, O people of Chemosh: his sons have gone in flight, and his daughters are prisoners, in the hands of Sihon, king of the Amorites. |
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| Language | Numbers Chapter 21, Verse 29 |
| Cebuano | Alaut kanimo, Moab! Ikaw gilaglag, Oh katawohan sa Cemos: Siya naghatag sa iyang mga anak nga lalake ingon nga mga kagiw, Ug sa iyang mga anak nga babaye ngadto sa pagkabinihag, Ngadto kang Sihon hari sa mga Amorehanon. |
| Croatian | Teško tebi, Moabe! Propao si, narode Kemošev! Od sinova bjegunce uèini, a od kæeri svojih ropkinje Sihonu, kralju amorejskom. |
| Danish | Ve dig, Moab! Det er ude med dig, Kemosjs Folk! Han gjorde sine Sønner til Flygtninge og sine Døtre til Krigsfanger for Sihon, Amoriternes Konge. |
| Dutch | Wee u, Moab! Gij, volk Kamoz zijt verloren! Hij heeft zijn zonen, die ontliepen, en zijn dochters in de gevangenis geleverd aan Sihon, den koning der Amorieten. |
| Finnish | Voi sinua, Mooab! Sinä hukuit, Kemoksen kansa! Poikiensa hän salli tulla pakolaisiksi, tytärtensä amorilaisten kuninkaan Siihonin vangeiksi. |
| French | Malheur toi, Moab! Tu es perdu, peuple de Kemosch! Il a fait de ses fils des fuyards, Et il a livré ses filles captives A Sihon, roi des Amoréens. |
| German | Weh dir, Moab! Du Volk des Kamos bist verloren; man hat seine Söhne in die Flucht geschlagen und seine Töchter gefangen geführt Sihon, dem König der Amoriter. |
| Hungarian | Jaj néked Moáb! Elvesztél Kámosnak népe! Futásra adta õ fiait, leányait fogságra Szíhonnak, az emoreus királynak. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Wahai bangsa Moab, engkau celaka! Pemuja Kamos, engkau binasa! Engkau dibiarkan allahmu menjadi pengungsi, kaum wanitamu menjadi tawanan raja Amori. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Wai bagimu, hai Moab, telah binasalah kamu, hai bangsa Kamos! diserahkannya anaknya laki-laki dan perempuan, yang telah terlepas itu, kepada Sihon, raja orang Amori, akan tawanan. |
| Maori | Aue te mate mou, e Moapa! ka ngaro koe, e te iwi o Kemoho: kua hoatu e ia ana tama i rere morehu, me ana tamahine, hei pononga ma Hihona, ma te kingi o nga Amori. |
| Norwegian | Ve dig, Moab! Fortapt er du, Kamos' folk! Han* har sendt sine sønner som flyktninger og sine døtre som fanger til amorittenes konge Sihon. # <* nemlig Kamos, moabittenes fornemste avgud.> |
| Rumanian | Vai de tine, Moab! Ewti pierdut, poporul lui Chemow! El a fqcut pe fiii lui fugari, Wi pe fetele lui le -a dat roabe Lui Sihon, kmpqratul Amoriyilor. |
| Russian | зПТЕ ФЕ'Е, нПБЧ! ПЗЙ' ФЩ, ОБТП" иБНПУБ! тБЪ'ЕЦБМЙУШ УЩОПЧШС ЕЗП, Й "ПЮЕТЙ ЕЗП У"ЕМБМЙУШ МЕООЙ"БНЙ бНПТТЕКУЛПЗП "БТС уЙЗПОБ; |
| Swedish | Ve dig, Moab! Förlorat är du, Kemos' folk! Han lät sina söner bliva slagna på flykten och sina döttrar föras bort i fångenskap, bort till amoréernas konung, Sihon. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "CHEMOS": chemosurgeries, chemosurgery, chemosurgical, chemosyntheses, chemosynthesis, chemosynthetic. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: schmoe. | |
| Words within the letters "c-e-h-m-o-s" | |
-1 letter: chemo, chose, comes, echos, homes, schmo. | |
-2 letters: come, cosh, echo, hems, hoes, home, hose, mesh, mhos, mocs, mosh, ohms, shmo, shoe, some. | |
-3 letters: cos, ems, hem, hes, hoe, mho, moc, mos, oes, ohm, ohs, oms, ose, sec, she, som. | |
-4 letters: eh, em, es, he, hm, ho, me, mo, oe, oh, om, os, sh, so. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-e-h-m-o-s" | |
+1 letter: chromes, echoism, mooches, mouches, schmoes. | |
+2 letters: chefdoms, chompers, echoisms, hemlocks, homesick, isocheim, isochime, moochers, moschate, schmoose, schmooze, smooched, smooches. | |
+3 letters: chamoised, chamoises, chemisorb, cheongsam, chiefdoms, chowtimes, chromates, chromides, chromites, chromizes, comethers, cromlechs, echograms, hecatombs, hemocoels, hemocytes, homicides, isocheims, isochimes, mischoice, moustache, outscheme, phonemics, schmoosed, schmooses, schmoozed, schmoozes, schoolmen, stomached, stomacher, trichomes. | |
+4 letters: beachcombs, biochemist, chameleons, chamomiles, checkrooms, chemisorbs, chemotaxes, chemotaxis, cheongsams, cherimoyas, chernozems, chromogens, chromosome, cymophanes, ecchymoses, ecchymosis, ectomorphs, ectotherms, geochemist, hackamores, hectograms, hemostatic, homeschool, homiletics, honeycombs, ichneumons, lachrymose, matchboxes, mesophytic, mischoices, mistouched, mistouches, monarchies, morphemics, moustaches, mycophiles, nomarchies, outmarches, outmatches, outschemed, outschemes, overmuches, schoolmate, schooltime, stomachers, supermacho, thymocytes, urochromes. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)43 48 45 4D 4F 53 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-.-. .... . -- --- ... |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000011 01001000 01000101 01001101 01001111 01010011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)C H E M O S |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0043 0048 0045 004D 004F 0053 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)374239474953 |
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