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chemarim |
1 definition found From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Chemarim black, (Zeph. 1:4; rendered "idolatrous priests" in 2 Kings 23:5, and priests" in Hos. 10:5). Some derive this word from the Assyrian Kamaru meaning "to throw down," and interpret it as describing the idolatrous priests who prostrate themselves before the idols. Others regard it as meaning "those who go about in black," or "ascetics."
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