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Chemarim

People's Dictionary of the Bible

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Chemarim (kĕm'a-rĭm), those who go about in black. Occurs once only in the English version, Zephaniah 1:4, but frequently in the Hebrew, and is translated "idolatrous priests," as in 2 Kings 23:5; Hosea 10:5 (priests).

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Rice, Edwin Wilbur, DD. Entry for 'Chemarim'. People's Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​rpd/​c/chemarim.html. 1893.
 
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