Bible Dictionaries
Chemarim
Holman Bible Dictionary
(chehm' uh rihm) KJV transliteration of Hebrew word meaning, “priests of foreign or false gods” in Zephaniah 1:4 . The Hebrew term also appears in 2 Kings 23:5; Hosea 10:5 . Zephaniah pronounced God's judgment on priests who served other gods while claiming to serve Yahweh, the God of Israel.
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Chemarim'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/c/chemarim.html. 1991.