Chemosh (kç'mŏsh), subduer. The national deity of the Moabites. Numbers 21:29, Jeremiah 48:7, Jeremiah 48:13, Jeremiah 48:46. In Judges 11:24 he also appears as the god of the Ammonites. Solomon introduced, and Josiah abolished, the worship of Chemosh at Jerusalem. 1 Kings 11:7, 2 Kings 23:13. Also related to Baal-peor, Baal-zebub, Mars, and Saturn.