Charax
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CHARAX; CHARACA

kar'-ax, kar'-a-ka; (eis ton Charaka; the King James Version Charax): A place mentioned only in 2 Maccabees 12:17. It lay East of the Jordan and is said to be 750 stadia from Caspis, and to be inhabited by Jews called Tubieni, that is, of Tobie (Tob) in Gilead (1 Maccabees 5:9, 13; 2 Maccabees 12:17). There is no clue as to the direction in which Ch. lay from Caspis. Possibly Kerak (Kir-moab), in post-Biblical times called Charamoba and Moboucharax, may represent the place. It lay about 100 miles South of el-Mezerib, Southeast of the Dead Sea.

Greek
5482. charax -- a pointed stake, a rampart
... 5481, 5482. charax. 5483 . a ... trench. see GREEK grapho. (charaka) -- 1
Occurrence. 5481, 5482. charax. 5483 . Strong's Numbers.
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5481. charakter -- a tool for engraving
... From the same as charax; a graver (the tool or the person), ie (by implication)
engraving (("character"), the figure stamped, ie An exact copy or (figuratively ...
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5480. charagma -- a stamp, impress
... stamp, mark. From the same as charax; a scratch or etching, ie Stamp (as a badge
of servitude), or scupltured figure (statue) -- graven, mark. see GREEK charax. ...
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5489. chartes -- a sheet of paper (made of papyrus strips)
... papyrus, a sheet of paper. From the same as charax; a sheet ("chart") of
writing-material (as to be scribbled over) -- paper. see GREEK charax. ...
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Library

How Helena the Queen of Adiabene and Her Son Izates, Embraced the ...
... However, he sent Izates, with many presents, to Abennerig, the king of Charax-Spasini,
and that out of the great dread he was in about him, lest he should come ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 2 how helena the.htm

Letter cccxlviii. Basil to Libanius.
... restore. [3284]. Footnotes: [3281] With a play on charax, the word used
for stakes. [3282] ie three hundred. [3283] Hom. iii. 346. ...
/.../basil/basil letters and select works/letter cccxlviii basil to libanius.htm

How Every Nation was Denominated from their First Inhabitants.
... Palestine and Celesyria. Ul founded Armenia; and Gather the Bactrians; and
Mesa the Mesaneans; it is now called Charax Spasini. Sala was ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 6 how every nation.htm

The Iranian Conquest
History Of Egypt, Chaldaea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, V 9. <. ...
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Thesaurus
Charax
... Standard Bible Encyclopedia CHARAX; CHARACA. kar'-ax, kar'-a-ka; (eis ton Charaka;
the King James Version Charax): A place mentioned only in 2 Maccabees 12:17. ...
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Characa
...CHARAX; CHARACA. kar'-ax, kar'-a-ka; (eis ton Charaka; the King James Version Charax):
A place mentioned only in 2 Maccabees 12:17. ... kar'-a-ka. See CHARAX. ...
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Tubieni
... pros tous legomenous Toubienous Ioudaious, "unto the Jews that are called Tubieni"):
Men of TOB (which see) who had occupied the town of Charax (2 Maccabees 12 ...
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Bank (28 Occurrences)
... (5) (charax, "a stake," "entrenchment"): "Thine enemies shall cast up a bank
about thee" (Luke 19:43 the King James Version "trench"). ...
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Charchemish (1 Occurrence)

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Charashim (1 Occurrence)

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Habor (3 Occurrences)
... ha'-bor (chabhor; Habor, Habior; Isidor of Charax, Aburas (Abouras), Zosias, Aboras):
1. Its Position and Course: Is described in 2 Kings 17:6; 2 Kings 18:11 ...
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Siege (63 Occurrences)
... destruction of Jerusalem when He wept over its coming doom: "For the days shall
come upon thee, when thine enemies shall cast up a bank (charax, the King James ...
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