CALAH

Meaning of CALAH in English

Pronunciation: ' k ā -l ə

Function: geographical name

ancient city capital of Assyria on the Tigris 20 mi (32 km ) SE of modern Mosul, Iraq; site now called Nim · rud \ nim- ' rüd \

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

CALAH — geographical name ancient city capital of Assyria on the Tigris 20 miles (32 kilometers ) SE of modern Mosul, Iraq; …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CALAH — modern Nimrūd Ancient city, Assyria . Lying south of modern Mosul , Iraq, it was founded in the 13th century …
Английский словарь Британика
CALAH — /kay"leuh/ , n. Biblical name of Kalakh .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CALAH — geographical name ancient city capital of Assyria on the Tigris 20 miles (32 kilometers ) SE of modern Mosul, Iraq; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CALAH — also spelled Kalhu, or Kalakh, modern Nimrud ancient Assyrian city situated south of Mosul in northern Iraq. The city was …
Britannica English vocabulary
CALAH — modern Nimr 016B; d Ancient city, Assyria . Lying south of modern Mosul , Iraq, it was founded in the …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CALAH — (completion, old age), one of the most ancient cities of Assyria. (Genesis 10:11) The site of Calah is probably market …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
CALAH — favorable; opportunity
Bible Names English vocab
NIMRUD — geographical name see: Calah
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ASSYRIA — or biblical Assur or Ashur geographical name ancient empire W Asia extending along middle Tigris & over foothills to the …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TIGRIS RIVER — Arabic Dijlah Turkish Dicle biblical Hiddekel River, Turkey and Iraq. It originates in the Taurus Mountains at Lake Hazar and …
Английский словарь Британика
TIGLATH-PILESER III — flourished 8th century BC King of Assyria (r. 745–727 BC) who led the last and greatest phase of Assyrian expansion. …
Английский словарь Британика
ASSYRIA — Ancient empire, southwestern Asia. It grew from a small region around Ashur (in northern Iraq) to encompass an area stretching …
Английский словарь Британика
KALAKH — /kah"lahkh/ , n. an ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris River, founded 1274 B.C. and destroyed by the Medes 612 …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NIMRUD — — see Calah
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ASSYRIA — geographical name or biblical As·sur ä-ˈsu̇r, ˈä-ˌ ; or Ashur ˈä-ˌshu̇r ancient empire W Asia extending along middle Tigris & …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
POTTERY — one of the oldest and most widespread of the decorative arts, consisting of objects made of clay and hardened with …
Britannica English vocabulary
SHALMANESER I — flourished 13th century BC king of Assyria (reigned c. 1263c. 1234 BC) who significantly extended Assyrian hegemony. While the Hittites …
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SAMMU-RAMAT — flourished 9th century BC Greek Semiramis Assyrian queen who became a legendary heroine. Sammu-ramat was the mother of the Assyrian …
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NIMROD — also spelled Nemrod, legendary biblical figure, described in Gen. 10:812 as the first on earth to be a mighty man. …
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LAYARD, SIR AUSTEN HENRY — born March 5, 1817, Paris died July 5, 1894, London English archaeologist whose excavations greatly increased knowledge of the ancient …
Britannica English vocabulary
BRITISH MUSEUM — The British Museum was first described for the Encyclopdia Britannica in volume 3 of the 1st edition (176871) in the …
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BLACK OBELISK — Assyrian monument of King Shalmaneser III (reigned 858824 BC). The most complete Assyrian obelisk yet discovered, it is decorated with …
Britannica English vocabulary
ASHURNASIRPAL II — flourished 9th century BC Ashurnasirpal II, relief from Nimrud; in the British Museum king of Assyria 883859 BC, whose major …
Britannica English vocabulary
TIGRIS RIVER — Arabic Dijlah Turkish Dicle biblical Hiddekel River, Turkey and Iraq. It originates in the Taurus Mountains at Lake Hazar and …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
TIGLATH-PILESER — flourished 8th century BC King of Assyria (r. 745727 BC) who led the last and greatest phase of Assyrian expansion. …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ASSYRIA — n. Ancient empire, southwestern Asia. It grew from a small region around Ashur (in northern Iraq) to encompass an area …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
TIGLATHPILESER — (In (1 Chronicles 5:26) and again in 2Chr 28:20 The name of this king is given as TIGLATH-PILNESER.) Tiglath-pileser is …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
RESEN — (bridle), (Genesis 10:12) one of the cities built by Asshur, "between Nineveh and Calah." Assyrian remains of some considerable extent …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
NIMROD — (rebellion; or the valiant), a son of Cush and grandson of Ham. The events of his life are recorded in …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
HALAH — is probably a different place from the Calah of (Genesis 10:11) It may be identified with the Chalcitis of Ptolemy.
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
CITIES — The earliest notice in Scripture of city-building is of Enoch by Cain, in the land of his exile. (Genesis 4:17) …
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