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(Hebrews Kilmad´ ëַּìְîִø , etymology unknown; Sept. ×áñìÜí v. r. ×áëìÜí and ×áëìÜâ ; Vulg. Chelmad), an Asiatic place or country mentioned, in conjunction with Sheba and Asshur, as a trading emporium with the Tyrians (Eze_27:23). The only name bearing any similarity to it is Charmande ( ×áñìÜíäç ), a "large and flourishing" town near the Euphrates, between the Mascas and the Babylonian frontier (Xen. Anab. 1:5, 10; comp. Steph. Byz. p. 754), an identification generally adopted since Bochart (Canaan, 1:18, p. 480). Hitzig (Comment. on Ezekiel 1. c.) proposes to alter the punctuation to ëְּìַîֻּø , Ke-limmud´, giving the sense "Asshur was as thy pupil in commerce," as first suggested by Kimchi (in loc.). The Chaldee Targum has îָøִé , Media. For other conjectures, see Rosenmüller in loc. SEE CHALDAEA, p. 198.