אֲבִימֶלֶךְ

Strong’s Definition

Abimelek, the name of two Philistine kings and of two Israelites

Etymology & Derivation

from H1 (אָב) and H4428 (מֶלֶךְ); father of (the) king;

KJV Usage

Abimelech.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.king of gerar in abraham's time
• 2.king of gath in david's time; maybe title of philistine kings
• 3.son of gideon by a concubine
• 4.priest, son of abiathar

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ʼĂbîymelek; Pronunciation: ab-ee-mel'-ek