מֹלֶךְ

Strong’s Definition

Molek (i.e. king), the chief deity of the Ammonites

Etymology & Derivation

from H4427 (מָלַךְ);

KJV Usage

Molech. Compare H4445 (מַלְכָּם).

Detailed Definition

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

• 1.the god of the ammonites and phoenicians to whom some israelites sacrificed their infants in the valley of hinnom

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Môlek; Pronunciation: mo'-lek

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