Biblical Hebrew

hebrew #4432 - מֹלֶךְ Molek (a heathen god to whom Israelites sacrificed children)

Original Word:	מֹלֶךְ
Transliteration:	Molek
Definition:	a heathen god to whom Israelites sacrificed children
Part of Speech:	Proper Name Masculine
Phonetic Spelling:	(mo'-lek)
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Molech

From malak; Molek (i.e. King), the chief deity of the Ammonites -- Molech. Compare Malkam.

see HEBREW malak

see HEBREW Malkam

Englishman's Concordance

Molech=“king”
1) the god of the Ammonites and Phoenicians to whom some Israelites sacrificed their infants in the valley of Hinnom
Part of Speech: noun proper masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from H4427
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1199h

Brown-Driver-Briggs

מֹ֫לֶךְproper name, of a divinityMolech (ᵐ5Μολοχ, ᵑ9Moloch) (=מֶלֶךְ i.e. (divine) King, with vowels of בּשֶׁת to denote abhorrence, Hoffm^{ZAW iii. 1883, 124} RS^{Semitic i. 353; 2nd ed. 372}; compare Hoffm^{GG Abh. xxxvi. 1890 a (May, 1889), 25}; Phoenician proper name, of divinity מלךMilk, in proper names compare Bloch, Dr^{Dt.222 f.}); — with article ׳הַמּ: — the god to whom Israel sacrificed children with fire (in valley of Hinnom); ׳העביר בָּנֵשׁ לַ מּ2 Kings 23:10; ׳העביר לַמּJeremiah 32:35 ("" הַבַּעַל), Leviticus 18:21 (H); ׳נתן לַמּLeviticus 20:2,3,4 (H); more Generally ׳לִזְנוֺת אַחֲרֵי הַמּLeviticus 20:5 (H). In 1 Kings 11:7 read probably מִלְכֹּם, q. v.

Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Hebrew: 4432. מֹ֫לֶך (Molek) — 9 Occurrences

Leviticus 18:21
HEB:תִתֵּ֖ן לְהַעֲבִ֣יר לַמֹּ֑לֶךְ וְלֹ֧א תְחַלֵּ֛ל
NAS: to offer them to Molech, nor
KJV: pass through [the fire] to Molech, neither shalt thou profane
INT: give to offer to Molech nor profane

Leviticus 20:2
HEB:יִתֵּ֧ן מִזַּרְע֛וֹ לַמֹּ֖לֶךְ מ֣וֹת יוּמָ֑ת
NAS: of his offspring to Molech, shall surely
KJV: [any] of his seed unto Molech; he shall surely
INT: gives of his offspring to Molech shall surely be put

Leviticus 20:3
HEB:מִזַּרְעוֹ֙ נָתַ֣ן לַמֹּ֔לֶךְ לְמַ֗עַן טַמֵּא֙
NAS: of his offspring to Molech, so
KJV: of his seed unto Molech, to defile
INT: of his offspring has given to Molech so to defile

Leviticus 20:4
HEB:בְּתִתּ֥וֹ מִזַּרְע֖וֹ לַמֹּ֑לֶךְ לְבִלְתִּ֖י הָמִ֥ית
NAS: of his offspring to Molech, so as not to put him to death,
KJV: of his seed unto Molech, and kill
INT: gives of his offspring to Molech not to put

Leviticus 20:5
HEB:לִזְנ֛וֹת אַחֲרֵ֥י הַמֹּ֖לֶךְ מִקֶּ֥רֶב עַמָּֽם׃
NAS: after Molech.
KJV: him, to commit whoredom with Molech, from among
INT: the harlot after Molech among their people

1 Kings 11:7
HEB:פְּנֵ֣י יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וּלְמֹ֕לֶךְ שִׁקֻּ֖ץ בְּנֵ֥י
NAS: of Jerusalem, and for Molech the detestable idol
KJV: Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination
INT: before of Jerusalem Molech idol of the sons

2 Kings 23:10
HEB:בִּתּ֛וֹ בָּאֵ֖שׁ לַמֹּֽלֶךְ׃
NAS: pass through the fire for Molech.
KJV: to pass through the fire to Molech.
INT: his daughter the fire Molech

Jeremiah 32:35
HEB:וְאֶת־ בְּנוֹתֵיהֶם֮ לַמֹּלֶךְ֒ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹֽא־
NAS: to pass through [the fire] to Molech, which
KJV: to pass through [the fire] unto Molech; which I commanded
INT: their sons and their daughters Molech which nor

Amos 5:26
HEB:אֵ֚ת סִכּ֣וּת מַלְכְּכֶ֔ם וְאֵ֖ת כִּיּ֣וּן
INT: carried Sikkuth Molech and Kiyyun your images

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