Lexical Summary Molek: a heathen god to whom Israelites sacrificed children Original Word: מֹלֶךְTransliteration: Molek Phonetic Spelling: (mo'-lek) Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine Short Definition: a heathen god to whom Israelites sacrificed children Meaning: Molech -- a heathen god to whom Israelites sacrificed children Strong's Concordance Molech From malak; Molek (i.e. King), the chief deity of the Ammonites -- Molech. Compare Malkam. see HEBREW malak see HEBREW Malkam Brown-Driver-Briggs H4432. Molek מֹ֫לֶךְ proper name, of a divinity Molech (ᵐ5 Μολοχ, ᵑ9 Moloch) (= מֶלֶךְ i.e. (divine) King, with vowels of בּשֶׁת to denote abhorrence, HoffmZAW iii. 1883, 124 RSSemitic i. 353; 2nd ed. 372; compare HoffmGG Abh. xxxvi. 1890 a (May, 1889), 25; Phoenician proper name, of divinity מלך Milk, in proper names compare Bloch, DrDt.222 f.); — with article ׳הַמּ: — the god to whom Israel sacrificed children with fire (in valley of Hinnom); מּ לַ בָּנֵשׁ ׳העביר 2 Kings 23:10; לַמּ ׳העביר Jeremiah 32:35 ("" הַבַּעַל), Leviticus 18:21 (H); לַמּ ׳נתן 20:2-3, 4 (H); more Generally הַמּ אַחֲרֵי ׳לִזְנוֺת 20:5 (H). In 1 Kings 11:7 read probably מִלְכֹּם, q. v. |
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