אֲבִימֶ֫לֶךְ
a.vi.me.lekhProper Noun (Masculine)H0040
Abimelech
From: from H1 (אָב) and H4428 (מֶלֶךְ); father of (the) king;
Short Definition
Abimelek, the name of two Philistine kings and of two Israelites
Full Lexicon Entry
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at § Abimelech = "Melek is father" or "my father is king" 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
Grammar
Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology N:N-M-P
DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
61 timesAppears 61 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Judges
36
Genesis
23
1 Chronicles
1
2 Samuel
1
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 18:16
- Genesis 21:22
- Genesis 26:26
- Judges 9:22
- Judges 9:40
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