מַלְכָּם
mal.kamProper Noun (Masculine)H4445
Malcam
From: or מִלְכּוֹם; from H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) for H4432 (מֹלֶךְ);
Short Definition
Malcam or Milcom, the national idol of the Ammonites
Full Lexicon Entry
A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at ; son of: Shaharaim (H7842) and Hodesh (H2321); brother of: Jobab (H3103J), Zibia (H6644), Mesha (H4331), Jeuz (H3263), Sachia (H7634), Mirmah (H4821), Abitub (H0036) and Elpaal (H0508) § Milcom = "great king" a Benjamite, son of Shaharaim by his wife Hodesh
Grammar
Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology N:N-M-P
DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
4 timesAppears 4 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
1 Kings
2
1 Chronicles
1
2 Kings
1
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 8:9
- 1 Kings 11:5
- 1 Kings 11:33
- 2 Kings 23:13
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