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Lexicon :: Strong's H40 - 'ăḇîmeleḵ

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אֲבִימֶלֶךְ
Transliteration
'ăḇîmeleḵ
Pronunciation
ab-ee-mel'-ek
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Strong’s Definitions

אֲבִימֶלֶךְ ʼĂbîymelek, ab-ee-mel'-ek; from H1 and H4428; father of (the) king; Abimelek, the name of two Philistine kings and of two Israelites:—Abimelech.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 67x

The KJV translates Strong's H40 in the following manner: Abimelech (67x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 67x
The KJV translates Strong's H40 in the following manner: Abimelech (67x).

  1. 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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֲבִימֶלֶךְ ʼĂbîymelek, ab-ee-mel'-ek; from H1 and H4428; father of (the) king; Abimelek, the name of two Philistine kings and of two Israelites:—Abimelech.
STRONGS H40: Abbreviations
אֲבִימֶ֫לֶךְ proper name, masculine (Melek (= Malik, Molech) is father) — אֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ Genesis 20:18 —
1. king of Gerar Genesis 20:2, 3, 4 +, Genesis 21:22, 25 (twice in verse) +, Genesis 26:1, 8 + (24 times Genesis).
† 2. king of Gath Psalm Genesis 34:1 error for אָכִישׁ, compare 1 Samuel 21:11f f; — a better known Philistine name substituted for a less known (Hup3). > Others (Thes Ol De MV) think a title of Philistine kings, compare Pharaoh.
3. son of Gideon Judges 8:31; Judges 9:1, 3, 4 +, Judges 10:1 (40 times Judges), 2 Samuel 11:21.
† 4. priest, son of Abiathar 1 Chronicles 18:16 error for אֲחִימֶלֶח which see (Sabean also proper name, feminine OsianderZMG 1865, 209).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

20:2; 20:3; 20:4; 20:18; 21:22; 21:25; 26:1; 26:8; 34:1

Judges

8:31; 9:1; 9:3; 9:4; 10:1

1 Samuel

21:11

2 Samuel

11:21

1 Chronicles

18:16

H40

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H40 matches the Hebrew אֲבִימֶלֶךְ ('ăḇîmeleḵ),
which occurs 67 times in 62 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 2 / 2 (Jdg 9:47–Psa 34:1)

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:47 - It was told H5046 Abimelech H40 that all H3605 the leaders H1167 of the tower H4026 of Shechem H7927 were gathered H6908 together.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:48 - So Abimelech H40 went H5927 up to Mount H2022 Zalmon, H6756 he and all H3605 the people H5971 who H834 were with him; and Abimelech H40 took H3947 [fn]an axe H7134 in his hand H3027 and cut H3772 down H3772 a branch H7754 from the trees, H6086 and lifted H5375 it and laid H7760 it on his shoulder. H7926 Then he said H559 to the people H5971 who H834 were with him, “What H4100 you have seen H7200 me do, H6213 hurry H4116 and do H6213 [fn]likewise.” H3644

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:49 - All H3605 the people H5971 also H1571 cut H3772 down H3772 each H376 one H376 his branch H7754 and followed H1980 H310 Abimelech, H40 and put H7760 them on the inner H6877 chamber H6877 and set H3341 the inner H6877 chamber H6877 on fire H784 over H5921 those inside, so that all H3605 the men H376 of the tower H4026 of Shechem H7927 also H1571 died, H4191 about a thousand H505 men H376 and women. H802

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:50 - Then Abimelech H40 went H1980 to Thebez, H8405 and he camped H2583 against Thebez H8405 and captured H3920 it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:52 - So Abimelech H40 came H935 to the tower H4026 and fought H3898 against it, and approached H5066 the entrance H6607 of the tower H4026 to burn H8313 it with fire. H784

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:53 - But a certain H259 woman H802 threw H7993 an upper H7393 millstone H7393 on Abimelech’s H40 head, H7218 crushing H7533 his skull. H1538

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:55 - When the men H376 of Israel H3478 saw H7200 that Abimelech H40 was dead, H4191 each H376 departed H1980 to his [fn]home. H4725

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:56 - Thus God H430 repaid H7725 the wickedness H7451 of Abimelech, H40 which H834 he had done H6213 to his father H1 in killing H2026 his seventy H7657 brothers. H251

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 10:1 - Now after H310 Abimelech H40 died, Tola H8439 the son H1121 of Puah, H6312 the son H1121 of Dodo, H1734 a man H376 of Issachar, H3485 arose H6965 to save H3467 Israel; H3478 and he lived H3427 in Shamir H8069 in the hill H2022 country H2022 of Ephraim. H669

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:21 - ‘Who H4310 struck H5221 down H5221 Abimelech H40 the son H1121 of Jerubbesheth? H3380 Did not a woman H802 throw H7993 an upper H7393 millstone H7393 on him from the wall H2346 so that he died H4191 at Thebez? H8405 Why H4100 did you go H5066 so near H5066 the wall?’ H2346—then you shall say, H559 ‘Your servant H5650 Uriah H223 the Hittite H2850 is dead H4191 also.’” H1571

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 18:16 - and Zadok H6659 the son H1121 of Ahitub H285 and Abimelech H40 the son H1121 of Abiathar H54 were priests, H3548 and Shavsha H7798 was secretary; H5608

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:1 - A Psalm of David when he [fn]feigned madness before [fn]Abimelech, who drove him away and he departed.
I will bless H1288 the LORD H3068 at all H3605 times; H6256
His praise H8416 shall continually H8548 be in my mouth. H6310

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