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Lexicon :: Strong's H4432 - mōleḵ

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מֹלֶךְ
Transliteration
mōleḵ
Pronunciation
mo'-lek
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1199h

Strong’s Definitions

מֹלֶךְ Môlek, mo'-lek; from H4427; Molek (i.e. king), the chief deity of the Ammonites:—Molech. Compare H4445.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's H4432 in the following manner: Molech (8x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x
The KJV translates Strong's H4432 in the following manner: Molech (8x).

  1. Molech = "king"

    1. the god of the Ammonites and Phoenicians to whom some Israelites sacrificed their infants in the valley of Hinnom

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מֹלֶךְ Môlek, mo'-lek; from H4427; Molek (i.e. king), the chief deity of the Ammonites:—Molech. Compare H4445.
STRONGS H4432: Abbreviations
† מֹ֫לֶךְ proper name, of a divinity Molech (Greek Version of the LXX Μολοχ, Vulgate 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); העביר בָּנֵשׁ לַ מּ׳ 2 Kings 23:10; העביר לַמּ׳ Jeremiah 32:35 (|| הַבַּעַל), Leviticus 18:21 (H); נתן לַמּ׳ Leviticus 20:2, 3, 4 (H); more generally לִזְנוֺת אַחֲרֵי הַמּ׳ Leviticus 20:5 (H). In 1 Kings 11:7 read probably מִלְכֹּם, which see.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Leviticus

18:21; 20:2; 20:3; 20:4; 20:5

1 Kings

11:7

2 Kings

23:10

Jeremiah

32:35

H4432

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Strong's Number H4432 matches the Hebrew מֹלֶךְ (mōleḵ),
which occurs 9 times in 9 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 18:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:21 - “ ‘Do not give any of your children to be sacrificed to Molek, for you must not profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 20:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:2 - “Say to the Israelites: ‘Any Israelite or any foreigner residing in Israel who sacrifices any of his children to Molek is to be put to death. The members of the community are to stone him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 20:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:3 - I myself will set my face against him and will cut him off from his people; for by sacrificing his children to Molek, he has defiled my sanctuary and profaned my holy name.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 20:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:4 - If the members of the community close their eyes when that man sacrifices one of his children to Molek and if they fail to put him to death,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 20:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:5 - I myself will set my face against him and his family and will cut them off from their people together with all who follow him in prostituting themselves to Molek.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 11:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:7 - On a hill east of Jerusalem, Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the detestable god of Moab, and for Molek the detestable god of the Ammonites.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 23:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:10 - He desecrated Topheth, which was in the Valley of Ben Hinnom, so no one could use it to sacrifice their son or daughter in the fire to Molek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 32:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:35 - They built high places for Baal in the Valley of Ben Hinnom to sacrifice their sons and daughters to Molek, though I never commanded—nor did it enter my mind—that they should do such a detestable thing and so make Judah sin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 5:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:26 - You have lifted up the shrine of your king, the pedestal of your idols, the star of your god[fn]— which you made for yourselves.
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