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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 permit any of your children to be offered as a sacrifice to Molech, for you must not bring shame on the name of your God. I am the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 20:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:2 - “Give the people of Israel these instructions, which apply both to native Israelites and to the foreigners living in Israel.
“If any of them offer their children as a sacrifice to Molech, they must be put to death. The people of the community must stone them to death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 20:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:3 - I myself will turn against them and cut them off from the community, because they have defiled my sanctuary and brought shame on my holy name by offering their children to Molech.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 20:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:4 - And if the people of the community ignore those who offer their children to Molech and refuse to execute them,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 20:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:5 - I myself will turn against them and their families and will cut them off from the community. This will happen to all who commit spiritual prostitution by worshiping Molech.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 11:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:7 - On the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem,[fn] he even built a pagan shrine for Chemosh, the detestable god of Moab, and another for Molech, the detestable god of the Ammonites.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 23:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:10 - Then the king defiled the altar of Topheth in the valley of Ben-Hinnom, so no one could ever again use it to sacrifice a son or daughter in the fire[fn] as an offering to Molech.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 32:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:35 - They have built pagan shrines to Baal in the valley of Ben-Hinnom, and there they sacrifice their sons and daughters to Molech. I have never commanded such a horrible deed; it never even crossed my mind to command such a thing. What an incredible evil, causing Judah to sin so greatly!

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 5:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:26 - No, you served your pagan gods—Sakkuth your king god and Kaiwan your star god—the images you made for yourselves.
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