H4432 - מֹלֶךְ (Môlek)

H4432 מֹלֶךְ (Môlek) mo'-lek

Hebrew

Noun (Masculine)

Quick Definition

Molech

Biblical Persons & Places

Molech A male deity in the Old Testament

A male deity in the Old Testament; called Molech (מֹ֫לֶךְ); or Milcom (KJV= "their king;" NIV= Molek) or Milcom (KJV= Malcham; NIV= Molek) (מֶ֫לֶךְ); or Milcom (NIV= Molek) (מִלכֹּם); or Moloch (NIV= Molek) (Μολόχ)

Strong's Definition

Molek (i.e. king), the chief deity of the Ammonites

Derivation: from H4427 (מָלַךְ);

KJV Usage: Molech. Compare H4445 (מַלְכָּם).

TWOT Reference: 1199h

Outline of Biblical Usage

Molech = "king"

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

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G3434

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

§ Molech = "king" the god of the Ammonites and Phoenicians to whom some Israelites sacrificed their infants in the valley of Hinnom

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

מֹלֶךְ môlek BDB Definition: Molech = king 1) the god of the Ammonites and Phoenicians to whom some Israelites sacrificed their infants in the valley of Hinnom Part of Speech: noun proper masculine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H4427 Same Word by TWOT Number: 1199h Total KJV Occurrences: 9

Bible Occurrences (8)

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

11:7

23:10

32:35

Leviticus 18:21

You must not give any of your children to be sacrificed to Molech, for you must not profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.

Leviticus 20:2

Tell... the Israelites..., Any... Israelite... or foreigner living in Israel who gives any of his children to Molech must be put to death.... The people of the land are to stone him.

Leviticus 20:3

And I will set My face against that man and cut him off from his people, because by giving his offspring to Molech,... he has defiled My sanctuary and profaned My holy name.

Leviticus 20:4

And if the people of the land ever hide... their eyes and fail to put to death the man who gives one of his children to Molech,

Leviticus 20:5

then I will set My face against that man and his family and cut off from among their people both him and all who follow him in prostituting themselves... with Molech.

1 Kings 11:7

At that time on a hill east of Jerusalem, Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab and for Molech the abomination of the Ammonites....

2 Kings 23:10

He also desecrated Topheth in the Valley of Ben-hinnom so that no one could sacrifice his son or daughter in the fire to Molech.

Jeremiah 32:35

They have built the high places of Baal in the Valley of Ben-hinnom to make their sons... and daughters pass through the fire to Molech— something I never commanded them, nor had it ever entered... My mind, that they should commit such... an abomination and cause Judah to sin.