H458 - אֱלִימֶלֶךְ (ʼĔlîymelek)

H458 אֱלִימֶלֶךְ (ʼĔlîymelek) el-ee-meh'-lek

Hebrew

Noun (Masculine)

Quick Definition

Elimelech

Biblical Persons & Places

Elimelech Man living before Israel's Monarchy

A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Rut.1.2; only referred to as Elimelech (אֱלִימֶ֫לֶךְ); son of Salma; husband of Naomi; father of Mahlon, Chilion.

Strong's Definition

Elimelek, an Israelite

Derivation: from H410 (אֵל) and H4428 (מֶלֶךְ); God of (the) king;

KJV Usage: Elimelech.

Outline of Biblical Usage

Elimelech = "my God is king"

1) Naomi's husband

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Rut.1.2; married to Naomi (H5281); father of: Mahlon (H4248), Chilion (H3630) § Elimelech = "my God is king" Naomi's husband

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

אֱלִימֶלֶךְ ĕlý̂ymelek BDB Definition: Elimelech = my God is king 1) Naomis husband Part of Speech: noun proper masculine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H410 and H4428 Total KJV Occurrences: 6

Bible Occurrences (6)

1:2 1:3 2:1 2:3 4:3 4:9

Ruth 1:2

The man’s name was Elimelech, his wife’s name was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah, and they entered the land of Moab and settled there.

Ruth 1:3

Then Naomi’s husband Elimelech died, and she was left with her two sons,

Ruth 2:1

Now Naomi had a relative on her husband’s side, a prominent man of noble character from the clan of Elimelech, whose name [was] Boaz.

Ruth 2:3

So Ruth departed and went out into the field and gleaned after the harvesters. And she happened to come to the part of the field [belonging] to Boaz, who [was] from the clan of Elimelech.

Ruth 4:3

And he said to the kinsman-redeemer, Naomi, who has returned from the land of Moab, is selling the piece of land that belonged to our brother Elimelech.

Ruth 4:9

At this, Boaz said to the elders and all the people, You are witnesses today that I am buying from Naomi all that belonged to Elimelech, Chilion, and Mahlon.