The meaning of “מֹלֶךְ”
Understanding Môlek reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Molech. Compare מַלְכָּם. - § Molech = "king" - Molek (i.e. king), the chief deity of the Ammonites 1) the god of the Am...
מֹלֶךְ
Molech. Compare מַלְכָּם. - § Molech = "king" - Molek (i.e. king), the chief deity of the Ammonites 1) the god of the Ammonites and Phoenicians to whom some Israelites sacrificed their infants in the valley of Hinnom
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Leviticus 20:3 | “And I will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people; because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, to defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name.” Word: מֹלֶךְ (Môlek) | |
| 1 Kings 11:7 | “Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the children of Ammon.” Word: מֹלֶךְ (Môlek) | |
| 2 Kings 23:10 | “And he defiled Topheth, which is in the valley of the children of Hinnom, that no man might make his son or his daughter to pass through the fire to Molech.” Word: מֹלֶךְ (Môlek) | |
| Jeremiah 32:35 | “And they built the high places of Baal, which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire unto Molech; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my mind, that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin.” Word: מֹלֶךְ (Môlek) |
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