Lexicon Abimelek: "father is king," a Philistine name, also an Israelite name Original Word: אֲבִימֶ֫לֶךPart of Speech: Proper Name Masculine Transliteration: Abimelek Phonetic Spelling: (ab-ee-mel'-ek) Short Definition: Abimelech NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom ab and melekDefinition"father is king," a Philistine name, also an Isr. name NASB TranslationAbimelech (65), Abimelech's (1).
Brown-Driver-Briggs אֲבִימֶ֫לֶךְ proper name, masculine ( Melek (= Malik, Molech) is father) — אֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ Genesis 20:18 #NAME? 1 king of Gerar Genesis 20:2,3,4 +, Genesis 21:22,25 (twice in verse) +, Genesis 26:1,8 + (24 t. Genesis). 2 king of Gath Psalm Genesis 34:1 error for אָכִישׁ, compare 1 Samuel 21:11 f; — a better known Philistine name substituted for a less known (Hup3). > Others (Thes Ol De MV) think a title of Philistine kings, compare Pharaoh. 3 son of Gideon Judges 8:31; Judges 9:1,3,4 +, Judges 10:1 (40 t. Judges), 2 Samuel 11:21. 4 priest, son of Abiathar 1 Chronicles 18:16 error for אֲחִימֶלֶח q. v. (Sabean also proper name, feminine OsianderZMG 1865, 209).
Strong's Abimelech From 'ab and melek; father of (the) king; Abimelek, the name of two Philistine kings and of two Israelites -- Abimelech. see HEBREW 'ab see HEBREW melek |
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