What does מַלְכָּם · Μολόχ mean in the Bible?
מַלְכָּם · Μολόχ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "the national deity worshiped by the Ammonites".
Hebrew · H4445, G3434
מִלְכֹּם
Malcam or Milcom , the national idol of the Ammonites · Moloch (i.e. Molek), an idol
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מַלְכָּם H4445 Malcam or Milcom , the national idol of the Ammonites
Pronunciation malĕkām
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Μολόχ G3434 Moloch (i.e. Molek), an idol
Pronunciation Molóch
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What does מִלְכֹּם (milkom) mean in the Bible?
מַלְכָּם · Μολόχ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "the national deity worshiped by the Ammonites".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H4445, G3434?
H4445, G3434 is connected to 5 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. the national deity worshiped by the Ammonites
Strong's H4445, G3434
Lexical occurrences 5 verses Source Gloss
the national deity worshiped by the Ammonites
Word Origins
מִלְכֹּם is built from these roots:
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain