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מֹלֶךְ

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

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מֹלֶךְ H4432
Pronunciation mōlekĕ

What does מֹלֶךְ (mōlekĕ) mean in the Bible?

מֹלֶךְ (mōlekĕ) is a Hebrew word meaning "Molek (i.e. king), the chief deity of the Ammonites".

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Questions this entry answers

What does מֹלֶךְ (mōlekĕ) mean in the Bible?

e. king), the chief deity of the Ammonites".

How does the BSB render H4432?

The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include to Molech (5), and for Molech (1), Molech (1), the fire to Molech (1).

Where does מֹלֶךְ (mōlekĕ) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 18:21. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (5), 1 Kings (1), 2 Kings (1), Jeremiah (1).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
to Molech 5× Leviticus 18:21, Leviticus 20:2, Leviticus 20:3, Leviticus 20:4
and for Molech 1× 1 Kings 11:7
Molech 1× Leviticus 20:5
the fire to Molech 1× Jeremiah 32:35
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 18:21 לַמֹּ֑לֶךְ to to Molech Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Leviticus 20:2 לַמֹּ֖לֶךְ to to Molech Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Leviticus 20:3 לַמֹּ֔לֶךְ to to Molech Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Leviticus 20:4 לַמֹּ֑לֶךְ to to Molech Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Leviticus 20:5 הַמֹּ֖לֶךְ to Molech Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Kings 11:7 וּלְמֹ֕לֶךְ to and for Molech Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular 2 Kings 23:10 לַמֹּֽלֶךְ׃ to to Molech Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Jeremiah 32:35 לַמֹּלֶךְ֒ to the fire to Molech Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row Leviticus 18:21
Aligned rows 8
Books represented 4
Leviticus 5 1 Kings 1 2 Kings 1 Jeremiah 1
Source forms
לַמֹּ֑לֶךְ 2x lam·mō·leḵ Leviticus 18:21, Leviticus 20:4
הַמֹּ֖לֶךְ 1x ham·mō·leḵ Leviticus 20:5
וּלְמֹ֕לֶךְ 1x ū·lə·mō·leḵ 1 Kings 11:7
לַמֹּ֖לֶךְ 1x lam·mō·leḵ Leviticus 20:2
לַמֹּ֔לֶךְ 1x lam·mō·leḵ Leviticus 20:3
לַמֹּלֶךְ֒ 1x lam·mō·leḵ Jeremiah 32:35
לַמֹּֽלֶךְ׃ 1x lam·mō·leḵ 2 Kings 23:10
Parsing patterns
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular 6x Leviticus 18:21, Leviticus 20:2, Leviticus 20:3, Leviticus 20:4
Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1x Leviticus 20:5
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1x 1 Kings 11:7
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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