Strongs Number: H40
- Hebrew Word
- אֲבִימֶלֶךְ
- Transliteration
- ʼĂbîymelek
- Phonetic
- ab-ee-mel'-ek
- Part of Speech
- Proper Name Masculine
- Strongs Definition
-
father of (the) king; {Abimelek} the name of two Philistine kings and of two Israelites
- BDB Definition
-
Abimelech = "Melek is father" or "my father is king"
1. king of Gerar in Abraham's time
2. king of Gath in David's time; maybe title of Philistine kings
3. son of Gideon by a concubine
4. priest, son of Abiathar
- Origin
- From H1 and H4428
- Bible Usage
- Abimelech.