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King James Bible

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.