Strongs Number: H4445
- Hebrew Word
- מַלְכָּם
- Transliteration
- Malkâm
- Phonetic
- mal-kawm'
- Part of Speech
- Proper Name Masculine
- Strongs Definition
-
Malcam or {Milcom} the national idol of the Ammonites
- BDB Definition
-
Milcom = "great king"
1. the god of the Ammonites and Phoenicians to whom some Israelites sacrificed their infants in the valley of Hinnom
a. also 'Molech'
2. a Benjamite, son of Shaharaim by his wife Hodesh
- Origin
- From H4428 for H4432
- Bible Usage
- {Malcham} Milcom.