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Strong's Number H40

Transliteration:
'Abiymelek{ab-ee-mel'-ek}
Word Origin:
from 1 and 4428
Part of Speech:
proper name masculine
Usage in the KJV:
Abimelech 67

Total: 67
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
TDNT - Theological Dictionary of the New Testament
TWOT - Theological Word Book of the Old Testament