Strong's Number 3434
Transliteration:
Moloch
{mol-okh'}
Word Origin:
Part of Speech:
proper name masculine
Usage in the KJV:
Moloch 1
Total: 1
Definition:
Molech = "king"
- the name of the idol god of the Ammonites, to which human victims, particularly young children were offered in sacrifice. Its image was a hollow brazen figure, with the head of an ox, and outstretched human arms. It was heated red hot by a fire from within, and the little ones placed in its arms to be slowly burned, while to prevent the parents from hearing the dying cries, the sacrificing priests beat drums