Strong G3434Μολόχ
Moloch
- Transliteration
- Moloch
- Pronunciation
- mol-okh'
- Morphology
- Proper Name Title (ie not the name of a person or place)
Definition
Of Hebrew origin [H4432];
Moloch (that is Molek) an idol: - Moloch.
Moloch (that is Molek) an idol: - Moloch.
Meaning of the name
Molech, "`shameful’ king"
Detailed definition
Μολόχ, ὁ indecl. (Heb. מֶלֶךְ, prop. מֶלֶךְ King, but vocalized to read בֺּשֶׁת, shame, of. Βάαλ, and see DB, iii, 415 f.),
Moloch, the god of the Ammonites : Act.7:43 (LXX).†
(AS)
Moloch, the god of the Ammonites : Act.7:43 (LXX).†
(AS)
In the biblical story
Molech
Canaanite deity associated with child sacrifice.
Molech (or Milcom or Moloch) was a Canaanite deity associated with child sacrifice.
In the Bible
Strong G3434 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- moloch1
First verses
- Acts 7:43Yea, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, figures which ye made to worship them: and I will carry you away beyond Babylon.