Strong H40H40Iאֲבִימֶ֫לֶךְ
Abimelech
One of the 4 senses of Strong H40
- Transliteration
- 'ăbîymelek
- Pronunciation
- ab-ee-mel'-ek
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
Meaning of the name
Abimelech = "Melek is father" or "my father is king"
General definition
In the biblical story
Achish
Philistine king of Gath, gave refuge to David
Achish, also referred to as Abimelech, was the Philistine king of Gath who granted refuge to David when he fled from King Saul, but later dismissed him due to the suspicion of his servants.