Abimelech
אֲבִימֶ֫לֶךְStrong’s H0040avimelekh (a-vi-me-lekh)
Appears in 62 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Avimelekh is the Hebrew word usually translated “abimelech”, “from abimelech” and “against abimelech”. It appears in 62 verses of the Old Testament.
“And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.”
Meaning
- King of Gerar in Abraham's time
- King of Gath in David's time; maybe title of Philistine kings
- Son of Gideon by a concubine
- Priest, son of Abiathar
- King of Gerar in Abraham's time
- King of Gath in David's time; maybe title of Philistine kings
- Son of Gideon by a concubine
- Priest, son of Abiathar
How it's translated
- abimelech 53
- and abimelech 5
- to abimelech 4
- in abimelech 1
- from abimelech 1
- with abimelech 1
- of abimelech 1
- against abimelech 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Judges 36
- Genesis 23
- 2 Samuel 1
- 1 Chronicles 1
- Psalms 1
5 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Genesis 20:3But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man’s wife.
- Genesis 20:4But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, LORD, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation?
- Genesis 20:8Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears: and the men were sore afraid.
- Genesis 20:9Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and what have I offended thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done.
- Genesis 20:10And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?
- Genesis 20:14And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife.
All 62 verses, by book
- Genesis 23
- 20:220:320:420:820:920:1020:1420:1520:1720:1821:2221:2521:2621:2721:2921:3226:126:826:926:1026:1126:1626:26
- Judges 36
- 8:319:19:39:49:69:169:189:199:209:219:229:239:249:259:279:289:299:319:349:359:389:399:409:419:429:449:459:479:489:499:509:529:539:559:5610:1
- 2 Samuel 1
- 11:21
- 1 Chronicles 1
- 18:16
- Psalms 1
- 34:1
Hebrew dictionary
אֲבִימֶ֫לֶךְ avimelekh · Abimelech
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.20.2 § 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
אֲבִימֶ֫לֶךְ avimelekh · Abimelech
A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.8.31; son of: Gideon (H1439); brother of: Jether (H3500) and Jotham (H3147) § 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
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.