Elimelech
אֱלִימֶ֫לֶךְStrong’s H0458elimelekh (e-li-me-lekh)
Appears in 6 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Elimelekh is the Hebrew word usually translated “elimelech”. It appears in 6 verses of the Old Testament.
“And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehemjudah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there.”
Meaning
- A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Rut.1.2; married to Naomi (H5281)
How it's translated
- elimelech 4
- to elimelech 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Ruth 6
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Ruth 1:3And Elimelech Naomi’s husband died; and she was left, and her two sons.
- Ruth 2:1And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband’s, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech; and his name was Boaz.
- Ruth 2:3And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech.
- Ruth 4:3And he said unto the kinsman, Naomi, that is come again out of the country of Moab, selleth a parcel of land, which was our brother Elimelech’s:
- Ruth 4:9And Boaz said unto the elders, and unto all the people, Ye are witnesses this day, that I have bought all that was Elimelech’s, and all that was Chilion’s and Mahlon’s, of the hand of Naomi.
Hebrew dictionary
אֱלִימֶ֫לֶךְ elimelekh · Elimelech
A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Rut.1.2; married to Naomi (H5281); father of: Mahlon (H4248), Chilion (H3630) § Elimelech = "my God is king" Naomi's husband
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.