אֲבִימֶלֶךְ
ʼĂbîymelek · ab-ee-mel'-ek
Abimelek, the name of two Philistine kings and of two Israelites
Lexicon
Derivation: from H1 (אָב) and H4428 (מֶלֶךְ); father of (the) king;
Abimelek, the name of two Philistine kings and of two Israelites
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Abimelech.
Letters
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- כKaf20
Picture: open palm
- Concrete
- palm · open hand · sole of the foot
- Extended
- to open · to allow · to cover · to tame · like / as
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
strength, the leader › the house, what is within › the hand that works › water, chaos, the mighty deep › authority, the one who leads › the open hand that covers
Strength, the leader of the house, what is within of the hand that works of water, chaos, the mighty deep of authority, the one who leads of the open hand that covers.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of אֲבִימֶלֶךְ above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
67 occurrences · 67 OT · 0 NT · 25 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and abimelech20 · 30%
- abimelech16 · 24%
- then abimelech3 · 4%
- of abimelech3 · 4%
- that abimelech3 · 4%
- to abimelech2 · 3%
- unto abimelech2 · 3%
- with abimelech2 · 3%
- who is abimelech2 · 3%
- but abimelech1 · 1%
- therefore abimelech1 · 1%
- which abimelech's1 · 1%
- them unto abimelech1 · 1%
- wherewith abimelech1 · 1%
- in that ye have made abimelech1 · 1%
- and have made abimelech1 · 1%
- ye in abimelech1 · 1%
- from abimelech1 · 1%
- when abimelech1 · 1%
- between abimelech1 · 1%
- upon abimelech1 · 1%
- that were with him; and abimelech1 · 1%
- upon abimelech's1 · 1%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.