מֹ֫לֶךְ

mo.lekhMolech
hebrewOld TestamentTitle8 occurrences4 books8 verses
This is the name of Molech: Canaanite deity associated with child sacrifice.

Definition

from H4427; Molek (i.e. king), the chief deity of the Ammonites
Traditional renderings: Molech. Compare H4445.

Glossary entries

Milcom Molech Malcham Moloch

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

8 total
  1. Leviticus 18:21לַמֹּ֑לֶךְ · to Molech
    You must not give any of your children to be sacrificed to Molech, for you must not profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.
  2. Leviticus 20:2לַמֹּ֖לֶךְ · to Molech
    “Tell the Israelites, ‘Any Israelite or foreigner living in Israel who gives any of his children to Molech must be put to death. The people of the land are to stone him.
  3. Leviticus 20:3לַמֹּ֔לֶךְ · to Molech
    And I will set My face against that man and cut him off from his people, because by giving his offspring to Molech, he has defiled My sanctuary and profaned My holy name.
  4. Leviticus 20:4לַמֹּ֑לֶךְ · to Molech
    And if the people of the land ever hide their eyes and fail to put to death the man who gives one of his children to Molech,
  5. Leviticus 20:5הַמֹּ֖לֶךְ · Molech
    …then I will set My face against that man and his family and cut off from among their people both him and all who follow him in prostituting themselves with Molech.
  6. 1 Kings 11:7וּלְמֹ֕לֶךְ · and for Molech
    At that time on a hill east of Jerusalem, Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab and for Molech the abomination of the Ammonites.
  7. 2 Kings 23:10לַמֹּֽלֶךְ׃ · to Molech
    He also desecrated Topheth in the Valley of Ben-hinnom so that no one could sacrifice his son or daughter in the fire to Molech.
  8. Jeremiah 32:35לַמֹּלֶךְ֒ · the fire to Molech
    They have built the high places of Baal in the Valley of Ben-hinnom to make their sons and daughters pass through the fire to Molech—something I never commanded them, nor had it ever entered My mind, that they should commit such an abomination and cause Judah to sin.