Abimelech — the meaning of the Hebrew name אֲבִימֶלֶךְ
אֲבִימֶלֶךְ
Abimelech means father of (the) king.
Built from
אָב ʼâb — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application open in the lexicon ›
מֶלֶךְ melek — a king open in the lexicon ›
Strong's definition
from H1 and H4428; father of (the) king; Abimelek, the name of two Philistine kings and of two Israelites.
First appearance
Gen 20:2 And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
Every verse that names Abimelech
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