Malcham — the meaning of the Hebrew name מַלְכָּם

מַלְכָּם

Malkâm · pronounced mal-kawm' · Strong's H4445 · a man · also spelled Milcom

Malcham means Malcam or Milcom, the national idol of the Ammonites.

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מֶלֶךְ melek (from, H4428) — a king open in the lexicon ›

מֹלֶךְ Môlek (for, H4432) — Molek (i.e. king), the chief deity of the Ammonites open in the lexicon ›

or מִלְכּוֹם; from H4428 for H4432; Malcam or Milcom, the national idol of the Ammonites.

1Kgs 11:5 For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites. (KJV)

5 occurrences in 5 verses — 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, Zephaniah

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.