H40 אֲבִימֶלֶךְ
ʼĂbîymelek — Abimelek, the name of two Philistine kings and of two Israelites
KJV: Abimelech.
Built from אָב ʼâb (father) + מֶלֶךְ melek (a king) — means “father of (the) king”
Occurs 67 times. Every verse with this word
Brown–Driver–Briggs
- אֲבִימֶ֫לֶךְ n.pr.m. (Melek (= Malik, Molech) is father)
- 1 king of Gerar
- 2 king of Gath
- 3 son of Gideon
- 4 priest, son of Abiathar
Where it occurs
- Genesis 20:2 — Abraham said about Sarah his wife, “She is my sister.” Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
- Genesis 20:3 — But God came to Abimelech in a dream of the night, and said to him, “Behold, you are a dead man, because of the woman…
- Genesis 20:4 — Now Abimelech had not come near her. He said, “Lord, will you kill even a righteous nation?
- Genesis 20:8 — Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ear. The men were…
- Genesis 20:9 — Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said to him, “What have you done to us? How have I sinned against you, that you have…
- Genesis 20:10 — Abimelech said to Abraham, “What did you see, that you have done this thing?”
- Genesis 20:14 — Abimelech took sheep and cattle, male servants and female servants, and gave them to Abraham, and restored Sarah, his…
- Genesis 20:15 — Abimelech said, “Behold, my land is before you. Dwell where it pleases you.”
- Genesis 20:17 — Abraham prayed to God. So God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female servants, and they bore children.
- Genesis 20:18 — For the LORD had closed up tight all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham’s wife.