# H40 אֲבִימֶלֶךְ

אֲבִימֶלֶךְ (ʼĂbîymelek), Strong’s H40: Abimelek, the name of two Philistine kings and of two Israelites KJV: Abimelech.. Occurs 67 times.

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*ʼĂbîymelek* — Abimelek, the name of two Philistine kings and of two Israelites

KJV: Abimelech.

Built from [אָב ʼâb](https://besorah.bible/word/H1) (father) + [מֶלֶךְ melek](https://besorah.bible/word/H4428) (a king) — means “father of (the) king”

Occurs 67 times.

## 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](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/20?v=2) — Abraham said about Sarah his wife, “She is my sister.” Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
- [Genesis 20:3](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/20?v=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](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/20?v=4) — Now Abimelech had not come near her. He said, “Lord, will you kill even a righteous nation?
- [Genesis 20:8](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/20?v=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](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/20?v=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](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/20?v=10) — Abimelech said to Abraham, “What did you see, that you have done this thing?”
- [Genesis 20:14](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/20?v=14) — Abimelech took sheep and cattle, male servants and female servants, and gave them to Abraham, and restored Sarah, his…
- [Genesis 20:15](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/20?v=15) — Abimelech said, “Behold, my land is before you. Dwell where it pleases you.”
- [Genesis 20:17](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/20?v=17) — Abraham prayed to God. So God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female servants, and they bore children.
- [Genesis 20:18](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/20?v=18) — For the LORD had closed up tight all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham’s wife.