אֲבִימֶ֫לֶךְ
a.vi.me.lekh
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.20.2
§ Abimelech = "Melek is father" or "my father is king"
1. king of Gerar in Abraham's time
2. king of Gath in David's time; maybe title of Philistine kings
3. son of Gideon by a concubine
4. priest, son of Abiathar
A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.8.31;
son of: Gideon (H1439);
brother of: Jether (H3500) and Jotham (H3147)
§ Abimelech = "Melek is father" or "my father is king"
1. king of Gerar in Abraham's time
2. king of Gath in David's time; maybe title of Philistine kings
3. son of Gideon by a concubine
4. priest, son of Abiathar
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.21.10;
son of: Maoch (H4582); also called Abimelech (NIV: Abimelek) at Psa.34.1;
Another name of a.khish (אָכִישׁ "Achish" H0397)
§ Abimelech = "Melek is father" or "my father is king"
1. king of Gerar in Abraham's time
2. king of Gath in David's time; maybe title of Philistine kings
3. son of Gideon by a concubine
4. priest, son of Abiathar
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.8.17;
son of: Abiathar (H0054);
brother of: Jonathan (H3083I)
Another spelling of a.chi.me.lekh (אֲחִימֶ֫לֶךְ "Ahimelech" H0288I)
§ Abimelech = "Melek is father" or "my father is king"
1. king of Gerar in Abraham's time
2. king of Gath in David's time; maybe title of Philistine kings
3. son of Gideon by a concubine
4. priest, son of Abiathar
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Concordance 62 verses
- Judges 9:47 לַאֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ
And when Abimelech was told that all the leaders in the tower of Shechem were gathered there,
- Judges 9:48 אֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְאֲבִימֶ֨לֶךְ
he and all his men went up to Mount Zalmon. Abimelech took his axe in his hand and cut a branch from the trees, which he lifted to his shoulder, saying to his men, “Hurry and do what you have seen me do.”
- Judges 9:49 אֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙
So each man also cut his own branch and followed Abimelech. Then they piled the branches against the inner chamber and set it on fire above them, killing everyone in the tower of Shechem, about a thousand men and women.
- Judges 9:50 אֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ
Then Abimelech went to Thebez, encamped against it, and captured it.
- Judges 9:52 אֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙
When Abimelech came to attack the tower, he approached its entrance to set it on fire.
- Judges 9:53 אֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ
But a woman dropped an upper millstone on Abimelech’s head, crushing his skull.
- Judges 9:55 אֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ
And when the Israelites saw that Abimelech was dead, they all went home.
- Judges 9:56 אֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ
In this way God repaid the wickedness that Abimelech had done to his father in murdering his seventy brothers.
- Judges 10:1 אֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ
After the time of Abimelech, a man of Issachar, Tola son of Puah, the son of Dodo, rose up to save Israel. He lived in Shamir, in the hill country of Ephraim.
- 2 Samuel 11:21 אֲבִימֶ֣לֶךְ
Who was the one to strike Abimelech son of Jerubbesheth ? Was it not a woman who dropped an upper millstone on him from the wall, so that he died in Thebez? Why did you get so close to the wall?’ If so, then you are to say, ‘Your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead as well.’”
- 1 Chronicles 18:16 וַאֲבִימֶ֥לֶךְ
Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Shavsha was the scribe;
- Psalms 34:1 אֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ
I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise will always be on my lips.
