מֹלֶךְ

מֹ֫לֶךְ proper name, of a divinity Molech (ᵐ5 Μολοχ, ᵑ9 Moloch) (= מֶלֶךְ i.e. (divine) King, with vowels of בּשֶׁת to denote abhorrence, Hoffm^{ZAW iii. 1883, 124} RS^{Semitic i. 353; 2nd ed. 372}; compare Hoffm^{GG Abh. xxxvi. 1890 a (May, 1889), 25}; Phoenician proper name, of divinity מלך Milk, in proper names compare Bloch, Dr^{Dt.222 f.}); — with article ׳הַמּ: — the god to whom Israel sacrificed children with fire (in valley of Hinnom); ׳העביר בָּנֵשׁ לַ מּ 2 Kong 23,10 ׳העביר לַמּ Jer 32,35 (|| הַבַּעַל), 3 Mos 18,21 (H); ׳נתן לַמּ 3 Mos 20,2; 3 Mos 20,3; 3 Mos 20,4 (H); more generally ׳לִזְנוֺת אַחֲרֵי הַמּ v3 Mos 20,5 (H). In 1 Kong 11,7 read probably מִלְכֹּם, q. v.