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Name of God’s Son

ΑΒΙΜΕΛΕΧʼ, αβιμελεχʼ

ABIMELECHʼ, abimelechʼ

Sounds Like: ah-BEE-meh-lekh

Translations: Abimelech

From the root: ΑΒΙΜΕΛΕΧ

Part of Speech: Proper Noun

Explanation: Abimelech is a proper noun, referring to a Philistine king of Gerar mentioned in the Old Testament, or to a son of Gideon who became a king in Shechem. It is a compound word meaning 'my father is king' or 'father of a king'. The final apostrophe (keraia) indicates that this is a proper noun and not a number.

Inflection: Does not inflect

Strong’s number: G0002 (Lookup on BibleHub)


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Codex Sinaiticus

From the same root

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