Greek - English Dictionary
G3434 - Moloch
| Strong's No.: | G3434 |
| Greek: | Μολόχ |
| Transliteration: | Moloch |
| Phonetic: | mol-okh' |
| Word Origin: | Of Hebrew origin [H4432] |
| Bible Usage: | Moloch. |
| Part of Speech: | Noun Masculine |
| Strongs Definition: | Moloch (that is Molek) an idol |
| Thayers Definition: | Molech = "king" 1. the name of the idol god of the Ammonites, to which human victims, particularly young children were offered in sacrifice. Its image was a hollow brazen figure, with the head of an ox, and outstretched human arms. It was heated red hot by a fire from within, and the little ones placed in its arms to be slowly burned, while to prevent the parents from hearing the dying cries, the sacrificing priests beat drums |
| Bible References:
Moloch |
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| Translation Occurrences: |
Moloch ( 1 )
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.