§ Molech = "king" the god of the Ammonites and Phoenicians to whom some Israelites sacrificed their infants in the valley of Hinnom
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H4432 — מֹ֫לֶךְ
mo.lekh · Molech · Hebrew/Aramaic
8 tagged verse occurrences
Leviticus 18:21 · לַמֹּ֑לֶךְAnd of thy seed thou dost not give to pass over to the Molech; nor dost thou pollute the name of thy God; I am Jehovah.Leviticus 20:2 · לַמֹּ֖לֶךְ‘And unto the sons of Israel thou dost say, Any man of the sons of Israel, and of the sojourners who is sojourning in Israel, who giveth of his seed to the Molech, is certainly put to death; the people of the land do stone him with stones;Leviticus 20:3 · לַמֹּ֔לֶךְand I—I set My face against that man, and have cut him off from the midst of his people, for of his seed he hath given to the Molech, so as to defile My sanctuary, and to pollute My holy name.Leviticus 20:4 · לַמֹּ֑לֶךְ‘And if the people of the land really hide their eyes from that man, in his giving of his seed to the Molech, so as not to put him to death,Leviticus 20:5 · הַמֹּ֖לֶךְthen I have set My face against that man, and against his family, and have cut him off, and all who are going a-whoring after him, even going a-whoring after the Molech, from the midst of their people.1 Kings 11:7 · וּלְמֹ֕לֶךְThen doth Solomon build a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is on the front of Jerusalem, and for Molech the abomination of the sons of Ammon;2 Kings 23:10 · לַמֹּֽלֶךְ׃And he hath defiled Topheth, that is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, so that no man doth cause his son and his daughter to pass over through fire to Molech.Jeremiah 32:35 · לַמֹּלֶךְ֒And they build the high places of Baal, that are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through to Molech, which I did not command them, nor did it come up on my heart to do this abomination, so as to cause Judah to sin.