A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Rut.1.2; married to Naomi (H5281); father of: Mahlon (H4248), Chilion (H3630) § Elimelech = "my God is king" Naomi's husband
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H458 — אֱלִימֶ֫לֶךְ
e.li.me.lekh · Elimelech · Hebrew/Aramaic
6 tagged verse occurrences
Ruth 1:2 · אֱֽלִימֶ֡לֶךְAnd the name of the man is Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites from Beth-Lehem-Judah; and they come into the fields of Moab, and are there.Ruth 1:3 · אֱלִימֶ֖לֶךְAnd Elimelech husband of Naomi dieth, and she is left, she and her two sons;Ruth 2:1 · אֱלִימֶ֑לֶךְAnd Naomi hath an acquaintance of her husband’s, a man mighty in wealth, of the family of Elimelech, and his name is Boaz.Ruth 2:3 · אֱלִימֶֽלֶךְ׃And she goeth and cometh and gathereth in a field after the reapers, and her chance happeneth—the portion of the field is Boaz’s who is of the family of Elimelech.Ruth 4:3 · לֶאֱלִימֶ֑לֶךְAnd he saith to the redeemer, ‘A portion of the field which is to our brother, to Elimelech, hath Naomi sold, who hath come back from the fields of Moab;Ruth 4:9 · לֶֽאֱלִימֶ֔לֶךְAnd Boaz saith to the elders, and to all the people, ‘Witnesses are ye to-day that I have bought all that is to Elimelech, and all that is to Chilion and Mahlon, from the hand of Naomi;