- Original: Μολόχ
- Transliteration: Moloch
- Phonetic: mol-okh'
- 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
- Origin: of hebrew origin
H4432
- TDNT entry: None
- Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine
- Strong's: Of hebrew origin [
H4432 ];
Moloch (that is Molek) an idol: - Moloch.
Total KJV Occurrences: 1
• Moloch, 1
Act 7:43