Strong's #40: 'Abiymelek (pronounced ab-ee-mel'-ek)
from 1 and 4428; father of (the) king; Abimelek, the name of two Philistine kings and of two Israelites:--Abimelech.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon:
'ăbı̂ymelek
Abimelech = "Melek is father" or "my father is king"
1) king of Gerar in Abraham' s time
2) king of Gath in David' s time; maybe title of Philistine kings
3) son of Gideon by a concubine
4) priest, son of Abiathar
Part of Speech: noun proper masculine
Relation: from H1 and H4428
Usage:
This word is used 67 times:
Judges 9:41: " And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah: and Zebul thrust out Gaal"
Judges 9:42: "that the people went out into the field; and they told Abimelech."
Judges 9:44: " And Abimelech, and the company that was with him, rushed forward, and stood in the entering"
Judges 9:45: " And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took"
Judges 9:47: "And it was told Abimelech, that all the men of the tower of Shechem"
Judges 9:48: " And Abimelech got him up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people"
Judges 9:48: "the people were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand,"
Judges 9:49: "every man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them to the hold,"
Judges 9:50: "Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took"
Judges 9:52: " And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto"
Judges 9:53: "a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech's and all to broke his skull."
Judges 9:55: "of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed unto his place."
Judges 9:56: "rendered the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did in slaying"
Judges 10:1: "And after Abimelech there arose to defend Israel Tola"
2 Samuel 11:21: "Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not"
1 Chronicles 18:16: "And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests;"
Psalms 34:1: "his behavior before Abimelech; who drove him away, I will bless the"
