UBS Hebrew Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: np

Name meanings: (my) father is king

Related lemmas: אָב · מֶלֶךְ

Sense 1: Abimelech

Semantic domains: Names of People (003001007)

Definition: = name or title of man; ► king of Gerar

Show passage in OET: GEN 20:2

OET-RV GEN 20:2

2 Avraham had told people his wife Sarah was his sister, so Avimelek the king of Gerar sent for Sarah and took her.

OET-LV GEN 20:2

2 And_ ʼAⱱrāhām _he/it _said concerning Sārāh his/its_wife/woman sister _of_is_my she and_ ʼAⱱīmelek the _king _of Gərār _he _sent and_he/it _took DOM Sārāh.

Show passage in OET: GEN 20:3

OET-RV GEN 20:3

3 But God came to Avimelek in a dream in the night and told him, “Listen, you’re as good as dead because of that woman you took because she is married to a husband.”

OET-LV GEN 20:3

3 And_ god _he _came to ʼAⱱīmelek in _(the)_dream the_night and_he/it _said to_him/it HERE_you are_about _to _die on the_woman whom you _have _taken and_she is_married _of a _husband.

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All 23 recorded passages for this sense

GEN: OET GEN 20:2–4 · OET GEN 20:8–10 · OET GEN 20:14–15 · OET GEN 20:17–18 · OET GEN 21:22 · OET GEN 21:25–27 · OET GEN 21:29 · OET GEN 21:32 · OET GEN 26:1 · OET GEN 26:8–11 · OET GEN 26:16 · OET GEN 26:26

Sense 2: Abimelech

Semantic domains: Names of People (003001007)

Definition: = name or title of man; probably another name for Achish ► king of Gath, or his title

Show passage in OET: PSA 34:1

OET-RV PSA 34:0

A song by David who pretended to be insane in front of King Avimelek, causing the king to send him away.

OET-LV PSA 34:1

34 Of_Dāvid when_changed_he DOM sense _of_his to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before ʼAⱱīmelek and_he_drove _him _away and_he _went.

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Sense 3: Abimelech

Semantic domains: Names of People (003001007)

Definition: = man; ◄ son of Gideon; ► king of Shechem

Show passage in OET: JDG 8:31

OET-RV JDG 8:31

31 He also had a mistress in Shekem—she also bore him a son that he named Avimelek.

OET-LV JDG 8:31

31 And_concubine _of_his who was_in_Shəkem she _bore for_him/it also she a _son and_he/it _assigned DOM his/its_name ʼAⱱīmelek.

Show passage in OET: JDG 9:1

OET-RV JDG 9:1

9 Now Gid’on’s son Avimelek went to Shekem to his mother’s brothers and spoke to those uncles and to all the extended family of his mother’s father, saying,

OET-LV JDG 9:1

9 And_ ʼAⱱīmelek the _son _of Jerub-Baˊal _he/it _went to_Shəkem to the _brothers _of his/its_mother and_he/it _spoke to_them and_near/to all _of the _clan _of the _house _of the _father _of his/its_mother to_say.

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All 37 recorded passages for this sense

JDG: OET JDG 8:31 · OET JDG 9:1 · OET JDG 9:3–4 · OET JDG 9:6 · OET JDG 9:16 · OET JDG 9:18–25 · OET JDG 9:27–29 · OET JDG 9:31 · OET JDG 9:34–35 · OET JDG 9:38–42 · OET JDG 9:44–45 · OET JDG 9:47–50 · OET JDG 9:52–53 · OET JDG 9:55–56 · OET JDG 10:1

SA2: OET SA2 11:21

Sense 4: Abimelech

Semantic domains: Names of People (003001007)

Definition: = man; ◄ son of Abiathar; tribe of Levi; ► priest

Show passage in OET: CH1 18:16

OET-RV CH1 18:16

16 Ahituv’s son Tsadok and Evyatar’s son Ahimelek were priests, and Shavsha was the secretary.

OET-LV CH1 18:16

16 And_Tsādōq/(Zadok) the _son _of ʼAḩīţūⱱ and_ʼAⱱīmelek the _son _of ʼEⱱyātār were_priests and_Shavshāʼ was_secretary.

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UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

אֲבִימֶלֶךְ

Form 1

Sense 1: Abimelech

Sense 2: Abimelech

Sense 3: Abimelech

Sense 4: Abimelech