BDB4687
מַלְכָּם proper name, masculine a Benjamite 1Chr 8:9. ᵐ5 B Μελχας, A Μελχαμ, ᵐ5 L Μελχομ. On Jer 49:1; Jer 49:3; Zeph 1:5 see מִלְכֹּם .
Strong's Lexicon
H4445
H4445 — מַלכָּם מִלכּוֹם
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H4445 |
|---|---|
| Word: | מַלכָּם מִלכּוֹם |
| Part of Speech: | name |
| Etymology: | from H4428 for H4432 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 4 |
| Transliteration: | Malkam |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | mal-kawm' (or Milkowm {mil-kome'}) n/p. |
| Meaning: | 1. Malcam or Milcom, the national idol of the Ammonites |
| KJV Renderings: | Malcham, Milcom. |
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced
BDB4688
מִלְכֹּם proper name [of a divinity] Milcom, god of Ammonites (compare RSSemitic i. 67 ) — שִׁקֻּץ עַמֹּנִים ׳ מ 1Kgs 11:5 (|| עַשְׁתֹּרֶת); compare אֱלֹהֵי בְנֵי עַמּוֺן ׳ מ 1Kgs 11:33 (|| ׳ ע + כְּמוֺשׁ), so read also (for ᵑ0 מֹלֶךְ) 1Kgs 11:7 (|| כְּמוֺשׁ); תּוֺעֲבַת ׳ מ בְּנֵיעַֿמּוֺן 2Kgs 23:13 (|| as 1Kgs 11:33 ); read מִלְכֹּם also for מַלְכָּם Jer 49:1; Jer 49:3 ( ᵐ5 Μελχολ, Μελχομ), compare Gie, and Zeph 1:5 ( ᵑ6 ᵑ9 , compare Now), probably 2Sam 12:30 = 1Chr 20:2 (see מֶלֶךְ 5 d), and perhaps Amos 1:15 (whence Jer 49:3 compare Dr Now; — not We GASm).