Abimelech
English
Etymology
From Hebrew אֲבִימֶלֶךְ (avimelek, “Abimelech”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əˈbɪm.əˌlɛk/
Proper noun
Abimelech
- Any of several Philistine kings.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 26:8:
- And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife.
Italian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Biblical Hebrew אֲבִימֶלֶךְ.
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Spanish
Proper noun
Abimelech m
- Abimelech (Biblical character)
- 1602, La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), Génesis 26:8:
- Y sucedió que, después que, él estuvo allí muchos días, Abimelech, rey de los Filisteos, mirando por una ventana, vió á Isaac que jugaba con Rebeca su Mujer.
- And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife. (KJV)
- a male given name from Hebrew
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