Meanings
proper noun
- Any of several Philistine kings.
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.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 26:8
Origin
- Hebrewאֲבִימֶלֶךְ“Abimelech”
- EnglishAbimelech
From Hebrew אֲבִימֶלֶךְ (avimelek, “Abimelech”).
More words from Hebrew
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek Ἀβιμέλεχ
- Ἀβιμέλεχ (Abimélekh)name of Philistine kings
Finnish Abimelek
- Abimelekname of Philistine kings
French Abimelech
- Abimelechname of Philistine kings
German Abimelech
- Abimelechname of Philistine kings
Greek Αβιμέλεχ
- Αβιμέλεχ (Avimélech)name of Philistine kings
Hindi अबीमेलेक
- अबीमेलेक (abīmelek)name of Philistine kings
Italian Abimelech
- Abimelechname of Philistine kings
Latin Abimelech
- Abimelechname of Philistine kings
Polish Abimelek
- Abimelekname of Philistine kings
Portuguese Abimelech, Abimeleque
- Abimelechname of Philistine kings
- Abimelequename of Philistine kings
Russian Авиме́лех
- Авиме́лех (Avimélex)name of Philistine kings
Spanish Abimelech, Abimelec
- Abimelechname of Philistine kings
- Abimelecname of Philistine kings
Ukrainian Авімелех
- Авімелех (Avimelex)name of Philistine kings
Cite this entry
APA
Abimelech. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Abimelech
MLA
“Abimelech.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Abimelech. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Abimelech,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Abimelech.
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