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Judges 9:4

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Masoretic Text 1524

H5414 And they gave ויתנו

H7657 him threescore and ten לו שׁבעים

H3701 pieces of silver כסף

H1004 מבית

H1170 בעל ברית

H7936 hired וישׂכר

H40 of Baalberith wherewith Abimelech בהם אבימלך

H582 אנשׁים

H7386 vain ריקים

H6348 and light ופחזים

H1980 which followed וילכו

H310 אחריו׃

King James Bible (Oxford 1769)

And

they

H5414 gave

him

threescore

and

H7657 ten

pieces

H3701 silver

out

the

H4480 house

Baalberith

wherewith

H40 Abimelech

H7936 hired

H7386 vain

and

H6348 light

H376 persons

which

H1980 followed

him

Hebrew-English Dictionary

Strongs: H40

Hebrew: אֲבִימֶלֶךְ

Transliteration: ʼĂbîymelek

Pronunciation: ab-ee-mel'-ek

Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine

Bible Usage: Abimelech.

Definition:

father of (the) king; {Abimelek} the name of two Philistine kings and of two Israelites

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

The Brown-Driver-Briggs
Hebrew-English Lexicon (BDB) 1906