מֹלֶךְMôlek

Meanings

Same root

• מָלַךְmâlak · H4427to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel
• ΜολόχMolóch · G3434Moloch (i.e. Molek), an idol
• מַלְכָּםMalkâm · H4445Malcam or Milcom, the national idol of the Ammonites

Where it appears

Appears 8 times in the Bible.

• Leviticus 18:21 “Do not permit any of your children to be offered as a sacrifice to Molech, for you must not bring shame on the name of your God. I am the Lord.
• Leviticus 20:2 “Give the people of Israel these instructions, which apply both to native Israelites and to the foreigners living in Israel. “If any of them offer their children as a sacrifice to Molech, they must be put to death. The people of the community must stone them to death.
• Leviticus 20:3 I myself will turn against them and cut them off from the community, because they have defiled my sanctuary and brought shame on my holy name by offering their children to Molech.
• Leviticus 20:4 And if the people of the community ignore those who offer their children to Molech and refuse to execute them,
• Leviticus 20:5 I myself will turn against them and their families and will cut them off from the community. This will happen to all who commit spiritual prostitution by worshiping Molech.
• 1 Kings 11:7 On the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, he even built a pagan shrine for Chemosh, the detestable god of Moab, and another for Molech, the detestable god of the Ammonites.