Abimelech

From Hebrew אֲבִימֶלֶךְ (avimelek, “Abimelech”).

• IPA^(key): /əˈbɪm.əˌlɛk/

Abimelech

1. 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.

Unadapted borrowing from Biblical Hebrew אֲבִימֶלֶךְ.

Abimelech m

1. (biblical) Abimelech

• Abimeleque

Abimelech m

1. Abimelech (name of Philistine kings)

Abimelech m

1. 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)

2. a male given name from Hebrew