ʼĔlîymelek — H458

H458 · Hebrew — אלימלך

Pronunciation: el-ee-meh'-lek

Definition

masculine proper noun

Elimelek, an Israelite

  1. Elimelech = "my God is king"
  2. Naomi's husband

Usually translated as

Elimelech

Origin

from H410 and H4428; God of (the) king

Occurrences

ʼĔlîymelek occurs 6 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Ruth (6)

Strong's Lexicon — E