ABIMELECH

Domain	Definition
Bible	Abimelech my father a king, or father of a king, a common name of the Philistine kings, as "Pharaoh" was of the Egyptian kings. (1.) The Philistine king of Gerar in the time of Abraham (Gen. 20:1-18). By an interposition of Providence, Sarah was delivered from his harem, and was restored to her husband Abraham. As a mark of respect he gave to Abraham valuable gifts, and offered him a settlement in any part of his country; while at the same time he delicately and yet severely rebuked him for having practised a deception upon him in pretending that Sarah was only his sister. Among the gifts presented by the king were a thousand pieces of silver as a "covering of the eyes" for Sarah; i.e., either as an atoning gift and a testimony of her innocence in the sight of all, or rather for the purpose of procuring a veil for Sarah to conceal her beauty, and thus as a reproof to her for not having worn a veil which, as a married woman, she ought to have done. A few years after this Abimelech visited Abraham, who had removed southward beyond his territory, and there entered into a league of peace and friendship with him. This league was the first of which we have any record. It was confirmed by a mutual oath at Beer-sheba (Gen. 21:22-34). (2.) A king of Gerar in the time of Isaac, probably the son of the preceeding (Gen. 26:1-22). Isaac sought refuge in his territory during a famine, and there he acted a part with reference to his wife Rebekah similar to that of his father Abraham with reference to Sarah. Abimelech rebuked him for the deception, which he accidentally discovered. Isaac settled for a while here, and prospered. Abimelech desired him, however, to leave his territory, which Isaac did. Abimelech afterwards visited him when he was encamped at Beer-sheba, and expressed a desire to renew the covenant which had been entered into between their fathers (Gen. 26:26-31). (3.) A son of Gideon (Judg. 9:1), who was proclaimed king after the death of his father (Judg. 8:33-9:6). One of his first acts was to murder his brothers, seventy in number, "on one stone," at Ophrah. Only one named Jotham escaped. He was an unprincipled, ambitious ruler, often engaged in war with his own subjects. When engaged in reducing the town of Thebez, which had revolted, he was struck mortally on his head by a mill-stone, thrown by the hand of a woman from the wall above. Perceiving that the wound was mortal, he desired his armour-bearer to thrust him through with his sword, that it might not be said he had perished by the hand of a woman (Judg. 9:50-57). (4.) The son of Abiathar, and high priest in the time of David (1 Chr. 18:16). In the parallel passage, 2 Sam. 8:17, we have the name Ahimelech, and Abiathar, the son of Ahimelech. This most authorities consider the more correct reading. (5.) Achish, king of Gath, in the title of Ps. 34. (Comp. 1 Sam. 21:10-15.). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary.
Literature	Abimelech is no proper name, but a regal title of the Philistines, meaning Father-King. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
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Specialty Definition: Abimelech

Abimelech (my father a king, or father of a king, a common name of the Philistine kings, as "Pharaoh" was of the Egyptian kings.)

The Philistine king of Gerar in the time of Abraham (Genesis 20:1-18). By an interposition of Providence, Sarah was delivered from his harem}}, and was restored to her husband Abraham. As a mark of respect he gave to Abraham valuable gifts, and offered him a settlement in any part of his country; while at the same time he delicately and yet severely rebuked him for having practised a deception upon him in pretending that [[Sarah was only his sister. Among the gifts presented by the king were a thousand pieces of silver as a "covering of the eyes" for Sarah; i.e., either as an atoning gift and a testimony of her innocence in the sight of all, or rather for the purpose of procuring a veil for Sarah to conceal her beauty, and thus as a reproof to her for not having worn a veil which, as a married woman, she ought to have done. A few years after this Abimelech visited Abraham, who had removed southward beyond his territory, and there entered into a league of peace and friendship with him. This league was the first of which we have any record. It was confirmed by a mutual oath at Beer-sheba (Genesis 21:22-34).
A king of Gerar in the time of Isaac, probably the son of the preceding (Genesis 26:1-22). Isaac sought refuge in his territory during a famine, and there he acted a part with reference to his wife Rebekah similar to that of his father Abraham with reference to Sarah. Abimelech rebuked him for the deception, which he accidentally discovered. Isaac settled for a while here, and prospered. Abimelech desired him, however, to leave his territory, which Isaac did. Abimelech afterwards visited him when he was encamped at Beer-sheba, and expressed a desire to renew the covenant which had been entered into between their fathers (Genesis 26:26-31).
A son of Gideon (Judges 9:1), who was proclaimed king after the death of his father (Judges 8:33-9:6). One of his first acts was to murder his brothers, seventy in number, "on one stone," at Ophrah. Only one named Jotham escaped. He was an unprincipled, ambitious ruler, often engaged in war with his own subjects. When engaged in reducing the town of Thebez, which had revolted, he was struck mortally on his head by a mill-stone, thrown by the hand of a woman from the wall above. Perceiving that the wound was mortal, he desired his armour-bearer to thrust him through with his sword, that it might not be said he had perished by the hand of a woman (Judges 9:50-57).
The son of Abiathar, and high priest in the time of David (1 Chronicles 18:16). In the parallel passage, 2 Samuel 8:17, we have the name Ahimelech, and Abiathar, the son of Ahimelech. This most authorities consider the more correct reading. (5.) Achish, king of Gath, in the title of Psalm 34. (Compare to 1 Samuel 21:10-15.)

Initial text from Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897 -- Please update as needed

Historic Usage: ABIMELECH

Usage Frequency: ABIMELECH

Frequency of Internet Keywords: ABIMELECH

Bible Trace: ABIMELECH

Language	Date	Source	Genesis Chapter 21, Verse 25
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Kai hlegxen abraam ton abimelec peri twn freatwn tou udatoV wn afeilanto oi paideV tou abimelec
Latin	405	Vulgate	Et increpavit Abimelech propter puteum aquae quem vi abstulerant servi illius
Old English	990	West Saxon	Abraham þa ðreade Abimelech mid wordum for þam waterpytte þe hys wealas him ætbrudon.
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	And he blamyde Abymalech for the pit of water, the which thury force token awey the seruauntis of hym.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	And Abraham rebuked Abimelech for a well of water which Abimelech servauntes had taken awaye.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well of water, which Abimelech's servants had violently taken away.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	And Abraham reproved Abimelech, because of a well of water, which Abimelech's servants had violently taken away.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	But Abraham made a protest to Abimelech because of a water-hole which Abimelech's servants had taken by force.
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Matched Bible Translations: ABIMELECH

Language	Genesis Chapter 21, Verse 25
Cebuano	Ug si Abraham nagbadlong kang Abimelech tungod sa usa ka atabay sa tubig nga sa pinugsanay, gikuha sa mga ulipon ni Abimelech.
Croatian	Onda Abraham prekori Abimeleka zbog zdenca vode što su ga Abimelekove sluge bile prisvojile.
Danish	Men Abraham krævede Abimelek til Regnskab for en Brønd, som Abimeleks Folk havde tilranet sig.
Dutch	En Abraham berispte Abimelech ter oorzake van een waterput, die Abimelechs knechten met geweld genomen hadden.
Finnish	Aabraham nuhteli kuitenkin Abimelekia vesikaivon tähden, jonka Abimelekin palvelijat olivat vallanneet.
French	Mais Abraham fit des reproches � Abimélec, au sujet d`un puits d`eau, dont s`étaient emparés de force les serviteurs d`Abimélec.
German	Und Abraham setzte Abimelech zur Rede um des Wasserbrunnens willen, den Abimelechs Knechte hatten mit Gewalt genommen.
Hungarian	Megdorgálá pedig Ábrahám Abiméleket a kútért, melyet erõvel elvettek vala az Abimélek szolgái.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Tetapi kemudian Abraham menyesali Abimelekh tentang sebuah sumur yang telah dirampas oleh hamba-hamba raja itu.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Maka Ibrahimpun mengadu kepada Abimelekh akan hal perigi, yang telah dirampas oleh hamba-hamba Abimelekh itu.
Maori	Na ka whakawa a Aperahama i a Apimereke mo tetahi puna wai i murua e nga tangata a Apimereke.
Norwegian	Men Abraham gikk i rette med Abimelek for en brønn som Abimeleks tjenere hadde tatt med vold.
Portuguese	Abraão, porém, repreendeu a Abimeleque, por causa de um poço de água, que os servos de Abimeleque haviam tomado � força.
Rumanian	Dar Avraam a bqgat vinq lui Abimelec pentru o fkntknq de apq, pe care puseserq mkna cu sila robii lui Abimelec.
Swedish	Dock gjorde Abraham Abimelek förebråelser angående en vattenbrunn som Abimeleks tjänare hade tagit ifrån honom.
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Anagrams: ABIMELECH

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-b-c-e-e-h-i-l-m"
	-1 letter: bechamel.
	-2 letters: alembic, cembali.
	-3 letters: amebic, bailee, becalm, became, bleach, chelae, chimla, habile, haemic, heliac, hiemal, lambie, lichee, malice, mealie.
	-4 letters: abele, almeh, amble, amice, beach, beech, belch, belie, bimah, blame, cable, camel, ceiba, celeb, chela, chiel, chile, chimb, chime, claim, climb, clime, elemi, email, hemal, hemic, ileac, laich, leach, leech, limba, mache, macle.
	Words containing the letters "a-b-c-e-e-h-i-l-m"
	+2 letters: impeachable, machineable.
	+3 letters: mechanizable.
	+4 letters: unimpeachable.
	+5 letters: biogeochemical, hypermetabolic, multichambered.
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Alternative Orthography: ABIMELECH

Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

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Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

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HTML Code (1990) (references)

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ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

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British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

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Author	Date	Quotation
John Locke	1690	And Abimelech particularly is called king, though at most he was but their general. (Second Treatise of Government)
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Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (proper)	100%	2	245,945

Expression	Frequency per Day
abimelech	6
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ABIMELECH

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Crosswords: ABIMELECH