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Malcham, Milcom

“Malcham” From Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(their king). (1) A Benjamite (1 Chron. 8:9⁹And he begat of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcham, (1 Chronicles 8:9)). (2) The idol Molech (Zeph. 1:5⁵And them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship and that swear by the Lord, and that swear by Malcham; (Zephaniah 1:5)).

“Milcom” From Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

[MOLECH

“Malcham” From Concise Bible Dictionary:

1. Son of Shaharaim, a Benjamite (1 Chron. 8:9⁹And he begat of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcham, (1 Chronicles 8:9)).

2. An idol worshipped by some Jews who also professed to worship Jehovah (Zeph. 1:5⁵And them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship and that swear by the Lord, and that swear by Malcham; (Zephaniah 1:5)). Some judge it to have been the same as Molech.

“Milcom” From Concise Bible Dictionary:

The idol of the Ammonites, the worship of which was adopted by Solomon. Apparently identical with Molech (1 Kings 11:5,33⁵For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites. (1 Kings 11:5)
³³Because that they have forsaken me, and have worshipped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon, and have not walked in my ways, to do that which is right in mine eyes, and to keep my statutes and my judgments, as did David his father. (1 Kings 11:33); 1 Kings 23:13).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

4445 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Malkam

Phonic:

mal-kawm’

Meaning:

or Milkowm {mil-kome'}; from 4428 for 4432; Malcam or Milcom, the national idol of the Ammonites

KJV Usage:

Malcham, Milcom

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

their king

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Exalted king:―national idol of the Ammonites [MALCHAM], 1 Kings 11:5. {Rex summus}