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/moh"lek/, n.Moloch (defs. 1, 2).
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Molech — Mo lech, prop. n. [Heb. molek king.] (Script.) The fire god of the Ammonites, to whom human sacrifices were offered; Moloch. Lev. xviii. 21. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Molech — Molech, Gottheit, s. Moloch … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Molech — [mō′lek΄] n. [LL(Ec) Moloch < Gr(Ec) (in LXX) < Heb mōlōkh, mōlekh] 1. an ancient Phoenician and Ammonite god, to whom children were sacrificed by burning 2. anything demanding terrible sacrifice … English World dictionary
Molech — Moloch ist die biblische Bezeichnung für phönizische kanaanäische Opferriten, die nach der biblischen Überlieferung die Opferung von Kindern durch Feuer vorsahen. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Vorkommen und Bedeutung 2 Referenzen 3 Literatur … Deutsch Wikipedia
MOLECH — See MOLOCH … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Molech — A god to whom children were sacrificed at Tophet near Jerusalem; the idolatrous practice is condemned (Lev. 18:21; 2 Kgs. 23:10; Jer. 32:35). Evidently the reforms of Josiah were not able to eradicate this remnant of heathen Canaanite religion … Dictionary of the Bible
Molech — /ˈmoʊlɛk/ (say mohlek) noun → Moloch …
Molech — noun god of the Canaanites and Phoenicians to whom parents sacrificed their children • Syn: ↑Moloch • Instance Hypernyms: ↑Semitic deity * * * /moh lek/, n. Moloch (defs. 1, 2) … Useful english dictionary
MOLOCH qui et MOLECH et MILCHOM — MOLOCH, qui et MOLECH, et MILCHOM Latine regnans, aut consiliarius, princeps Deorum, non Ammonitis solum, sed et Moabitis, apud Hierosolymam aliquando in valle Gehenna, elegans tabernaculum, et magnificum idolum habuit, quod inter omnia idola… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Moloch — For other uses, see Moloch (disambiguation). Religions of the Ancient Near East … Wikipedia
