458. Elimelek

Lexicon

Elimelek: Elimelech

Original Word: אֱלִימֶלֶךְ
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Eliymelek
Pronunciation: eh-lee-MEH-lek
Phonetic Spelling: (el-ee-meh'-lek)
KJV: Elimelech
NASB: Elimelech
Word Origin: [from H410 (אֵל - God) and H4428 (מֶלֶך - king)]

1. God of (the) king
2. Elimelek, an Israelite

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Elimelech

From 'el and melek; God of (the) king; Elimelek, an Israelite -- Elimelech.

see HEBREW 'el

see HEBREW melek

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from el and melek
Definition
"God is king," the husband of Naomi
NASB Translation
Elimelech (6).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

אֱלִימֶ֫לֶךְ (& מֶֿ֑לֶח Ruth 2:1) proper name, masculine (God is king, compare מַלְכִּיאֵל) husband of Naomi Ruth 1:2,3; Ruth 2:3; Ruth 4:3,9.

Forms and Transliterations

אֱ‍ֽלִימֶ֡לֶךְ אֱלִימֶ֑לֶךְ אֱלִימֶ֖לֶךְ אֱלִימֶֽלֶךְ׃ א‍לימלך אלימלך׃ לֶֽאֱלִימֶ֔לֶךְ לֶאֱלִימֶ֑לֶךְ לאלימלך ’ĕ·lî·me·leḵ ’ĕlî·me·leḵ ’ĕlîmeleḵ eliMelech le’ĕlîmeleḵ le·’ĕ·lî·me·leḵ leeliMelech

Englishman's Concordance

Ruth 1:2
HEB: וְשֵׁ֣ם הָאִ֣ישׁ אֱ‍ֽלִימֶ֡לֶךְ וְשֵׁם֩ אִשְׁתּ֨וֹ
NAS: of the man [was] Elimelech, and the name
KJV: of the man [was] Elimelech, and the name
INT: the name of the man Elimelech and the name of his wife

Ruth 1:3
HEB: וַיָּ֥מָת אֱלִימֶ֖לֶךְ אִ֣ישׁ נָעֳמִ֑י
NAS: Then Elimelech, Naomi's husband,
KJV: And Elimelech Naomi's husband
INT: died Elimelech husband Naomi's

Ruth 2:1
HEB: חַ֔יִל מִמִּשְׁפַּ֖חַת אֱלִימֶ֑לֶךְ וּשְׁמ֖וֹ בֹּֽעַז׃
NAS: of the family of Elimelech, whose name
KJV: of the family of Elimelech; and his name
INT: wealth of the family of Elimelech name was Boaz

Ruth 2:3
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֖ר מִמִּשְׁפַּ֥חַת אֱלִימֶֽלֶךְ׃
NAS: who was of the family of Elimelech.
KJV: who [was] of the kindred of Elimelech.
INT: who the family of Elimelech

Ruth 4:3
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֥ר לְאָחִ֖ינוּ לֶאֱלִימֶ֑לֶךְ מָכְרָ֣ה נָעֳמִ֔י
NAS: belonged to our brother Elimelech.
KJV: which [was] our brother Elimelech's:
INT: which to our brother Elimelech sell Naomi

Ruth 4:9
HEB: כָּל־ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֶֽאֱלִימֶ֔לֶךְ וְאֵ֛ת כָּל־
NAS: all that belonged to Elimelech and all
KJV: that I have bought all that [was] Elimelech's, and all that [was] Chilion's
INT: all that to Elimelech and all that

6 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 458
6 Occurrences

’ĕlî·me·leḵ — 4 Occ.
le·’ĕ·lî·me·leḵ — 2 Occ.