487. Allammelek
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Allammelek: Allammelek

Original Word: אַלַּמֶּלֶךְ
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Allammelek
Pronunciation: al-lam-MEH-lek
Phonetic Spelling: (al-lam-meh'-lek)
Definition: Allammelek
Meaning: Allammelek

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Alammelech

From 'allah and melek; oak of (the) king; Allammelek, a place in Palestine -- Alammelech.

see HEBREW 'allah

see HEBREW melek

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from allah and melek
Definition
"an oak of (the) king," a place in Asher
NASB Translation
Allammelech (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
אַלַּמֶּלֶךְ proper name, of a location in Asher ( = אַלַּת מֶלֶח? so Thes MV) Joshua 19:26 (Baer ׳אֲלַמּ).

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: Derived from two Hebrew words: אַל (al) meaning "toward" or "unto" and מֶלֶךְ (melek) meaning "king."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Greek entries for Allammelek, as it is a specific Hebrew place name without a direct Greek equivalent in the Septuagint or New Testament texts.

Usage: Allammelek is a proper noun used as a place name in the Hebrew Bible.

Context: Allammelek is mentioned in the context of the territorial boundaries of the tribe of Asher. It appears in the list of cities and regions that were allotted to the tribe as part of their inheritance in the Promised Land. The specific reference to Allammelek can be found in the Book of Joshua, where it is listed among other locations that define the extent of Asher's territory. The exact location of Allammelek is not definitively known today, and it is not frequently mentioned elsewhere in biblical texts, suggesting it may have been a smaller or less significant site in the ancient landscape of Israel.

Biblical Reference:
Joshua 19:26: "Allammelek, Amad, and Mishal. On the west the border touched Carmel and Shihor-libnath."

In this passage, Allammelek is part of the description of the boundary lines for the tribe of Asher, indicating its geographical significance in delineating tribal territories. The mention of neighboring locations such as Carmel and Shihor-libnath helps to situate Allammelek within the broader context of the region.

Forms and Transliterations
וְאַֽלַמֶּ֥לֶךְ ואלמלך vealamMelech wə’alammeleḵ wə·’a·lam·me·leḵ
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Englishman's Concordance
Joshua 19:26
HEB: וְאַֽלַמֶּ֥לֶךְ וְעַמְעָ֖ד וּמִשְׁאָ֑ל
NAS: and Allammelech and Amad and Mishal;
KJV: And Alammelech, and Amad, and Misheal;
INT: and Allammelech and Amad and Mishal

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 487
1 Occurrence


wə·’a·lam·me·leḵ — 1 Occ.















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