Strong's Hebrew · H458
אֱלִימֶלֶךְ
ʼĔlîymelek · el-ee-meh'-lek
DefinitionElimelek, an Israelite
Derivationfrom H410 (אֵל) and H4428 (מֶלֶךְ); God of (the) king;
KJV usageElimelech.
Occurrences6 in the KJV · 6 verses
אֱלִימֶלֶךְ in Scripture
Ruth 1:2
And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehem -judah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there.
Ruth 1:3
And Elimelech Naomi' s husband died; and she was left, and her two sons.
Ruth 2:1
And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband' s, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech; and his name was Boaz.
Ruth 2:3
And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech.
Ruth 4:3
And he said unto the kinsman, Naomi, that is come again out of the country of Moab, selleth a parcel of land, which was our brother Elimelech' s:
Ruth 4:9
And Boaz said unto the elders, and unto all the people, Ye are witnesses this day, that I have bought all that was Elimelech' s, and all that was Chilion' s and Mahlon' s, of the hand of Naomi.