Molech

American  

[moh-lek] / ˈmoʊ lɛk /

noun

1. a variant of Moloch.

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Molech British  

/ ˈməʊlɛk /

noun

1. Old Testament a variant of Moloch

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Example Sentences

And he defiled Topheth, which is in the valley of the children of Hinnom, that no man might make his son or his daughter to pass through the fire to Molech.

From The Bible Story by Hall, Newton Marshall

The face of Molech was like the face of a calf, and the image stretched forth its hands “as a man who opens his hands to receive something of his neighbor.”

From Hebrew Literature by Wilson, Epiphanius

Kimchi says the image of Molech contained seven chapels.

From Hebrew Literature by Wilson, Epiphanius

The Carthaginians worshipped Amilear, and that name comes from the same source as Molech.

From Fishes, Flowers, and Fire as Elements and Deities in the Phallic Faiths and Worship of the Ancient Religions of Greece, Babylon, by Anonymous

Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the children of Ammon.

From Expositions of Holy Scripture Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and First Book of Samuel, Second Samuel, First Kings, and Second Kings chapters I to VII by Maclaren, Alexander