מֹלֶךְ (mōlek) is a Hebrew proper noun meaning Molech. It appears 9 times in 5 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H4432).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1199h)

Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

מֹ֫לֶךְ proper name of a deity: Molech

Strong's H4432 מֹלֶךְ: Molek (i.e. king), the chief deity of the Ammonites
KJV:Molech. Compare H4445.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 1199: מָלַךְ mālak — be, become king, queen, reign; king; make king, cause to reign; ascend the throne, induct, take counsel; consult, reigning, rule

• מֶלֶךְ melek — king
• מַמְלָכָה mamlākâ — kingdom
• מַלְכוּת malkût — royalty
• מַלְכָּה malkâ — queen
• מְלוּכָה mĕlûkâ — kingship
• מַמְלָכוּת mamlākût — kingdom
• מְלֶכֶת mĕleket — queen
• מַלְכִּי־צֶדֶק malkî-ṣedeq — Melchizedek

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