Strong’s H487 · Hebrew
אַלַּמֶּלֶךְ
ʼAllammelek
al-lam-meh'-lek
Definition
Allammelek, a place in Palestine
Etymology
from H427 (אַלָּה) and H4428 (מֶלֶךְ); oak of (the) king;
Where the KJV renders it
- Alammelech
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