English
moloch
Moloch comes from Hebrew מולך ‘Ammonite god, worshipped by Canaanites and…’.
- Hebrew1880s–presentמולךmolokh‘Ammonite god, worshipped by Canaanites and Phoenicians’
- Englishtodaymoloch
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Hebrew1880s–presentמולךmolokh‘Ammonite god, worshipped by Canaanites and Phoenicians’
- Englishtodaymoloch
The story
Mentioned in Leviticus and Deuteronomy”).
Every English word from Hebrew מולך
Today it means
noun Any of species Moloch horridus of Australian lizards, sole species of the genus Moloch.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hebrew מולך / moloch