Word: Moloc

Pronounce: mol-okh'

Strongs Number: G3434

Orig: of Hebrew origin H4432 ; Moloch (i.e. Molek), an idol:--Moloch. H4432

Use: Noun Masculine

Heb Strong: H4428

Molech = "king"

1) the name of the idol god of the Ammonites, to which human victims, particularly young children were offered in sacrifice. Its image was a hollow brazen figure, with the head of an ox, and outstretched human arms. It was heated red hot by a fire from within, and the little ones placed in its arms to be slowly burned, while to prevent the parents from hearing the dying cries, the sacrificing priests beat drums