# אֱלִימֶלֶךְ (elimelekh)

Israeli respelling: e-li-me-lekh. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H458. 6 Old Testament occurrences.

Elimelek, an Israelite

King James renderings: Elimelech.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/elimelekh-h458

## Occurrences

- [Ruth 1:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ruth/1/2) — And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Beth…
- [Ruth 1:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ruth/1/3) — And Elimelech Naomi’s husband died; and she was left, and her two sons.
- [Ruth 2:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ruth/2/1) — And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband’s, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech; and his name was Boaz.
- [Ruth 2:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ruth/2/3) — And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz, wh…
- [Ruth 4:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ruth/4/3) — And he said unto the kinsman, Naomi, that is come again out of the country of Moab, selleth a parcel of land, which was our brother Elimele…
- [Ruth 4:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ruth/4/9) — And Boaz said unto the elders, and unto all the people, Ye are witnesses this day, that I have bought all that was Elimelech’s, and all tha…