mo.lekh names the figure to whom offspring are given or passed through fire, and whom Amos calls “your Molech.”

The term consistently names the figure connected with giving offspring, including passing sons and daughters through fire, in Leviticus, 2 Kings, and Jeremiah; 1 Kings places it beside Chemosh, while Amos uses the construct form in the phrase “your Molech” alongside an image.

1. Named figure in prohibited offerings and cultic reference · dominant

   The proper-noun forms occur as the recipient of giving seed or offspring in Leviticus 18:21, Leviticus 20:2, Leviticus 20:3, Leviticus 20:4, and Leviticus 20:5; in 2 Kings 23:10 the APB renders the clause about causing a son or daughter “to pass through the fire to Molech.” In Jeremiah 32:35 the APB renders offerings of sons and daughters “to Molech,” while 1 Kings 11:7 names it beside Chemosh. Amos 5:26 instead has a common masculine singular construct form in the APB phrase “your Molech,” paired there with Sikkuth, Kiyyun, and an image.

   Leviticus 18:21Leviticus 20:2Leviticus 20:32 Kings 23:10Jeremiah 32:35Amos 5:26

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB usually presents the term directly as “Molech” in clauses about giving offspring or passing children through fire. In Amos 5:26 it renders the construct setting as “your Molech”; The precise contribution of the construct form cannot be isolated beyond that clause.