Hammelech: meaning of the name
Hammelech means “a king; a counselor.”
Who named Hammelech in the Bible
- Hammelech
2 verses · first mentioned in Jeremiah 36:26
Hammelech in Scripture
“Hammelech” appears in 2 verses of the King James Version.
- Jeremiah 36:26
But the king commanded Jerahmeel the son of Hammelech, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet: but the Lord hid them.
- Jeremiah 38:6
Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire.