Abimelech

Genesis 20: 2 And Abraham said of Sarah ^[1] his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech ^[2] king of Gerar ^[3] sent, and took Sarah.

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08283 שָׂרָה‎ Sarah [saw-raw’] the same as 08282 princess, noblewoman, Greek 4564 σαρρα princess; n pr f; [BDB-979a] [{See TWOT on 2295 @@ "2295b" }] AV-Sarah 38; 38
Sarah= "noblewoman"

1) wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
- 08280 שָׂרָה‎ sarah, 08281 sharah, 08282 sarah, 08283 Sarah, 08284 sharah, 08285 sherah
↑ 040 אֲבִימֶלֶךְ‎ ‘Abiymelek [ab-ee-mel’-ek] from 01 and 04428; n pr m; [BDB-4a] [{See TWOT on 3 @@ "3b" }] AV-Abimelech 67; 67 Abimelech= "Melek is father" or "my father is king"
1) king of Gerar in Abraham’s time

2) king of Gath in David’s time; maybe title of Philistine kings

3) son of Gideon by a concubine

4) priest, son of Abiathar
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01642 Gerar גְּרָר with a double Reish a place S. of Gaza "Derived from an unused root meaning to drag away or bring up the cud."
- Often associated with the Philistines. "גרשׂ (Arabic bray, pound, grind, coarse, Aramaic גְּרַס (rare) crush, , crushed, crush, destroy; compare following)."

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