Moloch
Biblical name of a Canaanite god; a dysphemic vocalisation in the Second Temple period of a theonym based on the root MLK ("king")
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Moloch
Summary
Moloch is a god[1]. He ranks in the top 1% of god entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (68,109 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Moloch is recorded as male[3].
- Moloch's instance of is recorded as god[4].
- Moloch's instance of is recorded as biblical concept[5].
- Moloch's Commons category is recorded as Moloch[6].
- Moloch's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Moloch[7].
- Moloch's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[8].
- Moloch's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[9].
- Moloch's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[10].
- Moloch's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[11].
- Moloch's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
- Moloch's described by source is recorded as Azerbaijani Soviet Encyclopedia[13].
- Moloch's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14].
- Moloch's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7[15].
- Moloch's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[16].
- Moloch's present in work is recorded as Paradise Lost[17].
- Moloch's present in work is recorded as War with the Newts[18].
- Moloch's present in work is recorded as Howl[19].
- Moloch's present in work is recorded as Salammbô[20].
- Moloch's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'he', 'text': 'מלך'}[21].
- Moloch's different from is recorded as Q12796990[22].
- Moloch's P14750 is recorded as 46AC-6B2D-AEEB-F93E-88D6[23].
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Moloch include thorny devil[24], a taxon[25].
Why It Matters
Moloch ranks in the top 1% of god entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (68,109 views/month).[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] He is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]
Entities named for him include thorny devil[24], a taxon[25].