Moloch [US]

Moloch, Molech, or Molek; Mōleḵ, properly הַמֹּלֶךְ‎, hamMōleḵ "the Moloch"; ; }} is a word which appears in the Hebrew Bible several times, primarily in the Book of Leviticus. The Bible strongly condemns practices that are associated with Moloch, which are heavily implied to be child sacrifice.
Traditionally, the name Moloch has been understood as referring to a Canaanite god. However, since 1935, scholars have speculated that Moloch refers to the sacrifice itself, since the Hebrew word mlk is... meer