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מֶ֫לֶךְ

me.lekhH4428

king

Used 2,526 times in the tagged text.

H4428G · מֶ֫לֶךְ · king

What it means

  • king
Full dictionary entry (technical)
  • 1) king
  • Aramaic equivalent: me.lekh (מֶ֫לֶךְ "king" H4430)

H4428H · הַמֶּלֶךְ · `the king`

Full dictionary entry (technical)
  • 'the king' or a name, Hammelech in KJV of Jer.36.26; 38.6- a man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Jer.36.26;
  • father of: Jerahmeel (H3396I) and Malchijah (H4441H); also translated "the king";
  • § A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Jer.36.26;
  • father of: Jerahmeel (H3396I) and Malchijah (H4441H); also translated "the king";

H4428I · מֶ֫לֶךְ · King's

Full dictionary entry (technical)
  • King's (Highway) (Num.20.17)

H4428J · מֶ֫לֶךְ · King's

Full dictionary entry (technical)
  • Another name of she.lach (שֶׁ֫לַח "Shelah" H7975A)

H4428K · מֶ֫לֶךְ · Milcom

Full dictionary entry (technical)
  • Another name of mo.lekh (מֹ֫לֶךְ "Molech" H4432)

H4428L · מֶ֫לֶךְ · King's

Full dictionary entry (technical)
  • King's (Valley) (Gen.14.17)

Same idea, other words · King and kingdom

God's kingship is the Bible's organizing hope. In the Gospels Jesus announces that the kingdom is at hand.

Where it appears

  • Genesis41
  • Exodus14
  • Numbers20
  • Deuteronomy26
  • Joshua109
  • Judges37
  • 1 Samuel86
  • 2 Samuel284
  • 1 Kings305
  • 2 Kings370
  • 1 Chronicles69
  • 2 Chronicles277
  • Ezra32
  • Nehemiah43
  • Esther196
  • Job8
  • Psalms67
  • Proverbs32
  • Ecclesiastes12
  • Song of Songs5
  • Isaiah80
  • Jeremiah269
  • Lamentations3
  • Ezekiel37
  • Daniel52
  • Hosea19
  • Amos8
  • Jonah2
  • Micah5
  • Nahum1
  • Habakkuk1
  • Zephaniah4
  • Haggai2
  • Zechariah9
  • Malachi1

Every use · 1601–1650 of 2,526 · BSB

  1. 2 Chronicles 34:11מַלְכֵ֥י[the] kings of

    They also gave money to the carpenters and builders to buy dressed stone, as well as timbers for couplings and beams for the buildings that the kings of Judah had allowed to deteriorate.

  2. 2 Chronicles 34:16הַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe king

    Then Shaphan brought the book to the king and reported, “Your servants are doing all that has been placed in their hands.

  3. 2 Chronicles 34:16הַמֶּ֛לֶךְthe king

    Then Shaphan brought the book to the king and reported, “Your servants are doing all that has been placed in their hands.

  4. 2 Chronicles 34:18לַמֶּ֣לֶךְto the king

    Moreover, Shaphan the scribe told the king, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a book.” And Shaphan read it in the presence of the king.

  5. 2 Chronicles 34:18הַמֶּֽלֶךְthe king

    Moreover, Shaphan the scribe told the king, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a book.” And Shaphan read it in the presence of the king.

  6. 2 Chronicles 34:19הַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe king

    When the king heard the words of the Law, he tore his clothes

  7. 2 Chronicles 34:20הַמֶּ֡לֶךְthe king

    and commanded Hilkiah, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Abdon son of Micah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the servant of the king:

  8. 2 Chronicles 34:20הַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe king

    and commanded Hilkiah, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Abdon son of Micah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the servant of the king:

  9. 2 Chronicles 34:22הַמֶּ֗לֶךְthe king

    So Hilkiah and those the king had designated went and spoke to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum son of Tokhath, the son of Hasrah, the keeper of the wardrobe. She lived in Jerusalem, in the Second District.

  10. 2 Chronicles 34:24מֶ֥לֶךְ[the] king of

    that this is what the LORD says: I am about to bring calamity on this place and on its people, according to all the curses written in the book that has been read in the presence of the king of Judah,

  11. 2 Chronicles 34:26מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of

    But as for the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the LORD, tell him that this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘As for the words that you heard,

  12. 2 Chronicles 34:28הַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe king

    ‘Now I will indeed gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace. Your eyes will not see all the calamity that I will bring on this place and on its inhabitants.’” So they brought her answer back to the king.

  13. 2 Chronicles 34:29הַמֶּ֑לֶךְthe king

    Then the king summoned all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.

  14. 2 Chronicles 34:30הַמֶּ֣לֶךְthe king

    And he went up to the house of the LORD with all the people of Judah and Jerusalem, as well as the priests and the Levites—all the people small and great—and in their hearing he read all the words of the Book of the Covenant that had been found in the house of the LORD.

  15. 2 Chronicles 34:31הַמֶּ֜לֶךְthe king

    So the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of this covenant that were written in this book.

  16. 2 Chronicles 35:3מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of

    To the Levites who taught all Israel and were holy to the LORD, Josiah said: “Put the holy ark in the temple built by Solomon son of David king of Israel. It is not to be carried around on your shoulders. Now serve the LORD your God and His people Israel.

  17. 2 Chronicles 35:4מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of

    Prepare yourselves by families in your divisions, according to the instructions written by David king of Israel and Solomon his son.

  18. 2 Chronicles 35:7הַמֶּֽלֶךְ סthe king

    From his own flocks and herds Josiah contributed 30,000 lambs and goats plus 3,000 bulls for the Passover offerings for all the people who were present.

  19. 2 Chronicles 35:10הַמֶּֽלֶךְthe king

    So the service was prepared; the priests stood in their places and the Levites in their divisions according to the king’s command.

  20. 2 Chronicles 35:15הַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe king

    The singers, the descendants of Asaph, were at their stations according to the command of David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s seer. And the gatekeepers at each gate did not need to leave their position, because their fellow Levites made preparations for them.

  21. 2 Chronicles 35:16הַמֶּ֥לֶךְthe king

    So on that day the entire service of the LORD was carried out for celebrating the Passover and offering burnt offerings on the altar of the LORD, according to the command of King Josiah.

  22. 2 Chronicles 35:18מַלְכֵ֣י<the> kings of

    No such Passover had been observed in Israel since the days of Samuel the prophet. None of the kings of Israel ever observed a Passover like the one that Josiah observed with the priests, the Levites, all Judah, the Israelites who were present, and the people of Jerusalem.

  23. 2 Chronicles 35:20מֶֽלֶךְ־[the] king of

    After all this, when Josiah had set the temple in order, Neco king of Egypt marched up to fight at Carchemish by the Euphrates, and Josiah went out to confront him.

  24. 2 Chronicles 35:21מֶ֣לֶךְO king of

    But Neco sent messengers to him, saying, “What is the issue between you and me, O king of Judah? I have not come against you today, but I am fighting another dynasty. God told me to hurry; so stop opposing God, who is with me, or He will destroy you!”

  25. 2 Chronicles 35:23לַמֶּ֖לֶךְto the king

    There the archers shot King Josiah, who said to his servants, “Take me away, for I am badly wounded!”

  26. 2 Chronicles 35:23הַמֶּ֤לֶךְthe king

    There the archers shot King Josiah, who said to his servants, “Take me away, for I am badly wounded!”

  27. 2 Chronicles 35:27מַלְכֵֽי־[the] kings of

    his acts from beginning to end—they are indeed written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah.

  28. 2 Chronicles 36:3מֶֽלֶךְ־[the] king of

    And the king of Egypt dethroned him in Jerusalem and imposed on Judah a levy of a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.

  29. 2 Chronicles 36:4מֶֽלֶךְ־[the] king of

    Then Neco king of Egypt made Eliakim brother of Jehoahaz king over Judah and Jerusalem, and he changed Eliakim’s name to Jehoiakim. But Neco took Eliakim’s brother Jehoahaz and carried him off to Egypt.

  30. 2 Chronicles 36:6מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of

    Then Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jehoiakim and bound him with bronze shackles to take him to Babylon.

  31. 2 Chronicles 36:8מַלְכֵ֥י[the] kings of

    As for the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, the abominations he committed, and all that was found against him, they are indeed written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah. And his son Jehoiachin reigned in his place.

  32. 2 Chronicles 36:10הַמֶּ֣לֶךְthe king

    In the spring, King Nebuchadnezzar summoned Jehoiachin and brought him to Babylon, along with the articles of value from the house of the LORD. And he made Jehoiachin’s relative Zedekiah king over Judah and Jerusalem.

  33. 2 Chronicles 36:13בַּמֶּ֤לֶךְagainst the king

    He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God. But Zedekiah stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the LORD, the God of Israel.

  34. 2 Chronicles 36:17מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of

    So He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who put their young men to the sword in the sanctuary, sparing neither young men nor young women, neither elderly nor infirm. God gave them all into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar,

  35. 2 Chronicles 36:18הַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe king

    who carried off everything to Babylon—all the articles of the house of God, both large and small, and the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the king and his officials.

  36. 2 Chronicles 36:22מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of

    In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to send a proclamation throughout his kingdom and to put it in writing as follows:

  37. 2 Chronicles 36:22מֶֽלֶךְ־[the] king of

    In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to send a proclamation throughout his kingdom and to put it in writing as follows:

  38. 2 Chronicles 36:23מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of

    “This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: ‘The LORD, the God of heaven, who has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, has appointed me to build a house for Him at Jerusalem in Judah. Whoever among you belongs to His people, may the LORD his God be with him, and may he go up.’”

  39. Ezra 1:1מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of

    In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to send a proclamation throughout his kingdom and to put it in writing as follows:

  40. Ezra 1:1מֶֽלֶךְ־[the] king of

    In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to send a proclamation throughout his kingdom and to put it in writing as follows:

  41. Ezra 1:2מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of

    “This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: ‘The LORD, the God of heaven, who has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, has appointed me to build a house for Him at Jerusalem in Judah.

  42. Ezra 1:7וְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְand the king

    King Cyrus also brought out the articles belonging to the house of the LORD that Nebuchadnezzar had carried away from Jerusalem and placed in the temple of his gods.

  43. Ezra 1:8מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of

    Cyrus king of Persia had them brought out by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, who counted them out to Sheshbazzar the prince of Judah.

  44. Ezra 2:1מֶֽלֶךְ־[the] king of

    Now these are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles carried away to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar its king. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town,

  45. Ezra 3:7מֶֽלֶךְ־[the] king of

    They gave money to the masons and carpenters, and food and drink and oil to the people of Sidon and Tyre to bring cedar logs from Lebanon to Joppa by sea, as authorized by Cyrus king of Persia.

  46. Ezra 3:10מֶֽלֶךְ־[the] king of

    When the builders had laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites (the sons of Asaph) with cymbals, took their positions to praise the LORD, as David king of Israel had prescribed.

  47. Ezra 4:2מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of

    they approached Zerubbabel and the heads of the families, saying, “Let us build with you because, like you, we seek your God and have been sacrificing to Him since the time of King Esar-haddon of Assyria, who brought us here.”

  48. Ezra 4:3הַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe king

    But Zerubbabel, Jeshua, and the other heads of the families of Israel replied, “You have no part with us in building a house for our God, since we alone must build it for the LORD, the God of Israel, as Cyrus king of Persia has commanded us.”

  49. Ezra 4:3מֶֽלֶךְ־[the] king of

    But Zerubbabel, Jeshua, and the other heads of the families of Israel replied, “You have no part with us in building a house for our God, since we alone must build it for the LORD, the God of Israel, as Cyrus king of Persia has commanded us.”

  50. Ezra 4:5מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of

    They hired counselors against them to frustrate their plans throughout the reign of Cyrus king of Persia and down to the reign of Darius king of Persia.

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