Word study · Hebrew
מֶ֫לֶךְ
me.lekhH4428king
Used 2,526 times in the tagged text.
Word study · H4428G · king
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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 · 2001–2050 of 2,526 · BSB
Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will be stationed in the presence of kings; he will not stand before obscure men.
My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not associate with the rebellious.
These are additional proverbs of Solomon, which were copied by the men of Hezekiah king of Judah:
It is the glory of God to conceal a matter and the glory of kings to search it out.
As the heavens are high and the earth is deep, so the hearts of kings cannot be searched.
Remove the wicked from the king’s presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.
Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king, and do not stand in the place of great men;
By justice a king brings stability to the land, but a man who exacts tribute demolishes it.
A king who judges the poor with fairness— his throne will be established forever.
the locusts have no king, yet they all advance in formation;
and the lizard can be caught in one’s hands, yet it is found in the palaces of kings.
a strutting rooster; a he-goat; and a king with his army around him.
These are the words of King Lemuel—the burden that his mother taught him:
Do not spend your strength on women or your vigor on those who ruin kings.
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to crave strong drink,
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to crave strong drink,
These are the words of the Teacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem:
I, the Teacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
and I accumulated for myself silver and gold and the treasure of kings and provinces. I gathered to myself male and female singers, and the delights of the sons of men—many concubines.
Then I turned to consider wisdom and madness and folly; for what more can the king’s successor do than what has already been accomplished?
Better is a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to take a warning.
The produce of the earth is taken by all; the king himself profits from the fields.
Keep the king’s command, I say, because of your oath before God.
For the king’s word is supreme, and who can say to him, “What are you doing?”
There was a small city with few men. A mighty king came against it, surrounded it, and built large siege ramps against it.
Woe to you, O land whose king is a youth, and whose princes feast in the morning.
Blessed are you, O land whose king is a son of nobles, and whose princes feast at the proper time— for strength and not for drunkenness.
Do not curse the king even in your thoughts, or curse the rich even in your bedroom, for a bird of the air may carry your words, and a winged creature may report your speech.
Take me away with you—let us hurry! May the king bring me to his chambers. We will rejoice and delight in you; we will praise your love more than wine. It is only right that they adore you.
While the king was at his table, my perfume spread its fragrance.
King Solomon has made his carriage out of the timber of Lebanon.
Come out, O daughters of Zion, and gaze at King Solomon, wearing the crown his mother bestowed on the day of his wedding— the day of his heart’s rejoicing.
Your head crowns you like Mount Carmel, the hair of your head like purple threads; the king is captured in your tresses.
This is the vision concerning Judah and Jerusalem that Isaiah son of Amoz saw during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted; and the train of His robe filled the temple.
Then I said: “Woe is me, for I am ruined, because I am a man of unclean lips dwelling among a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of Hosts.”
Now in the days that Ahaz son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, was king of Judah, Rezin king of Aram marched up to wage war against Jerusalem. He was accompanied by Pekah son of Remaliah the king of Israel, but he could not overpower the city.
Now in the days that Ahaz son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, was king of Judah, Rezin king of Aram marched up to wage war against Jerusalem. He was accompanied by Pekah son of Remaliah the king of Israel, but he could not overpower the city.
Now in the days that Ahaz son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, was king of Judah, Rezin king of Aram marched up to wage war against Jerusalem. He was accompanied by Pekah son of Remaliah the king of Israel, but he could not overpower the city.
‘Let us invade Judah, terrorize it, and divide it among ourselves. Then we can install the son of Tabeal over it as king.’
For before the boy knows enough to reject evil and choose good, the land of the two kings you dread will be laid waste.
The LORD will bring on you and on your people and on the house of your father a time unlike any since the day Ephraim separated from Judah—He will bring the king of Assyria.”
On that day the Lord will use a razor hired from beyond the Euphrates—the king of Assyria—to shave your head and the hair of your legs, and to remove your beard as well.
For before the boy knows how to cry ‘Father’ or ‘Mother,’ the wealth of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria will be carried off by the king of Assyria.”
the Lord will surely bring against them the mighty floodwaters of the Euphrates— the king of Assyria and all his pomp. It will overflow its channels and overrun its banks.
They will roam the land, dejected and hungry. When they are famished, they will become enraged; and looking upward, they will curse their king and their God.
“Are not all my commanders kings?” he says.
So when the Lord has completed all His work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, He will say, “I will punish the king of Assyria for the fruit of his arrogant heart and the proud look in his eyes.
you will sing this song of contempt against the king of Babylon: How the oppressor has ceased, and how his fury has ended!
Sheol beneath is eager to meet you upon your arrival. It stirs the spirits of the dead to greet you— all the rulers of the earth. It makes all the kings of the nations rise from their thrones.
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