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 · 2051–2100 of 2,526 · BSB
All the kings of the nations lie in state, each in his own tomb.
In the year that King Ahaz died, this burden was received:
I will deliver the Egyptians into the hands of harsh masters, and a fierce king will rule over them,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.
The princes of Zoan are mere fools; Pharaoh’s wise counselors give senseless advice. How can you say to Pharaoh, “I am one of the wise, a son of eastern kings”?
Before the year that the chief commander, sent by Sargon king of Assyria, came to Ashdod and attacked and captured it,
so the king of Assyria will lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Cush, young and old alike, naked and barefoot, with bared buttocks—to Egypt’s shame.
And on that day the dwellers of this coastland will say, ‘See what has happened to our source of hope, those to whom we fled for help and deliverance from the king of Assyria! How then can we escape?’”
At that time Tyre will be forgotten for seventy years—the span of a king’s life. But at the end of seventy years, it will happen to Tyre as in the song of the harlot:
In that day the LORD will punish the host of heaven above and the kings of the earth below.
For Topheth has long been prepared; it has been made ready for the king. Its funeral pyre is deep and wide, with plenty of fire and wood. The breath of the LORD, like a torrent of burning sulfur, sets it ablaze.
Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, and princes will rule with justice.
Your eyes will see the King in His beauty and behold a land that stretches afar.
For the LORD is our Judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our King. It is He who will save us.
In the fourteenth year of Hezekiah’s reign, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked and captured all the fortified cities of Judah.
In the fourteenth year of Hezekiah’s reign, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked and captured all the fortified cities of Judah.
And the king of Assyria sent the Rabshakeh, with a great army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. And he stopped by the aqueduct of the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field.
And the king of Assyria sent the Rabshakeh, with a great army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. And he stopped by the aqueduct of the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field.
The Rabshakeh said to them, “Tell Hezekiah that this is what the great king, the king of Assyria, says: What is the basis of this confidence of yours?
The Rabshakeh said to them, “Tell Hezekiah that this is what the great king, the king of Assyria, says: What is the basis of this confidence of yours?
Look now, you are trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff that will pierce the hand of anyone who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him.
Now, therefore, make a bargain with my master, the king of Assyria. I will give you two thousand horses—if you can put riders on them!
Then the Rabshakeh stood and called out loudly in Hebrew: “Hear the words of the great king, the king of Assyria!
Then the Rabshakeh stood and called out loudly in Hebrew: “Hear the words of the great king, the king of Assyria!
This is what the king says: Do not let Hezekiah deceive you, for he cannot deliver you.
Do not let Hezekiah persuade you to trust in the LORD when he says, ‘The LORD will surely deliver us; this city will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.’
Do not listen to Hezekiah, for this is what the king of Assyria says: Make peace with me and come out to me. Then every one of you will eat from his own vine and his own fig tree, and drink water from his own cistern,
Do not let Hezekiah mislead you when he says, ‘The LORD will deliver us.’ Has the god of any nation ever delivered his land from the hand of the king of Assyria?
But the people remained silent and did not answer a word, for Hezekiah had commanded, “Do not answer him.”
On hearing this report, King Hezekiah tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and entered the house of the LORD.
Perhaps the LORD your God will hear the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to defy the living God, and He will rebuke him for the words that the LORD your God has heard. Therefore lift up a prayer for the remnant that still survives.”
So the servants of King Hezekiah went to Isaiah,
who replied, “Tell your master that this is what the LORD says: ‘Do not be afraid of the words you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed Me.
When the Rabshakeh heard that the king of Assyria had left Lachish, he withdrew and found the king fighting against Libnah.
Now Sennacherib had been warned about Tirhakah king of Cush: “He has set out to fight against you.” On hearing this, Sennacherib sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,
“Give this message to Hezekiah king of Judah: ‘Do not let your God, in whom you trust, deceive you by saying that Jerusalem will not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.
“Give this message to Hezekiah king of Judah: ‘Do not let your God, in whom you trust, deceive you by saying that Jerusalem will not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.
Surely you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all the other countries, devoting them to destruction. Will you then be spared?
Where are the kings of Hamath, Arpad, Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?’”
Where are the kings of Hamath, Arpad, Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?’”
Where are the kings of Hamath, Arpad, Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?’”
Truly, O LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all these countries and their lands.
Then Isaiah son of Amoz sent a message to Hezekiah: “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Because you have prayed to Me concerning Sennacherib king of Assyria,
So this is what the LORD says about the king of Assyria: ‘He will not enter this city or shoot an arrow into it. He will not come before it with a shield or build up a siege ramp against it.
So Sennacherib king of Assyria broke camp and withdrew. He returned to Nineveh and stayed there.
And I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria. I will defend this city.
This is a writing by Hezekiah king of Judah after his illness and recovery:
At that time Merodach-baladan son of Baladan king of Babylon sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah, for he had heard about Hezekiah’s illness and recovery.
Then the prophet Isaiah went to King Hezekiah and asked, “Where did those men come from, and what did they say to you?” “They came to me from a distant land,” Hezekiah replied, “from Babylon.”
And some of your descendants, your own flesh and blood, will be taken away to be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.”
Who has aroused one from the east and called him to his feet in righteousness? He hands nations over to him and subdues kings before him. He turns them to dust with his sword, to windblown chaff with his bow.
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