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מֶ֫לֶךְ

me.lekhH4428

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 · 2201–2250 of 2,526 · BSB

  1. Jeremiah 27:17מֶֽלֶךְ־[the] king of

    Do not listen to them. Serve the king of Babylon and live! Why should this city become a ruin?

  2. Jeremiah 27:18מֶ֧לֶךְ[the] king of

    If they are indeed prophets and the word of the LORD is with them, let them now plead with the LORD of Hosts that the articles remaining in the house of the LORD, in the palace of the king of Judah, and in Jerusalem, not be taken to Babylon.

  3. Jeremiah 27:20מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of

    which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon did not take when he carried Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon, along with all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem.

  4. Jeremiah 27:20מֶֽלֶךְ־[the] king of

    which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon did not take when he carried Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon, along with all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem.

  5. Jeremiah 27:21מֶֽלֶךְ־[the] king of

    Yes, this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says about the articles that remain in the house of the LORD, in the palace of the king of Judah, and in Jerusalem:

  6. Jeremiah 28:1מֶֽלֶךְ־[the] king of

    In the fifth month of that same year, the fourth year, near the beginning of the reign of King Zedekiah of Judah, the prophet Hananiah son of Azzur, who was from Gibeon, said to me in the house of the LORD in the presence of the priests and all the people:

  7. Jeremiah 28:2מֶ֥לֶךְ[the] king of

    “This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.

  8. Jeremiah 28:3מֶֽלֶךְ־[the] king of

    Within two years I will restore to this place all the articles of the house of the LORD that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon removed from here and carried to Babylon.

  9. Jeremiah 28:4מֶֽלֶךְ־[the] king of

    And I will restore to this place Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, along with all the exiles from Judah who went to Babylon,’ declares the LORD, ‘for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.’”

  10. Jeremiah 28:4מֶ֥לֶךְ[the] king of

    And I will restore to this place Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, along with all the exiles from Judah who went to Babylon,’ declares the LORD, ‘for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.’”

  11. Jeremiah 28:11מֶֽלֶךְ־[the] king of

    And in the presence of all the people Hananiah proclaimed, “This is what the LORD says: ‘In this way, within two years I will break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon off the neck of all the nations.’” At this, Jeremiah the prophet went on his way.

  12. Jeremiah 28:14מֶֽלֶךְ־[the] king of

    For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘I have put a yoke of iron on the neck of all these nations to make them serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and they will serve him. I have even given him control of the beasts of the field.’”

  13. Jeremiah 29:2הַ֠מֶּלֶךְthe king

    (This was after King Jeconiah, the queen mother, the court officials, the officials of Judah and Jerusalem, the craftsmen, and the metalsmiths had been exiled from Jerusalem.)

  14. Jeremiah 29:3מֶֽלֶךְ־[the] king of

    The letter was entrusted to Elasah son of Shaphan and Gemariah son of Hilkiah, whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent to King Nebuchadnezzar in Babylon. It stated:

  15. Jeremiah 29:3מֶ֥לֶךְ[the] king of

    The letter was entrusted to Elasah son of Shaphan and Gemariah son of Hilkiah, whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent to King Nebuchadnezzar in Babylon. It stated:

  16. Jeremiah 29:16הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙the king

    this is what the LORD says about the king who sits on David’s throne and all the people who remain in this city, your brothers who did not go with you into exile—

  17. Jeremiah 29:21מֶֽלֶךְ־[the] king of

    This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says about Ahab son of Kolaiah and Zedekiah son of Maaseiah, who are prophesying to you lies in My name: “I will deliver them to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he will kill them before your very eyes.

  18. Jeremiah 29:22מֶֽלֶךְ־[the] king of

    Because of them, all the exiles of Judah who are in Babylon will use this curse: ‘May the LORD make you like Zedekiah and Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire!’

  19. Jeremiah 30:9מַלְכָּ֔םking their

    Instead, they will serve the LORD their God and David their king, whom I will raise up for them.

  20. Jeremiah 32:1מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of

    This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the tenth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, which was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar.

  21. Jeremiah 32:2מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of

    At that time the army of the king of Babylon was besieging Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet was imprisoned in the courtyard of the guard, which was in the palace of the king of Judah.

  22. Jeremiah 32:2מֶ֥לֶךְ[the] king of

    At that time the army of the king of Babylon was besieging Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet was imprisoned in the courtyard of the guard, which was in the palace of the king of Judah.

  23. Jeremiah 32:3מֶֽלֶךְ־[the] king of

    For Zedekiah king of Judah had imprisoned him, saying: “Why are you prophesying like this? You claim that the LORD says, ‘Behold, I am about to deliver this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will capture it.

  24. Jeremiah 32:3מֶֽלֶךְ־[the] king of

    For Zedekiah king of Judah had imprisoned him, saying: “Why are you prophesying like this? You claim that the LORD says, ‘Behold, I am about to deliver this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will capture it.

  25. Jeremiah 32:4מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of

    Zedekiah king of Judah will not escape from the hands of the Chaldeans, but he will surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and will speak with him face to face and see him eye to eye.

  26. Jeremiah 32:4מֶֽלֶךְ־[the] king of

    Zedekiah king of Judah will not escape from the hands of the Chaldeans, but he will surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and will speak with him face to face and see him eye to eye.

  27. Jeremiah 32:28מֶֽלֶךְ־[the] king of

    Therefore this is what the LORD says: Behold, I am about to deliver this city into the hands of the Chaldeans and of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, who will capture it.

  28. Jeremiah 32:32מַלְכֵיהֶם֙kings their

    because of all the evil the children of Israel and of Judah have done to provoke Me to anger—they, their kings, their officials, their priests and prophets, the men of Judah, and the residents of Jerusalem.

  29. Jeremiah 32:36מֶֽלֶךְ־[the] king of

    Now therefore, about this city of which you say, ‘It will be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon by sword and famine and plague,’ this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says:

  30. Jeremiah 33:4מַלְכֵ֣י[the] kings of

    For this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says about the houses of this city and the palaces of the kings of Judah that have been torn down for defense against the siege ramps and the sword:

  31. Jeremiah 34:1מֶֽלֶךְ־[the] king of

    This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, all his army, all the earthly kingdoms under his control, and all the other nations were fighting against Jerusalem and all its surrounding cities.

  32. Jeremiah 34:2מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of

    The LORD, the God of Israel, told Jeremiah to go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah and tell him that this is what the LORD says: “Behold, I am about to deliver this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will burn it down.

  33. Jeremiah 34:2מֶֽלֶךְ־[the] king of

    The LORD, the God of Israel, told Jeremiah to go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah and tell him that this is what the LORD says: “Behold, I am about to deliver this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will burn it down.

  34. Jeremiah 34:3מֶֽלֶךְ־[the] king of

    And you yourself will not escape his grasp, but will surely be captured and delivered into his hand. You will see the king of Babylon eye to eye and speak with him face to face; and you will go to Babylon.

  35. Jeremiah 34:4מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of

    Yet hear the word of the LORD, O Zedekiah king of Judah. This is what the LORD says concerning you: You will not die by the sword;

  36. Jeremiah 34:5הַמְּלָכִ֨יםthe kings

    you will die in peace. As spices were burned for your fathers, the former kings who preceded you, so people will burn spices for you and lament, ‘Alas, O master!’ For I Myself have spoken this word, declares the LORD.”

  37. Jeremiah 34:6מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of

    In Jerusalem, then, Jeremiah the prophet relayed all these words to Zedekiah king of Judah

  38. Jeremiah 34:7מֶֽלֶךְ־[the] king of

    as the army of the king of Babylon was fighting against Jerusalem and the remaining cities of Judah—against Lachish and Azekah. For these were the only fortified cities remaining in Judah.

  39. Jeremiah 34:8הַמֶּ֨לֶךְthe king

    After King Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people in Jerusalem to proclaim liberty, the word came to Jeremiah from the LORD

  40. Jeremiah 34:21מֶֽלֶךְ־[the] king of

    And I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah and his officials into the hands of their enemies who seek their lives, to the army of the king of Babylon that had withdrawn from you.

  41. Jeremiah 34:21מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of

    And I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah and his officials into the hands of their enemies who seek their lives, to the army of the king of Babylon that had withdrawn from you.

  42. Jeremiah 35:1מֶ֥לֶךְ[the] king of

    This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah:

  43. Jeremiah 35:11מֶֽלֶךְ־[the] king of

    So when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched into the land, we said: ‘Come, let us go into Jerusalem to escape the armies of the Chaldeans and the Arameans.’ So we have remained in Jerusalem.”

  44. Jeremiah 36:1מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of

    In the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the LORD:

  45. Jeremiah 36:9מֶֽלֶךְ־[the] king of

    Now in the ninth month of the fifth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, a fast before the LORD was proclaimed to all the people of Jerusalem and all who had come there from the cities of Judah.

  46. Jeremiah 36:12הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙the king

    he went down to the scribe’s chamber in the king’s palace, where all the officials were sitting: Elishama the scribe, Delaiah son of Shemaiah, Elnathan son of Achbor, Gemariah son of Shaphan, Zedekiah son of Hananiah, and all the other officials.

  47. Jeremiah 36:16לַמֶּ֔לֶךְto the king

    When they had heard all these words, they turned to one another in fear and said to Baruch, “Surely we must report all these words to the king.”

  48. Jeremiah 36:20הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙the king

    So the officials went to the king in the courtyard. And having stored the scroll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe, they reported everything to the king.

  49. Jeremiah 36:20הַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe king

    So the officials went to the king in the courtyard. And having stored the scroll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe, they reported everything to the king.

  50. Jeremiah 36:21הַמֶּ֜לֶךְthe king

    Then the king sent Jehudi to get the scroll, and he took it from the chamber of Elishama the scribe. And Jehudi read it in the hearing of the king and all the officials who were standing beside him.

Text, tags and lexicon: STEPBible.org (Tyndale House), CC BY 4.0.