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מֶ֫לֶךְ

me.lekhH4428

king

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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 · 2501–2526 of 2,526 · BSB

  1. Amos 7:13מֶ֙לֶךְ֙a king

    But never prophesy at Bethel again, because it is the sanctuary of the king and the temple of the kingdom.”

  2. Jonah 3:6מֶ֣לֶך[the] king of

    When word reached the king of Nineveh, he got up from his throne, took off his royal robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.

  3. Jonah 3:7הַמֶּ֛לֶךְthe king

    Then he issued a proclamation in Nineveh: “By the decree of the king and his nobles: Let no man or beast, herd or flock, taste anything at all. They must not eat or drink.

  4. Micah 1:1מַלְכֵ֣י[the] kings of

    This is the word of the LORD that came to Micah the Moreshite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah—what he saw regarding Samaria and Jerusalem:

  5. Micah 1:14לְמַלְכֵ֖יto [the] kings of

    Therefore, send farewell gifts to Moresheth-gath; the houses of Achzib will prove deceptive to the kings of Israel.

  6. Micah 2:13מַלְכָּם֙king their

    One who breaks open the way will go up before them; they will break through the gate, and go out by it. Their King will pass through before them, the LORD as their leader.

  7. Micah 4:9הֲמֶ֣לֶךְ¿ a king

    Why do you now cry aloud? Is there no king among you? Has your counselor perished so that anguish grips you like a woman in labor?

  8. Micah 6:5מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of

    My people, remember what Balak king of Moab counseled and what Balaam son of Beor answered. Remember your journey from Shittim to Gilgal, so that you may acknowledge the righteousness of the LORD.’”

  9. Nahum 3:18מֶ֣לֶךְO king of

    O king of Assyria, your shepherds slumber; your officers sleep. Your people are scattered on the mountains with no one to gather them.

  10. Habakkuk 1:10בַּמְּלָכִ֣ים<in> <the> kings

    They scoff at kings and make rulers an object of scorn. They laugh at every fortress and build up siege ramps to seize it.

  11. Zephaniah 1:1מֶ֥לֶךְ[the] king of

    This is the word of the LORD that came to Zephaniah son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah:

  12. Zephaniah 1:5בְּמַלְכָּֽםby Milcom

    those who bow on the rooftops to worship the host of heaven, those who bow down and swear by the LORD but also swear by Milcom,

  13. Zephaniah 1:8הַמֶּ֑לֶךְthe king

    “On the Day of the LORD’s sacrifice I will punish the princes, the sons of the king, and all who are dressed in foreign apparel.

  14. Zephaniah 3:15מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of

    The LORD has taken away your punishment; He has turned back your enemy. Israel’s King, the LORD, is among you; no longer will you fear any harm.

  15. Haggai 1:1הַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe king

    In the second year of the reign of Darius, on the first day of the sixth month, the word of the LORD came through Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, stating

  16. Haggai 1:15הַמֶּֽלֶךְthe king

    on the twenty-fourth day of the sixth month, in the second year of King Darius.

  17. Zechariah 7:1הַמֶּ֑לֶךְthe king

    In the fourth year of King Darius, the word of the LORD came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month, the month of Chislev.

  18. Zechariah 9:5מֶ֙לֶךְ֙a king

    Ashkelon will see and fear; Gaza will writhe in agony, as will Ekron, for her hope will wither. There will cease to be a king in Gaza, and Ashkelon will be uninhabited.

  19. Zechariah 9:9מַלְכֵּךְ֙king your

    Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

  20. Zechariah 11:6מַלְכּ֔וֹking his

    For I will no longer have compassion on the people of the land, declares the LORD, but behold, I will cause each man to fall into the hands of his neighbor and his king, who will devastate the land, and I will not deliver it from their hands.”

  21. Zechariah 14:5מֶֽלֶךְ־[the] king of

    You will flee by My mountain valley, for it will extend to Azal. You will flee as you fled from the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the LORD my God will come, and all the holy ones with Him.

  22. Zechariah 14:9לְמֶ֖לֶךְ<into> king

    On that day the LORD will become King over all the earth—the LORD alone, and His name alone.

  23. Zechariah 14:10הַמֶּֽלֶךְthe king

    All the land from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem will be turned into a plain, but Jerusalem will be raised up and will remain in her place, from the Benjamin Gate to the site of the First Gate to the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the royal winepresses.

  24. Zechariah 14:16לְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙to [the] king

    Then all the survivors from the nations that came against Jerusalem will go up year after year to worship the King, the LORD of Hosts, and to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles.

  25. Zechariah 14:17לְמֶ֖לֶךְto [the] king

    And should any of the families of the earth not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of Hosts, then the rain will not fall on them.

  26. Malachi 1:14מֶ֨לֶךְ[am] a king

    “But cursed is the deceiver who has an acceptable male in his flock and vows to give it, but sacrifices a defective animal to the Lord. For I am a great King,” says the LORD of Hosts, “and My name is to be feared among the nations.

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