4428. melek

Lexical Summary

melek: king, kings, king's

Original Word: מֶלֶךְ
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: melek
Pronunciation: MEH-lek
Phonetic Spelling: (meh'-lek)
KJV: king, royal
NASB: king, kings, king's, royal
Word Origin: [from H4427 (מָלַך - To reign)]

1. a king

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

king, royal

From malak; a king -- king, royal.

see HEBREW malak

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
king
NASB Translation
King (253), king (1730), King's (6), king's (241), kingdom (1), Kings (41), kings (241), kings' (2), royal (5).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. מֶ֫לֶךְ₂₅₁₃ noun masculine king (Late Hebrew id.; MI^{1, 5, 10, 18, 23} מלך; Nehemiah 1:4 המלכן; Phoenician מלך; Zinjirli מלך DHM^{Sendsch. 60}; Assyrian maliku, malku, prince (Assyrian šarru = king); Arabic king (original Hebrew *מַלִח inferred, Lag^{BN 73} Ba^{NB § 112} WMM^{As. u. Europ.76}); Sabean מלכן SabDenkm^{No. 1}; construct מלך, plural אמלך CIS^{iv 37}; compare Ethiopic God (and Nö^l.c.); Aramaic , מְלֵיךְ; Palmyrene מלך מלכא Vog^{No. 28}; Nabataean מלכא Eut^{Nab. 1}); — ׳מ absolute Genesis 14:7 + (insert also 2 Samuel 13:17 ᵐ5 Th We Dr Kit Bu, and 2 Samuel 13:34 ᵐ5 We Dr Kit Bu); in p. always מֶ֑לֶךְ Genesis 49:20 238t. (so also proper name in מֶלֶךְ-); construct Genesis 14:1 +; suffix מַלְכִּי 2 Samuel 19:44 6t., etc.; plural מְלָכִים Genesis 14:9 +; מְלָכִין Proverbs 31:3; construct מַלְכֵי Genesis 17:16 +; suffix מְלָכֶיהָ Isaiah 7:16 3t.; מַלְכֵיהֶם Deuteronomy 7:24 16t., etc.; —

1 king: of Egypt Genesis 39:20f.; Exodus 1:8f.; Deuteronomy 11:3; 1 Kings 3:1; of Mesopotamia, Shinar, Assyria, Babylon, Persia, etc. Judges 3:8,10; Genesis 14:1f.; 2 Kings 15:19,20,29; 2 Kings 17:3f.; 2 Kings 18:13f.; 2 Kings 24:1,11f.; Ezra 1:1f.; Ezra 4:3f.; Esther 1:2 +, 1 Kings 11:18,40; 1 Kings 14:25; 2 Kings 17:4f.; 2 Kings 23:29 +; of Canaan, Philistia, Edom, Moab, etc. (often of single city): Genesis 14:2f.; Genesis 14:18; Genesis 20:2; Genesis 26:1,8; Genesis 36:31; Numbers 20:14; Numbers 21:1f.; Numbers 22:4,10; Deuteronomy 1:4; Deuteronomy 3:1f.; Joshua 2:2 (often in Joshua), Judges 1:7; Judges 5:19; Judges 8:5,12; Judges 11:12f.; 2 Kings 3:4f. +; of Aram, Hamath, etc. 2 Samuel 8:3f. 2 Samuel 8:9; 1 Kings 15:18; 1 Kings 20:1f.; 1 Kings 22:3; 2 Kings 5:1f.; 2 Kings 8:7f.; 2 Kings 8:29; 2 Kings 9:14,15; 2 Kings 15:37; 2 Kings 16:5f. +; of Tyre, etc. 2 Samuel 5:11; 1 Kings 5:15; 1 Kings 9:11,16+, etc.; especially of Israel (undivided, and of both divisions) Genesis 36:31; Numbers 23:21; Numbers 24:7; Deuteronomy 17:14f.; Judges 17:6; Judges 18:1; Judges 19:1; Judges 21:25; 1 Samuel 2:10; 1 Samuel 8:5f.; 2 Samuel 2:4f.; 1 Kings 1:33,34f. + very often; compare also Judges 9:5. — 2 Samuel 18:29b strike out ׳הַמּ We Klo Dr Kit Bu. Note that in early books המלך דוד is nearly always said; in late books usually המלך ׳שׁלמה וגו) דוד; compare Aramaic כּוֺרֶשׁ מַלְכָּא, etc.

2 of Davidic king, as under divine protection, 1 Samuel 2:10 ("" מְשִׁיחוֺ), Psalm 2:6; Psalm 18:51; Psalm 89:19; Psalm 61:7, compare Psalm 99:4; so in (Messianic) prediction Hosea 3:5; Isaiah 32:1; Jeremiah 23:5; Ezekiel 37:22,24; Zechariah 9:9.

3 used of ׳י as king of Israel 1 Samuel 12:12; in poetry Deuteronomy 33:5 compare Psalm 5:3; Psalm 10:16; Psalm 29:10; Psalm 44:5; Psalm 48:3; Psalm 68:25; Psalm 74:12; Psalm 84:4; Psalm 145:1; Psalm 149:2; Isaiah 41:21; Isaiah 43:15; Isaiah 44:6; Zephaniah 3:15; מֶלֶךְ הַכָּבוֺד Psalm 24:7; Psalm 24:8; Psalm 24:9; Psalm 24:10 (twice in verse); universal king Psalm 47:3; Psalm 47:8; Psalm 95:3; Psalm 98:6; Jeremiah 10:7,10, compare Jeremiah 46:18; Jeremiah 48:15; Jeremiah 51:57; Zechariah 14:9,16,17; Malachi 1:14; of false god Amos 5:26.

4 in fable, king of trees Judges 9:8,15 figurative of crocodile Job 41:26; אֵין לָאַרְבֶּה ׳מ Proverbs 30:27; of death, מֶלֶךְ בַּלָּהוֺת Job 18:14.

5 combinations are: —

a. הַגָּדוֺל ׳הַמּ 2 Kings 18:19,28 = Isaiah 36:4,13 (of Assyrian king: compare Assyrian šarru rabu); גָּדוֺל ׳מ Ecclesiastes 9:14 (indefinite); of ׳י Malachi 1:14, עַלכֿלאֿלהים ׳ג ׳מ Psalm 95:3; ׳מ עוֺלָם Jeremiah 10:10 (of ׳י); מְלָכִים ׳מ Ezekiel 26:7 (king of Babylon)

b. יְחִי הַמֶּלֶךְ 1 Samuel 10:24; 2 Samuel 16:16 (twice in verse); 1 Kings 1:34,39; 2 Kings 11:12; 2Chronicles 23:11; מֶלֶךְ בירושׁלם Ecclesiastes 1:1, compare Eccl 15:26; 2 Samuel 5:2; 1 Kings 14:2; 1 Chronicles 29:25; 2 Samuel 2:11 (׳בחברון עלהֿיה מ) 1 Kings 11:37; 2Chronicles 28:4; Ecclesiastes 1:12.

c. following a verb (one or two accusative) על ׳שִׂים מ Deuteronomy 17:14,15 (twice in verse); 1 Samuel 10:19; ׳שִׂים לָנוּ מ 1 Samuel 8:5; ׳שִׂים לְמ 1 Kings 10:9; לְ ׳נָתַן מ 1 Samuel 8:6; Hosea 13:10,11; נָתַן עַל 1 Samuel 12:13; 2Chron 2:10; Nehemiah 9:37; Nehemiah 13:26; הִמְלִיךְ לְמֶלֶךְ Judges 9:6; 1 Samuel 15:11; על ׳הִמְלִיךְ מ 1 Samuel 12:1; לְ ׳הִמְלִיךְ מ 1 Samuel 8:22; ׳מָשַׁח מ עַל Judges 9:8; ׳מָשַׁח לְמ 1 Kings 1:45; עַל ׳מָשַׁךְ לְמ Judges 9:15; 1 Samuel 15:1,17; 2 Samuel 2:4; 2 Samuel 5:3,12; 2 Samuel 12:7; 1 Kings 1:34; 1 Chronicles 11:3; 1 Chronicles 14:8; יִהְיֶה על ׳מ 1 Samuel 8:19; על ׳בִּקֵּשׁ למ 2 Samuel 3:17; ׳הֵכִין לְמ על 2 Samuel 5:12; 1 Chronicles 14:2; על ׳הֵקִים מ 1 Kings 14:14; Deuteronomy 28:36; ׳תַּחַת וגו ׳לְמ ׳יָשַׁב עַלכִּֿסֵּא י 1 Chronicles 29:23, compare Proverbs 20:8; אלהיך ׳לְי ׳נָתַן עַלכִּֿסֵּא לְמ2Chronicles 9:8.

d. מַעֲדַנֵּימֶֿלךְ Genesis 49:20 royal dainties, figurative; ׳מִשְׁתֵּה הַמּ 1 Samuel 25:36 royal feast (in simile); ׳אֶבֶן הַמּ 2 Samuel 14:26 king's weight; ׳יַדהַֿמּ 1 Kings 10:13 royal bounty (in simile); ׳גִּזֵּי הַמּ Amos 7:1 king's mowings; ׳מִקְדַּשׁ מ Amos 7:13 royal sanctuary; עֲטֶרֶת מַלְכָּם 2 Samuel 12:30 crown of their king = 1 Chronicles 20:2 (but read מִלְכֹּם ᵐ5 We Klo Dr Kit Kau — not Bu Kit^Chr. Hpt); compare also בַּיִת, עֵמֶק, גַּן, שָׁוֵה, etc. — proper name אבימלך, אחימלך, אלימלך, מלך, נתן, מלך, עבד, see below אב, אח, etc.

מַלְכִישׁוּעַ proper name, masculine son of Saul my king (= ׳י) is opulence, compare Gray^{Prop. N. 147}); — 1 Samuel 14:49; 1 Samuel 31:2; 1 Chronicles 8:33; 1 Chronicles 9:39; 1 Chronicles 10:2 (in Chronicles מַלְכִּישֿׁוּעַ). ᵐ5 Μελχεισα, Μελχεσουε, etc.

Topical Lexicon

Scope and Semantic Range

מֶלֶךְ appears about 2,523 times, referring to every category of ruler from petty tribal chieftains to the eschatological King of kings. The word is used of:
• Human monarchs within Israel and Judah
• Foreign sovereigns who rise and fall under divine oversight
• Metaphorical kings in poetry and parable
• God Himself as the everlasting King
• The anticipated Messianic King fulfilled in Jesus Christ

Kingship before Israel

Before Saul, the patriarchs interacted with local kings whose authority was already subject to God’s higher rule. “Abraham said, ‘I have raised my hand to the LORD, God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth, that I will accept nothing belonging to you’” (Genesis 14:22-23). Even Egypt’s Pharaoh must submit: “But the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his household” (Genesis 12:17). Early narratives establish that earthly crowns are subordinate to the LORD.

Institution of Monarchy in Israel

Israel’s transition from theocracy to monarchy is narrated in 1 Samuel 8. Samuel warns, “They have rejected Me as their king” (1 Samuel 8:7). Yet the Mosaic Law had already anticipated a king (Deuteronomy 17:14-20), demanding covenant fidelity, limited taxation, and personal devotion to Torah. Saul, David, and Solomon illustrate the tension between divine ideal and human frailty.

Assessment of Israelite Kings

Chronicles and Kings evaluate each ruler chiefly by covenant obedience:
• David: “David did what was right in the sight of the LORD” (1 Kings 15:5).
• Hezekiah and Josiah bring revival (2 Kings 18:5-6; 23:25).
• Ahab and Manasseh epitomize apostasy (1 Kings 16:30-33; 2 Kings 21:9).

The historical books reveal that national blessing or judgment turns on the king’s heart toward God.

Kingship and Covenant

The Davidic covenant (2 Samuel 7:12-16) intertwines kingship with promise: an eternal throne grounded in God’s steadfast love. Psalms celebrate this hope: “Your throne, O God, is forever and ever” (Psalm 45:6); “The LORD has established His throne in heaven, and His kingdom rules over all” (Psalm 103:19).

Gentile Kings and God’s Sovereignty

Daniel addresses Babylonian, Median, Persian, and Greek monarchs, underscoring divine supremacy: “The God of heaven has given you dominion and power and might and glory” (Daniel 2:37). God “removes kings and establishes them” (Daniel 2:21). Isaiah similarly calls Cyrus “My shepherd” (Isaiah 44:28), demonstrating that pagan crowns serve redemptive purposes.

The Coming King: Messianic Promise

Prophets weave royal expectation into eschatology:
• “For unto us a Child is born… and the government will be upon His shoulders” (Isaiah 9:6-7).
• “Behold, the days are coming… I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, a King who will reign wisely” (Jeremiah 23:5-6).
• “Rejoice greatly… your King is coming to you… riding on a donkey” (Zechariah 9:9).

These texts converge on a future ideal King who embodies justice, peace, and worldwide dominion.

Fulfillment in Jesus Christ

The New Testament identifies Jesus as the promised King (Matthew 2:2; John 18:36-37). Revelation echoes Old Testament language: “On His robe… He has this name written: King of kings and Lord of lords” (Revelation 19:16). Christ’s kingship is inaugurated at the cross, proclaimed in the resurrection, and consummated at His return.

Liturgical and Wisdom Literature

Psalms frequently declare God’s kingship: “Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty” (Psalm 24:8-10). Proverbs advises earthly rulers: “By me kings reign” (Proverbs 8:15). Ecclesiastes reflects on royal power’s limitations: “Though a king may be great, none can contend with Him who is stronger” (Ecclesiastes 6:10).

Prophetic Critique of Kings

Prophets rebuke injustice and idolatry among kings. Isaiah decries “princes of rebels” (Isaiah 1:23). Hosea laments, “They set up kings, but not by Me” (Hosea 8:4). Amos confronts royal exploitation (Amos 7:10-17). The prophetic vocation thus guards both throne and people under God’s law.

Theological Significance and Ministry Implications

1. Divine Sovereignty: The frequency of מֶלֶךְ underscores that all authority derives from the LORD (Romans 13:1 finds precedent here).
2. Christology: Old Testament kingship drives New Testament proclamation of Jesus as Messiah-King.
3. Discipleship: Believers serve as “a royal priesthood” (1 Peter 2:9), reflecting the King’s character through righteousness and mercy.
4. Eschatology: Hope centers on the consummated kingdom where “the kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ” (Revelation 11:15).
5. Leadership Ethics: Earthly leaders are accountable to divine standards of justice (Micah 6:8), encouraging modern governance under biblical principles.

Key Word Study Passages

Genesis 14; Exodus 5; Deuteronomy 17:14-20; 1 Samuel 8-12; 2 Samuel 7; 1 Kings 1-11; 2 Kings 18-25; 1 Chronicles 17; Psalm 2; Psalm 72; Psalm 110; Isaiah 9:6-7; Jeremiah 23:5-6; Ezekiel 37:24-25; Daniel 2; Daniel 7; Zechariah 9:9-10.

The term מֶלֶךְ threads Scripture from Genesis to Malachi, preparing the reader for the arrival of Jesus Christ, the eternal King whose reign fulfills every promise and secures an unshakeable kingdom.

Forms and Transliterations

בְּמֶ֣לֶךְ בְּמֶ֤לֶךְ בְּמֶ֥לֶךְ בְּמֶֽלֶךְ־ בְּמַלְכּ֛וֹ בְמַלְכָּ֔ם בְמַלְכָּֽם׃ בַּמְּלָכִ֖ים בַּמְּלָכִ֣ים בַּמֶּ֑לֶךְ בַּמֶּ֔לֶךְ בַּמֶּ֖לֶךְ בַּמֶּ֣לֶךְ בַּמֶּ֤לֶךְ בַּמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ בַמֶּ֔לֶךְ בַמֶּלֶךְ֮ במלך במלך־ במלך׃ במלכו במלכים במלכם במלכם׃ הֲמֶ֣לֶךְ הַ֝מֶּ֗לֶךְ הַ֠מֶּלֶךְ הַ֭מְּלָכִים הַ֭מֶּלֶךְ הַמְּלָכִ֑ים הַמְּלָכִ֔ים הַמְּלָכִ֖ים הַמְּלָכִ֗ים הַמְּלָכִ֛ים הַמְּלָכִ֜ים הַמְּלָכִ֞ים הַמְּלָכִ֡ים הַמְּלָכִ֣ים הַמְּלָכִ֤ים הַמְּלָכִ֥ים הַמְּלָכִ֨ים הַמְּלָכִֽים־ הַמְּלָכִֽים׃ הַמְּלָכִים֙ הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ הַמֶּ֕לֶךְ הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ הַמֶּ֛לֶך הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ הַמֶּ֟לֶךְ הַמֶּ֡לֶךְ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ ׀ הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ הַמֶּ֧לֶךְ הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ הַמֶּ֬לֶךְ הַמֶּֽלֶךְ־ הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ הַמֶּלֶךְ֒ הַמֶּלֶךְ֩ הַמֶּלֶךְ֮ הַמַּלְאֿכִ֗ים הַמְּלָכִ֛ים הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ המלאכים המלך המלך־ המלך׃ המלכים המלכים־ המלכים׃ וְ֠הַמֶּלֶךְ וְֽהַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְהַמְּלָכִ֖ים וְהַמְּלָכִ֛ים וְהַמְּלָכִ֣ים וְהַמְּלָכִים֙ וְהַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְ וְהַמֶּ֗לֶךְ וְהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ וְהַמֶּ֜לֶךְ וְהַמֶּ֡לֶךְ וְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ וְהַמֶּ֤לֶךְ וְהַמֶּ֥לֶךְ וְהַמֶּ֨לֶךְ וְהַמֶּלֶךְ֩ וְהַמֶּלֶךְ֮ וְלַמֶּ֥לֶךְ וְלַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ וָמֶ֑לֶךְ וּ֝מֶ֗לֶךְ וּבְמַלְכֵ֤י וּלְמַלְכֵ֥י וּלְמַלְכָּ֑הּ וּלְמַלְכָּ֔הּ וּלְמַלְכָּ֗הּ וּלְמַלְכָּֽהּ׃ וּמְלָכִ֖ים וּמְלָכִ֣ים וּמֶ֖לֶךְ וּמֶ֣לֶךְ וּמֶ֤לֶךְ וּמֶ֥לֶךְ וּמֶ֧לֶךְ וּמֶֽלֶך־ וּמַלְכֵ֣י וּמַלְכֵ֥י וּמַלְכֵיהֶ֖ם וּמַלְכֵיהֶם֙ ובמלכי והמלך והמלכים ולמלך ולמלך׃ ולמלכה ולמלכה׃ ולמלכי ומלך ומלך־ ומלכי ומלכיהם ומלכים כְּמֶ֣לֶךְ כְּמֶ֤לֶךְ ׀ כְּמַלְכֵ֣י כמלך כמלכי לְמֶ֑לֶךְ לְמֶ֔לֶךְ לְמֶ֖לֶךְ לְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙ לְמֶ֛לֶךְ לְמֶ֜לֶךְ לְמֶ֣לֶךְ לְמֶ֤לֶךְ לְמֶ֥לֶךְ לְמֶֽלֶךְ־ לְמַלְכֵ֖י לְמַלְכֵ֣י לְמַלְכֵ֤י לְמַלְכֵ֥י לְמַלְכֵּ֣נוּ לְמַלְכֵי־ לְמַלְכָּ֔הּ לְמַלְכּ֔וֹ לִמְלָכֵ֥ינוּ לִמְלָכֵ֨ינוּ לַ֫מֶּ֥לֶךְ לַֽמְלָכִ֣ים לַֽמְלָכִ֨ים ׀ לַמְּלָ֫כִ֥ים לַמְּלָכִ֔ים לַמְּלָכִ֛ים לַמְּלָכִים֙ לַמֶּ֑לֶךְ לַמֶּ֔לֶךְ לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ לַמֶּ֗לֶךְ לַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ לַמֶּ֛לֶךְ לַמֶּ֜לֶךְ לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ לַמֶּ֤לֶךְ לַמֶּ֥לֶךְ לַמֶּ֨לֶךְ לַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ לַמֶּלֶךְ֒ לַמֶּלֶךְ֩ לַמֶּלֶךְ֮ למלך למלך־ למלך׃ למלכה למלכו למלכי למלכי־ למלכים למלכינו למלכנו מְ֝לָכִ֗ים מְ֭לָכִים מְלָ֘כִ֤ים מְלָכִ֑ים מְלָכִ֔ים מְלָכִ֖ים מְלָכִ֗ים מְלָכִ֛ים מְלָכִ֜ים מְלָכִ֡ים מְלָכִ֣ים מְלָכִ֣ים ׀ מְלָכִ֥ים מְלָכִֽים׃ מְלָכִֽין׃ מְלָכִים֙ מְלָכִים֩ מְלָכֵ֣ינוּ מְלָכֵ֤ינוּ מְלָכֵ֥ינוּ מְלָכֵ֨ינוּ מְלָכֶ֑יהָ מְלָכֶ֖יהָ מְלָכֶ֙יהָ֙ מְלָכֶֽיהָ׃ מִמֶּ֖לֶךְ מִמֶּ֤לֶךְ מִמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ מֵֽהַמֶּ֔לֶךְ מֶ֑לֶךְ מֶ֔לֶךְ מֶ֖לֶךְ מֶ֗לֶךְ מֶ֙לֶךְ֙ מֶ֚לֶךְ מֶ֛לֶךְ מֶ֜לֶךְ מֶ֝֗לֶךְ מֶ֣לֶך מֶ֣לֶךְ מֶ֤לֶךְ מֶ֥לֶךְ מֶ֥לֶךְ־ מֶ֧לֶךְ מֶ֨לֶךְ מֶ֭לֶךְ מֶּ֖לֶךְ מֶֽלֶךְ־ מֶֽלֶךְ׃ מֶֽלֶך־ מֶלֶךְ֩ מֶלֶךְ֮ מֶלֶךְ־ מַ֝לְכִּ֗י מַ֫לְכּ֥וֹ מַלְכְּךָ֙ מַלְכְּכֶ֔ם מַלְכְּכֶ֖ם מַלְכְּכֶֽם׃ מַלְכִּ֑י מַלְכִּ֣י מַלְכִּ֥י מַלְכֵ֖י מַלְכֵ֣י מַלְכֵ֤י מַלְכֵ֥י מַלְכֵ֧י מַלְכֵ֨י מַלְכֵ֬י מַלְכֵּ֔נוּ מַלְכֵּ֖נוּ מַלְכֵּ֙נוּ֙ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ׃ מַלְכֵּךְ֙ מַלְכֵֽי־ מַלְכֵי֙ מַלְכֵי־ מַלְכֵיהֶ֔ם מַלְכֵיהֶ֖ם מַלְכֵיהֶ֞ם מַלְכֵיהֶ֣ם מַלְכֵיהֶֽם׃ מַלְכֵיהֶם֙ מַלְכֵיכֶ֥ם מַלְכָּ֑הּ מַלְכָּ֑ם מַלְכָּ֔ם מַלְכָּ֖הּ מַלְכָּ֖ם מַלְכָּ֤הּ מַלְכָּ֨הּ מַלְכָּהּ֒ מַלְכָּהּ֙ מַלְכָּם֙ מַלְכָּם֩ מַלְכֻת֖וֹ מַלְכּ֑וֹ מַלְכּ֔וֹ מהמלך מלך מלך־ מלך׃ מלכה מלכו מלכי מלכי־ מלכיה מלכיה׃ מלכיהם מלכיהם׃ מלכיכם מלכים מלכים׃ מלכין׃ מלכינו מלכך מלככם מלככם׃ מלכם מלכנו מלכנו׃ מלכתו ממלך ממלך׃ שֶׁ֤הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ שֶׁמַּלְכֵּ֖ךְ שהמלך שמלכך bam·mə·lā·ḵîm bam·me·leḵ ḇam·me·leḵ bammelaChim bamməlāḵîm bamMelech bammeleḵ ḇammeleḵ ḇə·mal·kām bə·mal·kōw bə·me·leḵ bə·me·leḵ- ḇəmalkām bemalKo bəmalkōw beMelech bəmeleḵ bəmeleḵ- hă·me·leḵ ham·malḵîm ham·mə·lā·ḵîm ham·mə·lā·ḵîm- ham·me·leḵ ham·me·leḵ- haMelech hămeleḵ hammalChim hammalḵîm hammelaChim hamməlāḵîm hamməlāḵîm- hamMelech hammeleḵ hammeleḵ- kə·mal·ḵê kə·me·leḵ kemalChei kəmalḵê keMelech kəmeleḵ lam·lā·ḵîm lam·mə·lā·ḵîm lam·me·leḵ lamlaChim lamlāḵîm lammelaChim lamməlāḵîm lamMelech lammeleḵ lə·mal·kāh lə·mal·ḵê lə·mal·ḵê- lə·mal·kê·nū lə·mal·kōw lə·me·leḵ lə·me·leḵ- lemalChei lemalKah ləmalkāh ləmalḵê ləmalḵê- lemalKenu ləmalkênū lemalKo ləmalkōw leMelech ləmeleḵ ləmeleḵ- lim·lā·ḵê·nū limlaCheinu limlāḵênū mal·kāh mal·kām mal·ḵê mal·ḵê- mal·ḵê·hem mal·kə·ḵā mal·kə·ḵem mal·ḵê·ḵem mal·kê·nū mal·kêḵ mal·kî mal·kōw mal·ḵu·ṯōw malChei malcheiChem malcheiHem malchuTo malKah malkāh malKam malkām malḵê malḵê- malkeCh malkeCha malkeChem malḵêhem malkêḵ malkəḵā malkəḵem malḵêḵem malKenu malkênū malKi malkî malKo malkōw malḵuṯōw mê·ham·me·leḵ mə·lā·ḵe·hā mə·lā·ḵê·nū mə·lā·ḵîm mə·lā·ḵîn me·leḵ me·leḵ- mehamMelech mêhammeleḵ melaCheiha melaCheinu melaChim melaChin məlāḵehā məlāḵênū məlāḵîm məlāḵîn Melech meleḵ meleḵ- mim·me·leḵ miMelech mimmeleḵ še·ham·me·leḵ šehammeleḵ šem·mal·kêḵ šemmalkêḵ shehamMelech shemmalKech ū·ḇə·mal·ḵê ū·lə·mal·kāh ū·lə·mal·ḵê ū·mal·ḵê ū·mal·ḵê·hem ū·mə·lā·ḵîm ū·me·leḵ ū·me·leḵ- ūḇəmalḵê ulemalChei ulemalKah ūləmalkāh ūləmalḵê umalChei umalcheiHem ūmalḵê ūmalḵêhem umelaChim ūməlāḵîm uMelech ūmeleḵ ūmeleḵ- uvemalChei vaMelech vammeleCh vehammelaChim vehamMelech velamMelech vemalKam wā·me·leḵ wāmeleḵ wə·ham·mə·lā·ḵîm wə·ham·me·leḵ wə·lam·me·leḵ wəhamməlāḵîm wəhammeleḵ wəlammeleḵ

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 14:1
HEB: בִּימֵי֙ אַמְרָפֶ֣ל מֶֽלֶךְ־ שִׁנְעָ֔ר אַרְי֖וֹךְ
NAS: of Amraphel king of Shinar,
KJV: of Amraphel king of Shinar,
INT: the days of Amraphel king of Shinar Arioch

Genesis 14:1
HEB: שִׁנְעָ֔ר אַרְי֖וֹךְ מֶ֣לֶךְ אֶלָּסָ֑ר כְּדָרְלָעֹ֙מֶר֙
NAS: Arioch king of Ellasar,
KJV: Arioch king of Ellasar,
INT: of Shinar Arioch king of Ellasar Chedorlaomer

Genesis 14:1
HEB: אֶלָּסָ֑ר כְּדָרְלָעֹ֙מֶר֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ עֵילָ֔ם וְתִדְעָ֖ל
NAS: Chedorlaomer king of Elam,
KJV: Chedorlaomer king of Elam,
INT: of Ellasar Chedorlaomer king of Elam and Tidal

Genesis 14:1
HEB: עֵילָ֔ם וְתִדְעָ֖ל מֶ֥לֶךְ גּוֹיִֽם׃
NAS: of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim,
KJV: of Elam, and Tidal king of nations;
INT: of Elam and Tidal king of nations

Genesis 14:2
HEB: אֶת־ בֶּ֙רַע֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ סְדֹ֔ם וְאֶת־
NAS: with Bera king of Sodom,
KJV: Bera king of Sodom,
INT: with Bera king of Sodom and with

Genesis 14:2
HEB: וְאֶת־ בִּרְשַׁ֖ע מֶ֣לֶךְ עֲמֹרָ֑ה שִׁנְאָ֣ב ׀
NAS: and with Birsha king of Gomorrah,
KJV: and with Birsha king of Gomorrah,
INT: and with Birsha king of Gomorrah Shinab

Genesis 14:2
HEB: עֲמֹרָ֑ה שִׁנְאָ֣ב ׀ מֶ֣לֶךְ אַדְמָ֗ה וְשֶׁמְאֵ֙בֶר֙
NAS: Shinab king of Admah,
KJV: Shinab king of Admah,
INT: of Gomorrah Shinab king of Admah and Shemeber

Genesis 14:2
HEB: אַדְמָ֗ה וְשֶׁמְאֵ֙בֶר֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ [צְבֹיִים כ]
NAS: and Shemeber king of Zeboiim,
KJV: and Shemeber king of Zeboiim,
INT: of Admah and Shemeber king Zeboiim and the king

Genesis 14:2
HEB: (צְבֹויִ֔ים ק) וּמֶ֥לֶךְ בֶּ֖לַע הִיא־
NAS: of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela
KJV: of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela,
INT: king Zeboiim and the king of Bela is

Genesis 14:5
HEB: בָּ֣א כְדָרְלָעֹ֗מֶר וְהַמְּלָכִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אִתּ֔וֹ
NAS: Chedorlaomer and the kings that were with him, came
KJV: Chedorlaomer, and the kings that [were] with him, and smote
INT: came Chedorlaomer and the kings after for

Genesis 14:8
HEB: וַיֵּצֵ֨א מֶֽלֶךְ־ סְדֹ֜ם וּמֶ֣לֶךְ
NAS: And the king of Sodom and the king
KJV: And there went out the king of Sodom,
INT: out and the king of Sodom and the king

Genesis 14:8
HEB: מֶֽלֶךְ־ סְדֹ֜ם וּמֶ֣לֶךְ עֲמֹרָ֗ה וּמֶ֤לֶךְ
NAS: of Sodom and the king of Gomorrah
KJV: of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah,
INT: and the king of Sodom and the king of Gomorrah and the king

Genesis 14:8
HEB: וּמֶ֣לֶךְ עֲמֹרָ֗ה וּמֶ֤לֶךְ אַדְמָה֙ וּמֶ֣לֶךְ
NAS: of Gomorrah and the king of Admah
KJV: of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah,
INT: and the king of Gomorrah and the king of Admah and the king

Genesis 14:8
HEB: וּמֶ֤לֶךְ אַדְמָה֙ וּמֶ֣לֶךְ [צְבֹיִים כ]
NAS: of Admah and the king of Zeboiim
KJV: of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim,
INT: and the king of Admah and the king Zeboiim and the king

Genesis 14:8
HEB: (צְבֹויִ֔ם ק) וּמֶ֥לֶךְ בֶּ֖לַע הִוא־
NAS: of Zeboiim and the king of Bela
KJV: of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela
INT: and the king Zeboiim and the king of Bela same

Genesis 14:9
HEB: אֵ֣ת כְּדָרְלָעֹ֜מֶר מֶ֣לֶךְ עֵילָ֗ם וְתִדְעָל֙
NAS: Chedorlaomer king of Elam
KJV: With Chedorlaomer the king of Elam,
INT: against Chedorlaomer king of Elam and Tidal

Genesis 14:9
HEB: עֵילָ֗ם וְתִדְעָל֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ גּוֹיִ֔ם וְאַמְרָפֶל֙
NAS: and Tidal king of Goiim
KJV: and with Tidal king of nations,
INT: of Elam and Tidal king of nations and Amraphel

Genesis 14:9
HEB: גּוֹיִ֔ם וְאַמְרָפֶל֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ שִׁנְעָ֔ר וְאַרְי֖וֹךְ
NAS: and Amraphel king of Shinar
KJV: and Amraphel king of Shinar,
INT: of nations and Amraphel king of Shinar and Arioch

Genesis 14:9
HEB: שִׁנְעָ֔ר וְאַרְי֖וֹךְ מֶ֣לֶךְ אֶלָּסָ֑ר אַרְבָּעָ֥ה
NAS: and Arioch king of Ellasar--
KJV: and Arioch king of Ellasar;
INT: of Shinar and Arioch king of Ellasar four

Genesis 14:9
HEB: אֶלָּסָ֑ר אַרְבָּעָ֥ה מְלָכִ֖ים אֶת־ הַחֲמִשָּֽׁה׃
NAS: of Ellasar-- four kings against five.
KJV: of Ellasar; four kings with five.
INT: of Ellasar four kings against five

Genesis 14:10
HEB: חֵמָ֔ר וַיָּנֻ֛סוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־ סְדֹ֥ם וַעֲמֹרָ֖ה
NAS: pits; and the kings of Sodom
KJV: slimepits; and the kings of Sodom
INT: of tar fled and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah

Genesis 14:17
HEB: וַיֵּצֵ֣א מֶֽלֶךְ־ סְדֹם֮ לִקְרָאתוֹ֒
NAS: of Chedorlaomer and the kings who
KJV: And the king of Sodom went out
INT: went and the kings of Sodom to meet

Genesis 14:17
HEB: לָעֹ֔מֶר וְאֶת־ הַמְּלָכִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר אִתּ֑וֹ
NAS: who were with him, the king of Sodom
KJV: of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings that [were] with him, at the valley
INT: the defeat of Chedorlaomer the king who for

Genesis 14:17
HEB: ה֖וּא עֵ֥מֶק הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃
NAS: of Shaveh (that is, the King's Valley).
KJV: of Shaveh, which [is] the king's dale.
INT: which the valley is the King's

Genesis 14:18
HEB: וּמַלְכִּי־ צֶ֙דֶק֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ שָׁלֵ֔ם הוֹצִ֖יא
NAS: And Melchizedek king of Salem brought
KJV: And Melchizedek king of Salem
INT: and Melchizedek king of Salem brought

2523 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4428
2523 Occurrences

bam·mə·lā·ḵîm — 2 Occ.
bam·me·leḵ — 11 Occ.
bə·mal·kōw — 1 Occ.
bə·me·leḵ — 6 Occ.
hă·me·leḵ — 1 Occ.
ham·malḵîm — 1 Occ.
ham·mə·lā·ḵîm — 37 Occ.
ham·me·leḵ — 1045 Occ.
kə·mal·ḵê — 1 Occ.
kə·me·leḵ — 2 Occ.
lam·lā·ḵîm — 2 Occ.
lam·mə·lā·ḵîm — 4 Occ.
lam·me·leḵ — 90 Occ.
lə·mal·ḵê — 39 Occ.
lə·mal·kāh — 1 Occ.
lə·mal·kê·nū — 1 Occ.
lə·mal·kōw — 1 Occ.
lə·me·leḵ — 61 Occ.
lim·lā·ḵê·nū — 2 Occ.
mal·ḵê — 110 Occ.
mal·ḵê·ḵem — 1 Occ.
mal·ḵê·hem — 12 Occ.
mal·ḵu·ṯōw — 1 Occ.
mal·kāh — 10 Occ.
mal·kām — 8 Occ.
mal·kêḵ — 1 Occ.
mal·kə·ḵā — 2 Occ.
mal·kə·ḵem — 4 Occ.
mal·kê·nū — 4 Occ.
mal·kî — 7 Occ.
mal·kōw — 5 Occ.
mê·ham·me·leḵ — 1 Occ.
mə·lā·ḵe·hā — 4 Occ.
mə·lā·ḵê·nū — 4 Occ.
mə·lā·ḵîm — 39 Occ.
mə·lā·ḵîn — 1 Occ.
me·leḵ- — 896 Occ.
mim·me·leḵ — 3 Occ.
še·ham·me·leḵ — 1 Occ.
šem·mal·kêḵ — 2 Occ.
ū·lə·mal·ḵê — 1 Occ.
ū·lə·mal·kāh — 6 Occ.
ū·mal·ḵê — 4 Occ.
ū·mal·ḵê·hem — 5 Occ.
ū·mə·lā·ḵîm — 7 Occ.
ū·me·leḵ — 27 Occ.
ū·ḇə·mal·ḵê — 1 Occ.
wā·me·leḵ — 3 Occ.
ḇam·me·leḵ — 2 Occ.
wə·ham·mə·lā·ḵîm — 4 Occ.
wə·ham·me·leḵ — 35 Occ.
wə·lam·me·leḵ — 2 Occ.
ḇə·mal·kām — 2 Occ.