4429. Melek
Berean Strong's Lexicon
Melek: King

Original Word: מֶלֶךְ
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Melek
Pronunciation: MEH-lek
Phonetic Spelling: (meh'-lek)
Definition: King
Meaning: Melek

Word Origin: Derived from the root verb מָלַךְ (malak), meaning "to reign" or "to be king."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G935 - βασιλεύς (basileus), meaning "king."

- G932 - βασιλεία (basileia), meaning "kingdom."

Usage: The term "Melek" is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote a king, a ruler, or a sovereign. It is a title given to human monarchs as well as to God, emphasizing authority, governance, and leadership. The word is often used in contexts that highlight the king's role in justice, military leadership, and religious duties.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel and the surrounding Near Eastern cultures, kingship was a central institution. Kings were seen as divinely appointed leaders responsible for maintaining order, justice, and religious observance. The concept of kingship in Israel was unique in that it was ideally subject to the covenantal laws given by God, with the king serving as God's representative on earth. The monarchy in Israel began with Saul, followed by David and Solomon, and continued through the divided kingdoms of Israel and Judah.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from the same as melek
Definition
a Benjamite
NASB Translation
Melech (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
II. מֶ֫לֶךְ proper name, masculine son of Micah, a Benjamite (on ׳מ as individual name see GrayProp. N. 116, 122 n. 4; compare Phoenician proper name מלך (see Bloch); Sabean proper name מלכם CISiv. 1; Palmyrene proper name מלכו VogPalm. 92 and others Nabataean id., EutNab 21, 4 and others VogNab 1, 2 ); — 1 Chronicles 8:35 (ᵐ5 Μελχηλ), 1 Chronicles 9:41 (ᵐ5 Μαλαχ; ᵐ5L Μελχιηλ in both).

מֶ֫לֶךְ178 noun masculine king (general Semitic; see Biblical Hebrew); — ׳מ absolute Daniel 2:10 2t.; construct Daniel 4:34 6t.; usually emphatic מַלְכָּא Ezra 4:8 154t., ָ  ה Daniel 2:11; plural מַלְכִין Ezra 4:15 9t., ִ  ים Ezra 4:13 (Hebraism, BeRy M41*); emphatic מַלְכַיָּא Daniel 2:44 2t.; — king Daniel 2:4,5 132t. Daniel; Ezra 4:8,11 42t. Ezra (מֶלָךְ מַלְכַיָּא of Nebuchadnezzar Daniel 2:37, of Artaxerxes Ezra 7:12 [compare Cooke71.3, of Xerxes]; מַלְכִין Daniel 7:17 #NAME?מַלְכוּ Daniel 7:23).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Melech, Hammelech

The same as melek; king; Melek, the name of two Israelites -- Melech, Hammelech (by including the article).

see HEBREW melek

Forms and Transliterations
הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ המלך וָמֶ֖לֶךְ ומלך ham·me·leḵ hamMelech hammeleḵ vaMelech wā·me·leḵ wāmeleḵ
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Englishman's Concordance
1 Chronicles 8:35
HEB: מִיכָ֑ה פִּית֥וֹן וָמֶ֖לֶךְ וְתַאְרֵ֥עַ וְאָחָֽז׃
NAS: [were] Pithon, Melech, Tarea
KJV: [were], Pithon, and Melech, and Tarea,
INT: of Micah Pithon Melech Tarea and Ahaz

1 Chronicles 9:41
HEB: מִיכָ֑ה פִּית֥וֹן וָמֶ֖לֶךְ וְתַחְרֵֽעַ׃
NAS: [were] Pithon, Melech, Tahrea
KJV: [were], Pithon, and Melech, and Tahrea,
INT: of Micah Pithon Melech Tahrea

Jeremiah 36:26
HEB: יְרַחְמְאֵ֨ל בֶּן־ הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ וְאֶת־ שְׂרָיָ֣הוּ
KJV: the son of Hammelech, and Seraiah
INT: Jerahmeel son of Hammelech Seraiah the son

Jeremiah 38:6
HEB: מַלְכִּיָּ֣הוּ בֶן־ הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ אֲשֶׁר֙ בַּחֲצַ֣ר
INT: Malchijah son Melech which the court

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4429
4 Occurrences


ham·me·leḵ — 2 Occ.
wā·me·leḵ — 2 Occ.
















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