4430. melek
Strong's Lexicon
melek: King

Original Word: מְלַךְ
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: melek
Pronunciation: MEH-lek
Phonetic Spelling: (meh'-lek)
Definition: King
Meaning: a king

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."

Usage: The term "melek" is used extensively throughout the Hebrew Bible to denote a king or ruler. It signifies a person who holds supreme authority over a nation or people, often seen as a representative of divine authority on earth. The role of a king in ancient Israel was not only political but also spiritual, as kings were expected to uphold and enforce the laws of God.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Near East, kingship was a common form of governance. Kings were often seen as chosen by the gods, and their rule was considered divinely sanctioned. In Israel, the concept of kingship evolved with the establishment of the monarchy under Saul, David, and Solomon. The king was expected to lead the people in accordance with God's covenant, serving as a mediator between God and the nation. The ideal king was one who ruled with justice, righteousness, and a heart devoted to God.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
(Aramaic) corresponding to melek
Definition
king
NASB Translation
King (20), king (127), king's (16), kings (14), royal (3).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
king, royal

(Aramaic) corresponding to melek; a king -- king, royal.

see HEBREW melek

Forms and Transliterations
וּמֶ֤לֶךְ וּמַלְכִ֣ין וּמַלְכָּ֖א וּמַלְכָּ֣א וּמַלְכָּ֤א ומלך ומלכא ומלכין לְמֶ֣לֶךְ לְמַלְכָּ֑א לְמַלְכָּ֔א לְמַלְכָּ֗א לְמַלְכָּ֣א לְמַלְכָּ֥א לְמַלְכָּֽא׃ לְמַלְכָּא֙ למלך למלכא למלכא׃ מֶ֖לֶךְ מֶ֙לֶךְ֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ מֶ֤לֶךְ מֶ֥לֶךְ מֶֽלֶךְ־ מַלְכִ֑ין מַלְכִ֖ים מַלְכִ֖ין מַלְכִֽין׃ מַלְכִין֙ מַלְכַיָּ֑א מַלְכַיָּ֣א מַלְכָּ֑א מַלְכָּ֔א מַלְכָּ֕א מַלְכָּ֖א מַלְכָּ֗א מַלְכָּ֛א מַלְכָּ֜א מַלְכָּ֡א מַלְכָּ֣א מַלְכָּ֤א מַלְכָּ֤ה מַלְכָּ֥א מַלְכָּ֨א מַלְכָּֽא׃ מַלְכָּא֒ מַלְכָּא֙ מַלְכָּא֮ מלך מלך־ מלכא מלכא׃ מלכה מלכיא מלכים מלכין מלכין׃ lə·mal·kā lə·me·leḵ lemalKa ləmalkā leMelech ləmeleḵ mal·kā mal·kāh mal·ḵay·yā mal·ḵîm mal·ḵîn malchaiYa malChim malChin malKa malkā malKah malkāh malḵayyā malḵîm malḵîn me·leḵ me·leḵ- Melech meleḵ meleḵ- ū·mal·kā ū·mal·ḵîn ū·me·leḵ umalChin umalKa ūmalkā ūmalḵîn uMelech ūmeleḵ
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Ezra 4:8
HEB: יְרוּשְׁלֶ֑ם לְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥שְׂתְּא מַלְכָּ֖א כְּנֵֽמָא׃
NAS: Jerusalem to King Artaxerxes,
KJV: to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:
INT: Jerusalem Artaxerxes to King follows

Ezra 4:11
HEB: עַל־ אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֖שְׂתְּא מַלְכָּ֑א [עַבְדָיִךְ כ]
NAS: they sent to him: To King Artaxerxes:
KJV: [even] unto Artaxerxes the king; Thy servants
INT: about Artaxerxes to King your servants the men

Ezra 4:12
HEB: יְדִ֙יעַ֙ לֶהֱוֵ֣א לְמַלְכָּ֔א דִּ֣י יְהוּדָיֵ֗א
NAS: let it be known to the king that the Jews
KJV: known unto the king, that the Jews
INT: it be known be it to the king who the Jews

Ezra 4:13
HEB: יְדִ֙יעַ֙ לֶהֱוֵ֣א לְמַלְכָּ֔א דִּ֠י הֵ֣ן
NAS: let it be known to the king, that if
KJV: now unto the king, that, if
INT: it be known become to the king that if

Ezra 4:13
HEB: יִנְתְּנ֔וּן וְאַפְּתֹ֥ם מַלְכִ֖ים תְּהַנְזִֽק׃
NAS: the revenue of the kings.
KJV: the revenue of the kings.
INT: pay the revenue of the kings will damage

Ezra 4:14
HEB: מְלַ֔חְנָא וְעַרְוַ֣ת מַלְכָּ֔א לָ֥א אֲ‍ֽרִֽיךְ
NAS: for us to see the king's dishonor,
KJV: for us to see the king's dishonour,
INT: the service dishonor the king's not fitting

Ezra 4:14
HEB: שְׁלַ֖חְנָא וְהוֹדַ֥עְנָא לְמַלְכָּֽא׃
NAS: we have sent and informed the king,
KJV: have we sent and certified the king;
INT: have sent and informed the king

Ezra 4:15
HEB: מָֽרָדָ֗א וּֽמְהַנְזְקַ֤ת מַלְכִין֙ וּמְדִנָ֔ן וְאֶשְׁתַּדּוּר֙
NAS: and damaging to kings and provinces,
KJV: and hurtful unto kings and provinces,
INT: rebellious and damaging to kings and provinces revolt

Ezra 4:16
HEB: מְהוֹדְעִ֤ין אֲנַ֙חְנָה֙ לְמַלְכָּ֔א דִּ֠י הֵ֣ן
NAS: We inform the king that if that city
KJV: We certify the king that, if this
INT: inform We the king that if

Ezra 4:17
HEB: פִּתְגָמָ֞א שְׁלַ֣ח מַלְכָּ֗א עַל־ רְח֤וּם
NAS: [Then] the king sent an answer
KJV: [Then] sent the king an answer unto
INT: an answer sent the king unto to Rehum

Ezra 4:19
HEB: עָֽלְמָ֔א עַל־ מַלְכִ֖ין מִֽתְנַשְּׂאָ֑ה וּמְרַ֥ד
NAS: up against the kings in past
KJV: against kings, and [that] rebellion
INT: past against the kings has risen rebellion

Ezra 4:20
HEB: וּמַלְכִ֣ין תַּקִּיפִ֗ין הֲווֹ֙
NAS: that mighty kings have ruled over
KJV: mighty kings also over
INT: kings mighty have ruled

Ezra 4:22
HEB: חֲבָלָ֔א לְהַנְזָקַ֖ת מַלְכִֽין׃ ס
NAS: to the detriment of the kings?
KJV: grow to the hurt of the kings?
INT: damage to the detriment king

Ezra 4:23
HEB: (אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֣שְׂתְּ ק) מַלְכָּ֔א קֱרִ֧י קֳדָם־
NAS: as the copy of King Artaxerxes'
KJV: the copy of king Artaxerxes'
INT: forasmuch Artaxerxes of King was read before

Ezra 4:24
HEB: לְמַלְכ֖וּת דָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁ מֶֽלֶךְ־ פָּרָֽס׃ פ
NAS: of the reign of Darius king of Persia.
KJV: of the reign of Darius king of Persia.
INT: of the reign of Darius king of Persia

Ezra 5:6
HEB: עַל־ דָּרְיָ֖וֶשׁ מַלְכָּֽא׃
NAS: sent to Darius the king.
KJV: unto Darius the king:
INT: unto to Darius the king

Ezra 5:7
HEB: בְּגַוֵּ֔הּ לְדָרְיָ֥וֶשׁ מַלְכָּ֖א שְׁלָמָ֥א כֹֽלָּא׃
NAS: thus: To Darius the king, all peace.
KJV: thus; Unto Darius the king, all peace.
INT: wherein to Darius the king peace all

Ezra 5:8
HEB: יְדִ֣יעַ ׀ לֶהֱוֵ֣א לְמַלְכָּ֗א דִּֽי־ אֲזַ֜לְנָא
NAS: Let it be known to the king that we have gone
KJV: Be it known unto the king, that we went
INT: it be known become to the king forasmuch have gone

Ezra 5:11
HEB: שְׁנִ֣ין שַׂגִּיאָ֔ן וּמֶ֤לֶךְ לְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ רַ֔ב
NAS: which a great king of Israel
KJV: which a great king of Israel
INT: years many king of Israel A great

Ezra 5:12
HEB: בְּיַ֛ד נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֥ר מֶֽלֶךְ־ בָּבֶ֖ל [כַּסְדָּיָא
NAS: of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon,
KJV: of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon,
INT: the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon Chaldean

Ezra 5:13
HEB: חֲדָ֔ה לְכ֥וֹרֶשׁ מַלְכָּ֖א דִּ֣י בָבֶ֑ל
NAS: year of Cyrus king of Babylon, King
KJV: of Cyrus the king of Babylon
INT: the first of Cyrus king forasmuch of Babylon

Ezra 5:13
HEB: בָבֶ֑ל כּ֤וֹרֶשׁ מַלְכָּא֙ שָׂ֣ם טְעֵ֔ם
NAS: king of Babylon, King Cyrus issued
KJV: of Babylon [the same] king Cyrus
INT: of Babylon Cyrus King issued A decree

Ezra 5:14
HEB: הִמּ֜וֹ כּ֣וֹרֶשׁ מַלְכָּ֗א מִן־ הֵֽיכְלָא֙
NAS: of Babylon, these King Cyrus took
KJV: those did Cyrus the king take out of
INT: these Cyrus King of the temple

Ezra 5:17
HEB: הֵ֧ן עַל־ מַלְכָּ֣א טָ֗ב יִ֠תְבַּקַּר
NAS: it pleases the king, let a search be conducted
KJV: to the king, let there be search
INT: if concerning the king pleases A search

Ezra 5:17
HEB: גִּנְזַיָּ֜א דִּי־ מַלְכָּ֣א תַמָּה֮ דִּ֣י
NAS: let a search be conducted in the king's treasure
KJV: let there be search made in the king's treasure
INT: treasure which the king's is there which

180 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4430
180 Occurrences


lə·mal·kā — 17 Occ.
lə·me·leḵ — 1 Occ.
mal·ḵay·yā — 3 Occ.
mal·ḵîm — 1 Occ.
mal·ḵîn — 9 Occ.
mal·kā — 134 Occ.
mal·kāh — 1 Occ.
me·leḵ- — 8 Occ.
ū·mal·ḵîn — 1 Occ.
ū·mal·kā — 4 Occ.
ū·me·leḵ — 1 Occ.















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