Lexicon melek: King Original Word: מְלַךְ Strong's Exhaustive Concordance king, royal (Aramaic) corresponding to melek; a king -- king, royal. see HEBREW melek NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin(Aramaic) corresponding to melek Definition king NASB Translation King (20), king (127), king's (16), kings (14), royal (3). Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Aramaic, corresponding to the Hebrew root מָלַךְ (malak)Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G935: βασιλεύς (basileus) • A king, ruler, or sovereign, used extensively in the New Testament to denote earthly kings as well as metaphorically for Christ as the King of Kings. Usage: This term is used in the Aramaic portions of the Old Testament to denote a king, typically referring to a monarch or ruler of a kingdom. Context: The Aramaic word מְלַךְ (melak) appears in the context of the exilic and post-exilic periods of Israel's history, particularly in the books of Daniel and Ezra, where Aramaic sections are present. This term is used to describe various kings, often in relation to the Babylonian and Persian empires. For instance, in the book of Daniel, מְלַךְ is used to refer to Nebuchadnezzar, Belshazzar, and Darius, among others. The role of the king in these narratives is significant, as they are often depicted as powerful rulers whose decrees and actions impact the Jewish people. The term underscores the authority and governance associated with kingship, reflecting the political and social structures of the time. 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 ūmeleḵLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance 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 Ezra 4:12 Ezra 4:13 Ezra 4:13 Ezra 4:14 Ezra 4:14 Ezra 4:15 Ezra 4:16 Ezra 4:17 Ezra 4:19 Ezra 4:20 Ezra 4:22 Ezra 4:23 Ezra 4:24 Ezra 5:6 Ezra 5:7 Ezra 5:8 Ezra 5:11 Ezra 5:12 Ezra 5:13 Ezra 5:13 Ezra 5:14 Ezra 5:17 Ezra 5:17 180 Occurrences |
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