4447. Moleketh
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Moleketh: Queen, female ruler

Original Word: מֹלֶכֶת
Part of Speech: Proper Name Feminine
Transliteration: Moleketh
Pronunciation: moh-leh'-keth
Phonetic Spelling: (mo-leh'-keth)
Definition: Queen, female ruler
Meaning: Moleketh

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Hammoleketh

Feminine active participle of malak; queen; Moleketh, an Israelitess -- Hammoleketh (including the article).

see HEBREW malak

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from the same as melek
Definition
an Isr. woman
NASB Translation
Hammolecheth (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
מֹ֫לֶכֶת proper name, feminine with article הַמֹּלֶ֑כֶת 1 Chronicles 7:18 (of Manasseh). ᵐ5 ἡ Μαλέχεθ, ᵐ5L Μελχαθ.

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: Derived from the root מָלַךְ (malak), meaning "to reign" or "to rule."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for the Hebrew name Moleketh, as it is a specific proper noun found in the Old Testament genealogies without a direct Greek equivalent in the New Testament.

Usage: The name Moleketh appears in genealogical contexts within the Hebrew Scriptures, specifically in the lineage of the tribe of Manasseh.

Context: Moleketh is mentioned in the genealogical records of the tribe of Manasseh. She is noted as a descendant of Manasseh, the son of Joseph, who was one of the twelve tribes of Israel. The name Moleketh is found in 1 Chronicles 7:18, where she is listed as the sister of Gilead. The genealogies in 1 Chronicles serve to establish the tribal and familial lines of the Israelites, emphasizing the continuity and heritage of God's chosen people. Moleketh's inclusion in these records highlights the importance of family lineage and the role of women in the ancestral history of Israel.

Forms and Transliterations
הַמֹּלֶ֑כֶת המלכת ham·mō·le·ḵeṯ hammoLechet hammōleḵeṯ
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Englishman's Concordance
1 Chronicles 7:18
HEB: וַאֲחֹת֖וֹ הַמֹּלֶ֑כֶת יָלְדָה֙ אֶת־
NAS: His sister Hammolecheth bore Ishhod
KJV: And his sister Hammoleketh bare Ishod,
INT: his sister Hammolecheth bore Ishhod

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 4447
1 Occurrence


ham·mō·le·ḵeṯ — 1 Occ.















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