מֶ֫לֶךְ

me.lekhking
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine2,525 occurrences35 books1,921 verses
This word comes from the names of Hammelech, King's Highway, King's Valley, Shelah and Molech.

Definition

from H4427; a king
Traditional renderings: king, royal.

Glossary entries

Milcom King’s Highway King’s Pool King’s Valley Hammelech Molech

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

2,525 total
  1. Genesis 14:1 (4×)מֶֽלֶךְ־ · king; מֶ֣לֶךְ · king; מֶ֣לֶךְ · king; מֶ֥לֶךְ · king
    In those days Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim
  2. Genesis 14:2 (5×)מֶ֣לֶךְ · king; מֶ֣לֶךְ · king; מֶ֣לֶךְ · king; מֶ֣לֶךְ · king; וּמֶ֥לֶךְ · and the king
    …went to war against Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar).
  3. Genesis 14:5וְהַמְּלָכִים֙ · and the kings
    In the fourteenth year, Chedorlaomer and the kings allied with him went out and defeated the Rephaites in Ashteroth-karnaim, the Zuzites in Ham, the Emites in Shaveh-kiriathaim,
  4. Genesis 14:8 (5×)מֶֽלֶךְ־ · Then the king; וּמֶ֣לֶךְ · the king; וּמֶ֤לֶךְ · the king; וּמֶ֣לֶךְ · the king; וּמֶ֥לֶךְ · and the king
    Then the king of Sodom, the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar) marched out and arrayed themselves for battle in the Valley of Siddim
  5. Genesis 14:9 (5×)מֶ֣לֶךְ · king; מֶ֣לֶךְ · king; מֶ֣לֶךְ · king; מֶ֣לֶךְ · king; מְלָכִ֖ים · kings
    …against Chedorlaomer king of Elam, Tidal king of Goiim, Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar—four kings against five.
  6. Genesis 14:10מֶֽלֶךְ־ · and as the kings
    Now the Valley of Siddim was full of tar pits, and as the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, some men fell into the pits, but the survivors fled to the hill country.
  7. Genesis 14:17 (3×)מֶֽלֶךְ־ · the king; הַמְּלָכִ֖ים · and the kings; הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ · the King’s
    After Abram returned from defeating Chedorlaomer and the kings allied with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet him in the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the King’s Valley).
  8. Genesis 14:18מֶ֣לֶךְ · king
    Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine—since he was priest of God Most High—
  9. Genesis 14:21מֶֽלֶךְ־ · The king
    The king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the people, but take the goods for yourself.”
  10. Genesis 14:22מֶ֣לֶךְ · the king
    But Abram replied to the king of Sodom, “I have raised my hand to the LORD God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,
  11. Genesis 17:6וּמְלָכִ֖ים · and kings
    I will make you exceedingly fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will descend from you.
  12. Genesis 17:16מַלְכֵ֥י · kings
    And I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she will be the mother of nations; kings of peoples will descend from her.”
  13. Genesis 20:2מֶ֣לֶךְ · king
    Abraham said of his wife Sarah, “She is my sister.” So Abimelech king of Gerar had Sarah brought to him.
  14. Genesis 26:1מֶֽלֶךְ־ · king
    Now there was another famine in the land, subsequent to the one that had occurred in Abraham’s time. And Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines at Gerar.
  15. Genesis 26:8מֶ֣לֶךְ · king
    When Isaac had been there a long time, Abimelech king of the Philistines looked down from the window and was surprised to see Isaac caressing his wife Rebekah.
  16. Genesis 35:11וּמְלָכִ֖ים · and kings
    And God told him, “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation—even a company of nations—shall come from you, and kings shall descend from you.
  17. Genesis 36:31 (2×)הַמְּלָכִ֔ים · are the kings; מֶ֖לֶךְ · any king
    These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites:
  18. Genesis 39:20הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ · the king’s
    So Joseph’s master took him and had him thrown into the prison where the king’s prisoners were confined. While Joseph was there in the prison,
  19. Genesis 40:1 (2×)מֶֽלֶךְ־ · the king’s; לְמֶ֥לֶךְ · the king
    Some time later, the king’s cupbearer and baker offended their master, the king of Egypt.
  20. Genesis 40:5לְמֶ֣לֶךְ · king’s
    …both of these men—the Egyptian king’s cupbearer and baker, who were being held in the prison—had a dream on the same night, and each dream had its own meaning.
  21. Genesis 41:46מֶֽלֶךְ־ · king
    Now Joseph was thirty years old when he entered the service of Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph left Pharaoh’s presence and traveled throughout the land of Egypt.
  22. Genesis 49:20מֶֽלֶךְ׃ס · royal
    Asher’s food will be rich; he shall provide royal delicacies.
  23. Exodus 1:8מֶֽלֶךְ־ · king
    Then a new king, who did not know Joseph, came to power in Egypt.
  24. Exodus 1:15מֶ֣לֶךְ · Then the king
    Then the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, whose names were Shiphrah and Puah,
  25. Exodus 1:17מֶ֣לֶךְ · the king
    The midwives, however, feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt had instructed; they let the boys live.
  26. Exodus 1:18מֶֽלֶךְ־ · So the king
    So the king of Egypt summoned the midwives and asked them, “Why have you done this? Why have you let the boys live?”
  27. Exodus 2:23מֶ֣לֶךְ · the king
    After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned and cried out under their burden of slavery, and their cry for deliverance from bondage ascended to God.
  28. Exodus 3:18מֶ֣לֶךְ · the king
    The elders of Israel will listen to what you say, and you must go with them to the king of Egypt and tell him, ‘The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. Now please let us take a three-day journey into the wilderness, so that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.’
  29. Exodus 3:19מֶ֥לֶךְ · the king
    But I know that the king of Egypt will not allow you to go unless a mighty hand compels him.
  30. Exodus 5:4מֶ֣לֶךְ · But the king
    But the king of Egypt said to them, “Moses and Aaron, why do you draw the people away from their work? Get back to your labor!”
  31. Exodus 6:11מֶ֣לֶךְ · king
    “Go and tell Pharaoh king of Egypt to let the Israelites go out of his land.”