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. 1 Kings 14:2לְמֶ֖לֶךְ · kingship
    …and Jeroboam said to his wife, “Now get up, disguise yourself so they will not recognize you as my wife, and go to Shiloh. For Ahijah the prophet is there; it was he who spoke about my kingship over this people.
  2. 1 Kings 14:14מֶ֙לֶךְ֙ · a king
    Moreover, the LORD will raise up for Himself a king over Israel who will cut off the house of Jeroboam. This is the day—yes, even today!
  3. 1 Kings 14:19לְמַלְכֵ֥י · of the Kings
    As for the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he waged war and how he reigned, they are indeed written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.
  4. 1 Kings 14:25 (2×)לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ · reign; מֶֽלֶךְ־ · king
    In the fifth year of Rehoboam’s reign, Shishak king of Egypt attacked Jerusalem.
  5. 1 Kings 14:26הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ · of the royal
    He seized the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the royal palace. He took everything, including all the gold shields that Solomon had made.
  6. 1 Kings 14:27 (2×)הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ · Then King; הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ · to the royal
    Then King Rehoboam made bronze shields in their place and committed them to the care of the captains of the guard on duty at the entrance to the royal palace.
  7. 1 Kings 14:28הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ · the king
    And whenever the king entered the house of the LORD, the guards would bear the shields, and later they would return them to the guardroom.
  8. 1 Kings 14:29לְמַלְכֵ֥י · of the Kings
    As for the rest of the acts of Rehoboam, along with all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
  9. 1 Kings 15:1לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ · of the reign
    In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijam became king of Judah,
  10. 1 Kings 15:7לְמַלְכֵ֣י · of the Kings
    As for the rest of the acts of Abijam, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? And there was war between Abijam and Jeroboam.
  11. 1 Kings 15:9 (2×)מֶ֣לֶךְ · reign; מֶ֥לֶךְ
    In the twentieth year of Jeroboam’s reign over Israel, Asa became king of Judah,
  12. 1 Kings 15:16מֶֽלֶךְ־ · king
    Now there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel throughout their days.
  13. 1 Kings 15:17 (2×)מֶֽלֶךְ־ · king; מֶ֥לֶךְ · king
    Baasha king of Israel went to war against Judah and fortified Ramah to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the territory of Asa king of Judah.
  14. 1 Kings 15:18 (3×)מֶלֶךְ · the royal; הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ; מֶ֣לֶךְ · the king
    So Asa withdrew all the silver and gold that remained in the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the royal palace. He entrusted it to his servants and sent them with this message to Ben-hadad son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, the king of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus:
  15. 1 Kings 15:19מֶֽלֶךְ־ · king
    “Let there be a treaty between me and you as there was between my father and your father. See, I have sent you a gift of silver and gold. Now go and break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel, so that he will withdraw from me.”
  16. 1 Kings 15:20הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ · King
    And Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, conquering Ijon, Dan, Abel-beth-maacah, and the whole land of Naphtali, including the region of Chinnereth.
  17. 1 Kings 15:22 (2×)וְהַמֶּ֨לֶךְ · Then King; הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ · King
    Then King Asa summoned all the men of Judah, with no exceptions, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and the timbers Baasha had used for building. And with these materials King Asa built up Geba of Benjamin, as well as Mizpah.
  18. 1 Kings 15:23לְמַלְכֵ֣י · of the Kings
    Now the rest of the acts of Asa, along with all his might, all his accomplishments, and the cities he built, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? In his old age, however, he became diseased in his feet.
  19. 1 Kings 15:25מֶ֣לֶךְ · reign
    In the second year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Nadab son of Jeroboam became king of Israel, and he reigned two years.
  20. 1 Kings 15:28מֶ֣לֶךְ · reign
    In the third year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Baasha killed Nadab and reigned in his place.
  21. 1 Kings 15:31לְמַלְכֵ֥י · of the Kings
    As for the rest of the acts of Nadab, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
  22. 1 Kings 15:32מֶֽלֶךְ־ · king
    And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel throughout their days.
  23. 1 Kings 15:33מֶ֣לֶךְ · reign
    In the third year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Baasha son of Ahijah became king of all Israel, and he reigned in Tirzah twenty-four years.
  24. 1 Kings 16:5לְמַלְכֵ֥י · of the Kings
    As for the rest of the acts of Baasha, along with his accomplishments and might, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
  25. 1 Kings 16:8מֶ֣לֶךְ · reign
    In the twenty-sixth year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Elah son of Baasha became king of Israel, and he reigned in Tirzah two years.
  26. 1 Kings 16:10מֶ֣לֶךְ · reign
    So in the twenty-seventh year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Zimri went in, struck Elah down, and killed him. And Zimri reigned in his place.
  27. 1 Kings 16:14לְמַלְכֵ֥י · of the Kings
    As for the rest of the acts of Elah, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
  28. 1 Kings 16:15מֶ֣לֶךְ · reign
    In the twenty-seventh year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Zimri reigned in Tirzah for seven days. Now the troops were encamped against Gibbethon of the Philistines,
  29. 1 Kings 16:16הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ · against the king
    …and the people in the camp heard that Zimri had conspired against the king and struck him down. So there in the camp that very day, all Israel proclaimed Omri, the commander of the army, king over Israel.
  30. 1 Kings 16:18 (2×)הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ · of the royal; מֶ֛לֶךְ
    When Zimri saw that the city was captured, he entered the citadel of the royal palace and burned it down upon himself. So he died
  31. 1 Kings 16:20לְמַלְכֵ֥י · of the Kings
    As for the rest of the acts of Zimri and the treason he committed, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
  32. 1 Kings 16:23מֶ֣לֶךְ · reign
    In the thirty-first year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Omri became king of Israel, and he reigned twelve years, six of them in Tirzah.
  33. 1 Kings 16:27לְמַלְכֵ֥י · of the Kings
    As for the rest of the acts of Omri, along with his accomplishments and the might he exercised, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
  34. 1 Kings 16:29מֶ֣לֶךְ · reign
    In the thirty-eighth year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Ahab son of Omri became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria twenty-two years.
  35. 1 Kings 16:31מֶ֣לֶךְ · king
    And as if it were not enough for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, he even married Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and he then proceeded to serve and worship Baal.
  36. 1 Kings 16:33מַלְכֵ֣י · the kings
    Then he set up an Asherah pole. Thus Ahab did more to provoke the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger than all the kings of Israel before him.
  37. 1 Kings 19:15לְמֶ֖לֶךְ · as king
    Then the LORD said to him, “Go back by the way you came, and go to the Desert of Damascus. When you arrive, you are to anoint Hazael as king over Aram.
  38. 1 Kings 19:16לְמֶ֖לֶךְ · as king
    You are also to anoint Jehu son of Nimshi as king over Israel and Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel-meholah to succeed you as prophet.
  39. 1 Kings 20:1 (2×)מֶֽלֶךְ־ · king; מֶ֛לֶךְ · kings
    Now Ben-hadad king of Aram assembled his entire army. Accompanied by thirty-two kings with their horses and chariots, he marched up, besieged Samaria, and waged war against it.
  40. 1 Kings 20:2מֶֽלֶךְ־ · king
    Then he sent messengers into the city to Ahab king of Israel,
  41. 1 Kings 20:4מֶֽלֶךְ־ · And the king
    And the king of Israel replied, “Just as you say, my lord the king: I am yours, along with all that I have.”