מֶ֫לֶךְ
me.lekhkingHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine2,525 occurrences35 books1,921 verses
Definition
from H4427; a king
Traditional renderings: king, royal.
Traditional renderings: king, royal.
Glossary entries
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Usage patterns
Occurrences
2,525 total
- 2 Kings 12:7הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ · So KingSo King Joash called Jehoiada and the other priests and said, “Why have you not repaired the damage to the temple? Now, therefore, take no more money from your constituency, but hand it over for the repair of the temple.”
- 2 Kings 12:10הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ · the royalWhenever they saw that there was a large amount of money in the chest, the royal scribe and the high priest would go up, count the money brought into the house of the LORD, and tie it up in bags.
- 2 Kings 12:17מֶ֣לֶךְ · kingAt that time Hazael king of Aram marched up and fought against Gath and captured it. Then he decided to attack Jerusalem.
- 2 Kings 12:18מֶֽלֶךְ־ · So King; מַלְכֵ֤י · the kings; הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ · and the royal; מֶ֣לֶךְ · kingSo King Joash of Judah took all the sacred objects dedicated by his fathers—Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, and Ahaziah, the kings of Judah—along with his own consecrated items and all the gold found in the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and he sent them to Hazael king of Aram. So Hazael withdrew from Jerusalem.
- 2 Kings 12:19לְמַלְכֵ֥י · of the KingsAs for the rest of the acts of Joash, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
- 2 Kings 13:1מֶ֣לֶךְ · of the reignIn the twenty-third year of the reign of Joash son of Ahaziah over Judah, Jehoahaz son of Jehu became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria seventeen years.
- 2 Kings 13:3מֶֽלֶךְ־ · kingSo the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He delivered them continually into the hands of Hazael king of Aram and his son Ben-hadad.
- 2 Kings 13:4מֶ֥לֶךְ · that the kingThen Jehoahaz sought the favor of the LORD, and the LORD listened to him because He saw the oppression that the king of Aram had inflicted on Israel.
- 2 Kings 13:7מֶ֣לֶךְ · the kingJehoahaz had no army left, except fifty horsemen, ten chariots, and ten thousand foot soldiers, because the king of Aram had destroyed them and made them like the dust at threshing.
- 2 Kings 13:8לְמַלְכֵ֥י · of the KingsAs for the rest of the acts of Jehoahaz, along with all his accomplishments and his might, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
- 2 Kings 13:10מֶ֣לֶךְ · of the reignIn the thirty-seventh year of the reign of Joash over Judah, Jehoash son of Jehoahaz became king of Israel in Samaria, and he reigned sixteen years.
- 2 Kings 13:12מֶֽלֶךְ־ · king; לְמַלְכֵ֥י · of the KingsAs for the rest of the acts of Jehoash, along with all his accomplishments and his might, including his war against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
- 2 Kings 13:13מַלְכֵ֥י · the kingsAnd Jehoash rested with his fathers, and Jeroboam succeeded him on the throne. Jehoash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.
- 2 Kings 13:14מֶֽלֶךְ־ · kingWhen Elisha had fallen sick with the illness from which he would die, Jehoash king of Israel came down to him and wept over him, saying, “My father, my father, the chariots and horsemen of Israel!”
- 2 Kings 13:16לְמֶ֣לֶךְ · to the king; הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ · the king’sThen Elisha said to the king of Israel, “Put your hand on the bow.” So the king put his hand on the bow, and Elisha put his hands on the king’s hands.
- 2 Kings 13:18לְמֶֽלֶךְ־ · to the kingThen Elisha said, “Take the arrows!” So he took them, and Elisha said to the king of Israel, “Strike the ground!” So he struck the ground three times and stopped.
- 2 Kings 13:22מֶ֣לֶךְ · kingAnd Hazael king of Aram oppressed Israel throughout the reign of Jehoahaz.
- 2 Kings 13:24מֶֽלֶךְ־ · kingWhen Hazael king of Aram died, his son Ben-hadad reigned in his place.
- 2 Kings 14:1מֶ֣לֶךְ · of the reign; מֶ֥לֶךְIn the second year of the reign of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz over Israel, Amaziah son of Joash became king of Judah.
- 2 Kings 14:5הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ · the kingAs soon as the kingdom was firmly in his grasp, Amaziah executed the servants who had murdered his father the king.
- 2 Kings 14:8מֶ֥לֶךְ · the kingThen Amaziah sent messengers to the king of Israel Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu. “Come, let us meet face to face,” he said.
- 2 Kings 14:9מֶֽלֶךְ־ · king; מֶֽלֶךְ־ · kingBut Jehoash king of Israel replied to Amaziah king of Judah: “A thistle in Lebanon sent a message to a cedar in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son in marriage.’ Then a wild beast in Lebanon came along and trampled the thistle.
- 2 Kings 14:11מֶֽלֶךְ־ · king; מֶֽלֶךְ־ · and KingBut Amaziah would not listen, so Jehoash king of Israel advanced. He and King Amaziah of Judah faced each other at Beth-shemesh in Judah.
- 2 Kings 14:13מֶֽלֶךְ־ · king; מֶֽלֶךְ־ · kingThere at Beth-shemesh, Jehoash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Ahaziah. Then Jehoash went to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate—a section of four hundred cubits.
- 2 Kings 14:14הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ · of the royalHe took all the gold and silver and all the articles found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the royal palace, as well as some hostages. Then he returned to Samaria.
- 2 Kings 14:15מֶֽלֶךְ־ · king; לְמַלְכֵ֥י · of the KingsAs for the rest of the acts of Jehoash, along with his accomplishments, his might, and how he waged war against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
- 2 Kings 14:16מַלְכֵ֣י · the kingsAnd Jehoash rested with his fathers and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. And his son Jeroboam reigned in his place.
- 2 Kings 14:17מֶ֣לֶךְ · king; מֶ֣לֶךְ · kingAmaziah son of Joash king of Judah lived for fifteen years after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel.
- 2 Kings 14:18לְמַלְכֵ֥י · of the KingsAs for the rest of the acts of Amaziah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
- 2 Kings 14:22הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ · King [Amaziah]Azariah was the one who rebuilt Elath and restored it to Judah after King Amaziah rested with his fathers.
- 2 Kings 14:23מֶ֣לֶךְ · of the reign; מֶֽלֶךְ־In the fifteenth year of the reign of Amaziah son of Joash over Judah, Jeroboam son of Jehoash became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria forty-one years.
- 2 Kings 14:28לְמַלְכֵ֥י · of the KingsAs for the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, along with all his accomplishments and might, and how he waged war and recovered both Damascus and Hamath for Israel from Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
- 2 Kings 14:29מַלְכֵ֣י · the kingsAnd Jeroboam rested with his fathers, the kings of Israel. And his son Zechariah reigned in his place.
- 2 Kings 15:1מֶ֣לֶךְ · reign; מֶ֥לֶךְIn the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam’s reign over Israel, Azariah son of Amaziah became king of Judah.
- 2 Kings 15:5הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ · the king; הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ · while [his]And the LORD afflicted the king with leprosy until the day he died, so that he lived in a separate house while his son Jotham had charge of the palace and governed the people of the land.
- 2 Kings 15:6לְמַלְכֵ֥י · of the KingsAs for the rest of the acts of Azariah, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?