מֶ֫לֶךְ

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

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

2,525 total
  1. 2 Kings 15:8מֶ֣לֶךְ · reign
    In the thirty-eighth year of Azariah’s reign over Judah, Zechariah son of Jeroboam became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria six months.
  2. 2 Kings 15:11לְמַלְכֵ֥י · of the Kings
    As for the rest of the acts of Zechariah, they are indeed written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.
  3. 2 Kings 15:13מֶ֣לֶךְ · reign
    In the thirty-ninth year of Uzziah’s reign over Judah, Shallum son of Jabesh became king, and he reigned in Samaria one full month.
  4. 2 Kings 15:15לְמַלְכֵ֥י · of the Kings
    As for the rest of the acts of Shallum, along with the conspiracy he led, they are indeed written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.
  5. 2 Kings 15:17מֶ֣לֶךְ · reign
    In the thirty-ninth year of Azariah’s reign over Judah, Menahem son of Gadi became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria ten years.
  6. 2 Kings 15:19מֶֽלֶךְ־ · king
    Then Pul king of Assyria invaded the land, and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver in order to gain his support and strengthen his own grip on the kingdom.
  7. 2 Kings 15:20לְמֶ֣לֶךְ · to the king; מֶ֣לֶךְ · So the king
    Menahem exacted this money from each of the wealthy men of Israel—fifty shekels of silver from each man—to give to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria withdrew and did not remain in the land.
  8. 2 Kings 15:21לְמַלְכֵ֥י · of the Kings
    As for the rest of the acts of Menahem, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
  9. 2 Kings 15:23מֶ֣לֶךְ · reign
    In the fiftieth year of Azariah’s reign over Judah, Pekahiah son of Menahem became king of Israel and reigned in Samaria two years.
  10. 2 Kings 15:25מֶלֶךְ · of the king’s
    Then his officer, Pekah son of Remaliah, conspired against him along with Argob, Arieh, and fifty men of Gilead. And at the citadel of the king’s palace in Samaria, Pekah struck down and killed Pekahiah and reigned in his place.
  11. 2 Kings 15:26לְמַלְכֵ֥י · of the Kings
    As for the rest of the acts of Pekahiah, along with all his accomplishments, they are indeed written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.
  12. 2 Kings 15:27מֶ֣לֶךְ · reign
    In the fifty-second year of Azariah’s reign over Judah, Pekah son of Remaliah became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria twenty years.
  13. 2 Kings 15:29מֶֽלֶךְ־ · king; מֶ֣לֶךְ · king
    In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, including all the land of Naphtali, and he took the people as captives to Assyria.
  14. 2 Kings 15:31לְמַלְכֵ֥י · of the Kings
    As for the rest of the acts of Pekah, along with all his accomplishments, they are indeed written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.
  15. 2 Kings 15:32מֶ֣לֶךְ · of the reign; מֶ֥לֶךְ
    In the second year of the reign of Pekah son of Remaliah over Israel, Jotham son of Uzziah became king of Judah.
  16. 2 Kings 15:36לְמַלְכֵ֥י · of the Kings
    As for the rest of the acts of Jotham, along with his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
  17. 2 Kings 15:37מֶ֣לֶךְ · king
    (In those days the LORD began to send Rezin king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah against Judah.)
  18. 2 Kings 16:1מֶ֥לֶךְ
    In the seventeenth year of Pekah son of Remaliah, Ahaz son of Jotham became king of Judah.
  19. 2 Kings 16:3מַלְכֵ֣י · of the kings
    Instead, he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and even sacrificed his son in the fire, according to the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.
  20. 2 Kings 16:5מֶֽלֶךְ־ · king; מֶֽלֶךְ־ · king
    Then Rezin king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came up to wage war against Jerusalem. They besieged Ahaz but could not overcome him.
  21. 2 Kings 16:6מֶֽלֶךְ־ · king
    At that time Rezin king of Aram recovered Elath for Aram, drove out the men of Judah, and sent the Edomites into Elath, where they live to this day.
  22. 2 Kings 16:7מֶֽלֶךְ־ · king; מֶֽלֶךְ־ · of the kings; מֶ֣לֶךְ · [and]
    So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and your son. Come up and save me from the hands of the kings of Aram and Israel, who are rising up against me.”
  23. 2 Kings 16:8הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ · of the king’s; לְמֶֽלֶךְ־ · to the king
    Ahaz also took the silver and gold found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the king’s palace, and he sent it as a gift to the king of Assyria.
  24. 2 Kings 16:9מֶ֣לֶךְ · So the king; מֶ֨לֶךְ
    So the king of Assyria responded to him, marched up to Damascus, and captured it. He took its people to Kir as captives and put Rezin to death.
  25. 2 Kings 16:10הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ · Then King; מֶֽלֶךְ־ · king; הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ · King
    Then King Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria. On seeing the altar in Damascus, King Ahaz sent Uriah the priest a model of the altar and complete plans for its construction.
  26. 2 Kings 16:11הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ · King; הַמֶּֽלֶךְ־ · King
    And Uriah the priest built the altar according to all the instructions King Ahaz had sent from Damascus, and he completed it before King Ahaz returned.
  27. 2 Kings 16:12הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ · When the king; הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ; הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ · he
    When the king came back from Damascus and saw the altar, he approached it and presented offerings on it.
  28. 2 Kings 16:15הַמֶּֽלֶךְ־ · Then King; הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ · and the king’s
    Then King Ahaz commanded Uriah the priest, “Offer on the great altar the morning burnt offering, the evening grain offering, and the king’s burnt offering and grain offering, as well as the burnt offerings, grain offerings, and drink offerings of all the people of the land. Splatter on the altar all the blood of the burnt offerings and sacrifices. But I will use the bronze altar to seek guidance.”
  29. 2 Kings 16:16הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ · King
    So Uriah the priest did just as King Ahaz had commanded.
  30. 2 Kings 16:17הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ · King
    King Ahaz also cut off the frames of the movable stands and removed the bronze basin from each of them. He took down the Sea from the bronze oxen that were under it and put it on a stone base.
  31. 2 Kings 16:18הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ · and closed the royal; מֶ֥לֶךְ · of the king
    And on account of the king of Assyria, he removed the Sabbath canopy they had built in the temple and closed the royal entryway outside the house of the LORD.
  32. 2 Kings 16:19לְמַלְכֵ֥י · of the Kings
    As for the rest of the acts of Ahaz, along with his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
  33. 2 Kings 17:1מֶ֣לֶךְ · of the reign
    In the twelfth year of the reign of Ahaz over Judah, Hoshea son of Elah became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria nine years.
  34. 2 Kings 17:2כְּמַלְכֵ֣י · like the kings
    And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, but not like the kings of Israel who preceded him.
  35. 2 Kings 17:3מֶ֣לֶךְ · king
    Shalmaneser king of Assyria attacked him, and Hoshea became his vassal and paid him tribute.