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.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders מֶ֫לֶךְ:
- βασιλεύςbasileus“king”97%
Glossary entries
Milcom King’s Highway King’s Pool King’s Valley Hammelech Molech
Usage patterns
Occurrences
2,525 total
- 1 Chronicles 28:4לְמֶ֤לֶךְ · kingYet the LORD, the God of Israel, chose me out of all my father’s house to be king over Israel forever. For He chose Judah as leader, and from the house of Judah He chose my father’s household, and from my father’s sons He was pleased to make me king over all Israel.
- 1 Chronicles 29:1הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ · Then KingThen King David said to the whole assembly, “My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen, is young and inexperienced. The task is great because this palace is not for man, but for the LORD God.
- 1 Chronicles 29:6הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ · in charge of the king’sThen the leaders of the families, the officers of the tribes of Israel, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and the officials in charge of the king’s work gave willingly.
- 1 Chronicles 29:9הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ · And KingAnd the people rejoiced at the willing response of their leaders, for they had given to the LORD freely and wholeheartedly. And King David also rejoiced greatly.
- 1 Chronicles 29:20וְלַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ · and to the kingThen David said to the whole assembly, “Bless the LORD your God.” So the whole assembly blessed the LORD, the God of their fathers. They bowed down and paid homage to the LORD and to the king.
- 1 Chronicles 29:23לְמֶ֛לֶךְ · as kingSo Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king in place of his father David. He prospered, and all Israel obeyed him.
- 1 Chronicles 29:24הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ · of King; הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ · KingAll the officials and mighty men, as well as all of King David’s sons, pledged their allegiance to King Solomon.
- 1 Chronicles 29:25מֶ֛לֶךְ · kingThe LORD highly exalted Solomon in the sight of all Israel and bestowed on him royal majesty such as had not been bestowed on any king in Israel before him.
- 1 Chronicles 29:29הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ · of KingNow the acts of King David, from first to last, are indeed written in the Chronicles of Samuel the Seer, the Chronicles of Nathan the Prophet, and the Chronicles of Gad the Seer,
- 2 Chronicles 1:12לַמְּלָכִים֙ · given to the kings…therefore wisdom and knowledge have been granted to you. And I will also give you riches and wealth and honor unlike anything given to the kings before you or after you.”
- 2 Chronicles 1:14הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ · [him]Solomon accumulated 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses, which he stationed in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.
- 2 Chronicles 1:15הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ · The kingThe king made silver and gold as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as abundant as sycamore in the foothills.
- 2 Chronicles 1:16הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ · the royalSolomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and Kue; the royal merchants purchased them from Kue.
- 2 Chronicles 1:17מַלְכֵ֧י · the kings; וּמַלְכֵ֥י · and to the kingsA chariot could be imported from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty. Likewise, they exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and to the kings of Aram.
- 2 Chronicles 2:3מֶֽלֶךְ־ · kingThen Solomon sent word to Hiram king of Tyre: “Do for me as you did for my father David when you sent him cedars to build himself a house to live in.
- 2 Chronicles 2:11מֶֽלֶךְ־ · king; מֶֽלֶךְ׃ · as kingThen Hiram king of Tyre wrote a letter in reply to Solomon: “Because the LORD loves His people, He has set you over them as king.”
- 2 Chronicles 2:12הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ · KingAnd Hiram added: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who made the heavens and the earth! He has given King David a wise son with insight and understanding, who will build a temple for the LORD and a royal palace for himself.
- 2 Chronicles 4:11לַמֶּ֥לֶךְ · for KingAdditionally, Huram made the pots, shovels, and sprinkling bowls. So Huram finished the work that he had undertaken for King Solomon in the house of God:
- 2 Chronicles 4:16לַמֶּ֥לֶךְ · for King…and the pots, shovels, meat forks, and all the other articles. All these objects that Huram-abi made for King Solomon for the house of the LORD were of polished bronze.
- 2 Chronicles 4:17הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ · The kingThe king had them cast in clay molds in the plain of the Jordan between Succoth and Zeredah.
- 2 Chronicles 5:3הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ · to the kingSo all the men of Israel came together to the king at the feast in the seventh month.
- 2 Chronicles 5:6וְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ · KingThere, before the ark, King Solomon and the whole congregation of Israel who had assembled with him sacrificed so many sheep and oxen that they could not be counted or numbered.
- 2 Chronicles 6:3הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ · the kingAnd as the whole assembly of Israel stood there, the king turned around and blessed them all
- 2 Chronicles 7:4וְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְ · Then the kingThen the king and all the people offered sacrifices before the LORD.
- 2 Chronicles 7:5הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ · And King; הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ · So the kingAnd King Solomon offered a sacrifice of 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.
- 2 Chronicles 7:6הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ · KingThe priests stood at their posts, as did the Levites with the musical instruments of the LORD, which King David had made for giving thanks to the LORD and with which David had offered praise, saying, “For His loving devotion endures forever.” Across from the Levites, the priests sounded trumpets, and all the Israelites were standing.
- 2 Chronicles 7:11הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ · the royalWhen Solomon had finished the house of the LORD and the royal palace, successfully carrying out all that was in his heart to do for the house of the LORD and for his own palace,
- 2 Chronicles 8:10לַמֶּ֥לֶךְ · for KingThey were also the chief officers for King Solomon: 250 supervisors.
- 2 Chronicles 8:11מֶֽלֶךְ־ · kingSolomon brought the daughter of Pharaoh up from the City of David to the palace he had built for her. For he said, “My wife must not live in the house of David king of Israel, because the places the ark of the LORD has entered are holy.”
- 2 Chronicles 8:15הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ · from the king’sThey did not turn aside from the king’s command regarding the priests or the Levites in any matter, including that of the treasuries.
- 2 Chronicles 8:18הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ · KingSo Hiram sent him ships captained by his servants, along with crews of experienced sailors. They went with Solomon’s servants to Ophir and acquired from there 450 talents of gold, which they delivered to King Solomon.
- 2 Chronicles 9:5הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ · the kingShe said to the king, “The report I heard in my own country about your words and wisdom is true.
- 2 Chronicles 9:8לְמֶ֔לֶךְ · [to be] king; לְמֶ֔לֶךְ · kingBlessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you to set you on His throne to be king for the LORD your God. Because your God loved Israel enough to establish them forever, He has made you king over them to carry out justice and righteousness.”
- 2 Chronicles 9:9לַמֶּ֜לֶךְ · the king; לַמֶּ֥לֶךְ · to KingThen she gave the king 120 talents of gold, a great quantity of spices, and precious stones. There had never been such spices as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.
- 2 Chronicles 9:11הַ֠מֶּלֶךְ · The king; הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ · and for the king’sThe king made the algum wood into steps for the house of the LORD and for the king’s palace, and into lyres and harps for the singers. Never before had anything like them been seen in the land of Judah.)
- 2 Chronicles 9:12וְהַמֶּ֨לֶךְ · King; הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ · the kingKing Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired—whatever she asked—far more than she had brought the king. Then she left and returned to her own country, along with her servants.
- 2 Chronicles 9:14מַלְכֵ֤י · kings…not including the revenue from the merchants and traders. And all the Arabian kings and governors of the land also brought gold and silver to Solomon.
- 2 Chronicles 9:15הַמֶּ֧לֶךְ · KingKing Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of hammered gold went into each shield.
- 2 Chronicles 9:16הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ · And the kingHe also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; three hundred shekels of gold went into each shield. And the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.
- 2 Chronicles 9:17הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ · Additionally, the kingAdditionally, the king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with pure gold.
- 2 Chronicles 9:20הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ · KingAll King Solomon’s drinking cups were gold, and all the utensils of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. There was no silver, because it was accounted as nothing in the days of Solomon.
- 2 Chronicles 9:21לַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ · the king hadFor the king had the ships of Tarshish that went with Hiram’s servants, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.