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. Deuteronomy 33:5מֶ֑לֶךְ · King
    So the LORD became King in Jeshurun when the leaders of the people gathered, when the tribes of Israel came together.
  2. Joshua 2:2לְמֶ֥לֶךְ · to the king
    And it was reported to the king of Jericho: “Behold, some men of Israel have come here tonight to spy out the land.”
  3. Joshua 2:3מֶ֣לֶךְ · So the king
    So the king of Jericho sent to Rahab and said, “Bring out the men who came to you and entered your house, for they have come to spy out the whole land.”
  4. Joshua 2:10מַלְכֵ֨י · kings
    For we have heard how the LORD dried up the waters of the Red Sea before you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to Sihon and Og, the two kings of the Amorites across the Jordan, whom you devoted to destruction.
  5. Joshua 5:1 (2×)מַלְכֵ֣י · kings; מַלְכֵ֤י · kings
    Now when all the Amorite kings west of the Jordan and all the Canaanite kings along the coast heard how the LORD had dried up the waters of the Jordan before the Israelites until they had crossed over, their hearts melted and their spirits failed for fear of the Israelites.
  6. Joshua 6:2מַלְכָּ֑הּ · its king
    And the LORD said to Joshua, “Behold, I have delivered Jericho into your hand, along with its king and its mighty men of valor.
  7. Joshua 8:1מֶ֤לֶךְ · the king
    Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid or discouraged. Take the whole army with you, and go up and attack Ai. See, I have delivered into your hand the king of Ai, his people, his city, and his land.
  8. Joshua 8:2 (2×)וּלְמַלְכָּ֗הּ · and its king; וּלְמַלְכָּ֔הּ · and its king
    And you shall do to Ai and its king as you did to Jericho and its king, except that you may carry off their plunder and livestock for yourselves. Set up an ambush behind the city.”
  9. Joshua 8:14מֶֽלֶךְ־ · When the king
    When the king of Ai saw the Israelites, he hurried out early in the morning with the men of the city to engage them in battle at an appointed place overlooking the Arabah. But he did not know that an ambush had been set up against him behind the city.
  10. Joshua 8:23מֶ֥לֶךְ · the king
    But they took the king of Ai alive and brought him to Joshua.
  11. Joshua 8:29מֶ֧לֶךְ · the king
    He hung the king of Ai on a tree until evening, and at sunset Joshua commanded that they take down the body from the tree and throw it down at the entrance of the city gate. And over it they raised a large pile of rocks, which remains to this day.
  12. Joshua 9:1הַמְּלָכִ֡ים · the kings
    Now when news of this reached all the kings west of the Jordan—those in the hill country, the foothills, and all along the coast of the Great Sea toward Lebanon (the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites)—
  13. Joshua 9:10 (3×)מַלְכֵ֣י · kings; מֶ֣לֶךְ · king; מֶֽלֶךְ־ · king
    …and all that He did to the two kings of the Amorites beyond the Jordan—Sihon king of Heshbon and Og king of Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth.
  14. Joshua 10:1 (3×)מֶ֣לֶךְ · king; וּלְמַלְכָּ֔הּ · and its king; וּלְמַלְכָּ֑הּ · and its king
    Now Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had captured Ai and devoted it to destruction—doing to Ai and its king as he had done to Jericho and its king—and that the people of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were living near them.
  15. Joshua 10:3 (5×)מֶ֣לֶךְ · king; מֶֽלֶךְ־ · king; מֶֽלֶךְ־ · king; מֶֽלֶךְ־ · king; מֶֽלֶךְ־ · king
    Therefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent word to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish, and Debir king of Eglon, saying,
  16. Joshua 10:5 (6×)מַלְכֵ֣י · kings; מֶ֣לֶךְ · the kings; מֶֽלֶךְ־; מֶֽלֶךְ־; מֶֽלֶךְ־; מֶֽלֶךְ־
    So the five kings of the Amorites—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon—joined forces and advanced with all their armies. They camped before Gibeon and made war against it.
  17. Joshua 10:6מַלְכֵ֥י · the kings
    Then the men of Gibeon sent word to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal: “Do not abandon your servants. Come quickly and save us! Help us, because all the kings of the Amorites from the hill country have joined forces against us.”
  18. Joshua 10:16הַמְּלָכִ֣ים · kings
    Now the five kings had fled and hidden in the cave at Makkedah.
  19. Joshua 10:17הַמְּלָכִ֔ים · kings
    And Joshua was informed: “The five kings have been found; they are hiding in the cave at Makkedah.”
  20. Joshua 10:22הַמְּלָכִ֥ים · kings
    Then Joshua said, “Open the mouth of the cave and bring those five kings out to me.”
  21. Joshua 10:23 (6×)הַמְּלָכִ֥ים · kings; מֶ֣לֶךְ · the kings; מֶ֤לֶךְ; מֶ֣לֶךְ; מֶ֥לֶךְ; מֶ֥לֶךְ
    So they brought the five kings out of the cave—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon.
  22. Joshua 10:24 (2×)הַמְּלָכִ֣ים · kings; הַמְּלָכִ֣ים · kings
    When they had brought the kings to Joshua, he summoned all the men of Israel and said to the army commanders who had accompanied him, “Come here and put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So the commanders came forward and put their feet on their necks.
  23. Joshua 10:28 (3×)מַלְכָּהּ֒ · its king; לְמֶ֣לֶךְ · to the king; לְמֶ֥לֶךְ · to the king
    On that day Joshua captured Makkedah and put it to the sword, along with its king. He devoted to destruction everyone in the city, leaving no survivors. So he did to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king of Jericho.
  24. Joshua 10:30 (3×)מַלְכָּהּ֒ · and its king; לְמַלְכָּ֔הּ · to the king [of Libnah]; לְמֶ֥לֶךְ · to the king
    And the LORD also delivered that city and its king into the hand of Israel, and Joshua put all the people to the sword, leaving no survivors. And he did to the king of Libnah as he had done to the king of Jericho.
  25. Joshua 10:33מֶ֣לֶךְ · king
    At that time Horam king of Gezer went to help Lachish, but Joshua struck him down along with his people, leaving no survivors.