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
- 2 Chronicles 18:9מֶֽלֶךְ־ · kingDressed in royal attire, the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah were sitting on their thrones at the threshing floor by the entrance of the gate of Samaria, with all the prophets prophesying before them.
- 2 Chronicles 18:11הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ · of the kingAnd all the prophets were prophesying the same, saying, “Go up to Ramoth-gilead and triumph, for the LORD will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
- 2 Chronicles 18:12הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ · the kingThen the messenger who had gone to call Micaiah instructed him, “Behold, with one accord the words of the prophets are favorable to the king. So please let your words be like theirs, and speak favorably.”
- 2 Chronicles 18:14הַמֶּלֶךְ֒; הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ · the kingWhen Micaiah arrived, the king asked him, “Micaiah, should we go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should we refrain?” “Go up and triumph,” Micaiah replied, “for they will be delivered into your hand.”
- 2 Chronicles 18:15הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ · But the kingBut the king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear not to tell me anything but the truth in the name of the LORD?”
- 2 Chronicles 18:17מֶֽלֶךְ־ · Then the kingThen the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Did I not tell you that he never prophesies good for me, but only bad?”
- 2 Chronicles 18:19מֶֽלֶךְ־ · kingAnd the LORD said, ‘Who will entice Ahab king of Israel to march up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?’ And one suggested this, and another that.
- 2 Chronicles 18:25מֶ֣לֶךְ · And the king; הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ · the king’sAnd the king of Israel declared, “Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the governor of the city and to Joash the king’s son,
- 2 Chronicles 18:26הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ · the king…and tell them that this is what the king says: ‘Put this man in prison and feed him only bread and water until I return safely.’”
- 2 Chronicles 18:28מֶֽלֶךְ־ · So the king; מֶֽלֶךְ־ · kingSo the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead.
- 2 Chronicles 18:29מֶ֨לֶךְ · And the king; מֶ֣לֶךְ · So the kingAnd the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and go into battle, but you wear your royal robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself and went into battle.
- 2 Chronicles 18:30וּמֶ֣לֶךְ · Now the king; מֶ֥לֶךְ · the kingNow the king of Aram had ordered his chariot commanders, “Do not fight with anyone, small or great, except the king of Israel.”
- 2 Chronicles 18:31מֶ֣לֶךְ · is the kingWhen the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “This is the king of Israel!” So they turned to fight against him, but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him. God drew them away from him.
- 2 Chronicles 18:32מֶ֣לֶךְ · the kingAnd when the chariot commanders saw that he was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him.
- 2 Chronicles 18:33מֶ֣לֶךְ · the kingHowever, a certain man drew his bow without taking special aim, and he struck the king of Israel between the joints of his armor. So the king said to his charioteer, “Turn around and take me out of the battle, for I am badly wounded!”
- 2 Chronicles 18:34וּמֶ֣לֶךְ · and the kingThe battle raged throughout that day, and the king of Israel propped himself up in his chariot facing the Arameans until evening. And at sunset he died.
- 2 Chronicles 19:1מֶֽלֶךְ־ · kingWhen Jehoshaphat king of Judah had returned safely to his home in Jerusalem,
- 2 Chronicles 19:2הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ · KingJehu son of Hanani the seer went out to confront him and said to King Jehoshaphat, “Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD? Because of this, the wrath of the LORD is upon you.
- 2 Chronicles 19:11הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ · to the kingNote that Amariah, the chief priest, will be over you in all that pertains to the LORD, and Zebadiah son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, in all that pertains to the king. And the Levites will serve as officers before you. Act resolutely; may the LORD be with the upright!”
- 2 Chronicles 20:15וְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְ · Listen, KingAnd he said, “Listen, all you people of Judah and Jerusalem! Listen, King Jehoshaphat! This is what the LORD says: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army, for the battle does not belong to you, but to God.
- 2 Chronicles 20:34מַלְכֵ֥י · of the KingsAs for the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, from beginning to end, they are indeed written in the Chronicles of Jehu son of Hanani, which are recorded in the Book of the Kings of Israel.
- 2 Chronicles 20:35מֶֽלֶךְ־ · king; מֶֽלֶךְ־ · kingLater, Jehoshaphat king of Judah made an alliance with Ahaziah king of Israel, who acted wickedly.
- 2 Chronicles 21:2מֶ֥לֶךְ־ · kingJehoram’s brothers, the sons of Jehoshaphat, were Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariah, Michael, and Shephatiah; these were all sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel.
- 2 Chronicles 21:6מַלְכֵ֣י · of the kingsAnd Jehoram walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done. For he married a daughter of Ahab and did evil in the sight of the LORD.
- 2 Chronicles 21:8מֶֽלֶךְ׃ · kingIn the days of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against the hand of Judah and appointed their own king.
- 2 Chronicles 21:12מֶֽלֶךְ־ · kingThen a letter came to Jehoram from Elijah the prophet, which stated: “This is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘You have not walked in the ways of your father Jehoshaphat or of Asa king of Judah,
- 2 Chronicles 21:13מַלְכֵ֣י · of the kings…but you have walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and have caused Judah and the people of Jerusalem to prostitute themselves, just as the house of Ahab prostituted itself. You have also killed your brothers, your father’s family, who were better than you.
- 2 Chronicles 21:17הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ · in the king’sSo they went to war against Judah, invaded it, and carried off all the possessions found in the king’s palace, along with his sons and wives; not a son was left to him except Jehoahaz, his youngest.
- 2 Chronicles 21:20הַמְּלָכִֽים׃ · of the kingsJehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years. He died, to no one’s regret, and was buried in the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.
- 2 Chronicles 22:1מֶ֥לֶךְThen the people of Jerusalem made Ahaziah, the youngest son of Jehoram, king in his place, since the raiders who had come into the camp with the Arabs had killed all the older sons. So Ahaziah son of Jehoram became king of Judah.
- 2 Chronicles 22:5מֶ֣לֶךְ · king; מֶֽלֶךְ־ · kingAhaziah also followed their counsel and went with Joram son of Ahab king of Israel to fight against Hazael king of Aram at Ramoth-gilead. But the Arameans wounded Joram.
- 2 Chronicles 22:6מֶ֣לֶךְ · king; מֶ֣לֶךְ · kingSo he returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds they had inflicted on him at Ramah when he fought against Hazael king of Aram. Then Ahaziah son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to Jezreel to visit Joram son of Ahab, because Joram had been wounded.
- 2 Chronicles 22:11הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ · of King [Jehoram]; הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ · of the king; הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ · of KingBut Jehoshabeath daughter of King Jehoram took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the sons of the king who were being murdered, and she put him and his nurse in a bedroom. Because Jehoshabeath, the daughter of King Jehoram and the wife of Jehoiada the priest, was Ahaziah’s sister, she hid Joash from Athaliah so that she could not kill him.
- 2 Chronicles 23:3הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ · the king; הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ · the king’s…the whole assembly made a covenant with the king in the house of God. “Behold, the king’s son!” said Jehoiada. “He must reign, just as the LORD promised concerning the descendants of David.
- 2 Chronicles 23:5הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ · shall be at the royal…a third shall be at the royal palace, and a third at the Foundation Gate, while all the others are to be in the courtyards of the house of the LORD.
- 2 Chronicles 23:7הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ · the king; הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ · to the kingThe Levites must surround the king with weapons in hand, and anyone who enters the temple must be put to death. You must stay close to the king wherever he goes.”
- 2 Chronicles 23:9לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ · of KingThen Jehoiada the priest gave to the commanders of hundreds the spears and the large and small shields of King David that were in the house of God.
- 2 Chronicles 23:10הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ · the kingHe stationed all the troops, with their weapons in hand, surrounding the king by the altar and the temple, from the south side to the north side of the temple.