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.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders מֶ֫לֶךְ:

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. Nehemiah 9:32לִמְלָכֵ֨ינוּ · and upon our kings; מַלְכֵ֣י · of the kings
    So now, our God, the great and mighty and awesome God who keeps His gracious covenant, do not view lightly all the hardship that has come upon us, and upon our kings and leaders, our priests and prophets, our ancestors and all Your people, from the days of the kings of Assyria until today.
  2. Nehemiah 9:34מְלָכֵ֤ינוּ · Our kings
    Our kings and leaders and priests and fathers did not obey Your law or listen to Your commandments and warnings that You gave them.
  3. Nehemiah 9:37לַמְּלָכִ֛ים · goes to the kings
    Its abundant harvest goes to the kings You have set over us because of our sins. And they rule over our bodies and our livestock as they please. We are in great distress.
  4. Nehemiah 11:23הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ · from the king
    For there was a command from the king concerning the singers, an ordinance regulating their daily activities.
  5. Nehemiah 11:24הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ · was the king’s
    Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, a descendant of Zerah son of Judah, was the king’s agent in every matter concerning the people.
  6. Nehemiah 13:6מֶֽלֶךְ־ · king; הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ · of his reign; הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ · the king
    While all this was happening, I was not in Jerusalem, because I had returned to Artaxerxes king of Babylon in the thirty-second year of his reign. Some time later I obtained leave from the king
  7. Nehemiah 13:26מֶ֣לֶךְ · King; מֶ֜לֶךְ · a king; מֶ֖לֶךְ · king
    Did not King Solomon of Israel sin in matters like this? There was not a king like him among many nations, and he was loved by his God, who made him king over all Israel—yet foreign women drew him into sin.
  8. Esther 1:2הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ · King
    In those days King Xerxes sat on his royal throne in the citadel of Susa.
  9. Esther 1:5הַמֶּ֡לֶךְ · the king; הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ · of the royal
    At the end of this time, in the garden court of the royal palace, the king held a seven-day feast for all the people in the citadel of Susa, from the least to the greatest.
  10. Esther 1:7הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ · according to the king’s
    Beverages were served in an array of goblets of gold, each with a different design, and the royal wine flowed freely, according to the king’s bounty.
  11. Esther 1:8הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ · of the king
    By order of the king, no limit was placed on the drinking, and every official of his household was to serve each man whatever he desired.
  12. Esther 1:9לַמֶּ֥לֶךְ · of King
    Queen Vashti also gave a banquet for the women in the royal palace of King Xerxes.
  13. Esther 1:10הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ · when the king’s; הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ
    On the seventh day, when the king’s heart was merry with wine, he ordered the seven eunuchs who served him—Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carkas—
  14. Esther 1:11הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ · him
    …to bring Queen Vashti before him, wearing her royal crown, to display her beauty to the people and officials. For she was beautiful to behold.
  15. Esther 1:12הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ · at the king’s; הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ · And the king
    Queen Vashti, however, refused to come at the king’s command brought by his eunuchs. And the king became furious, and his anger burned within him.
  16. Esther 1:13הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ · Then the king; הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ · for him
    Then the king consulted the wise men who knew the times, for it was customary for him to confer with the experts in law and justice.
  17. Esther 1:14הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ · the king
    His closest advisors were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media who had personal access to the king and ranked highest in the kingdom.
  18. Esther 1:15הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ · of King
    “According to law,” he asked, “what should be done with Queen Vashti, since she refused to obey the command of King Xerxes delivered by the eunuchs?”
  19. Esther 1:16הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ · of the king; הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ · the king; הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ · of King
    And in the presence of the king and his princes, Memucan replied, “Queen Vashti has wronged not only the king, but all the princes and the peoples in all the provinces of King Xerxes.
  20. Esther 1:17הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ · King
    For the conduct of the queen will become known to all women, causing them to despise their husbands and say, ‘King Xerxes ordered Queen Vashti to be brought before him, but she did not come.’
  21. Esther 1:18הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ · the king’s
    This very day the noble women of Persia and Media who have heard about the queen’s conduct will say the same thing to all the king’s officials, resulting in much contempt and wrath.
  22. Esther 1:19הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ · the king; הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ · of King; הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
    So if it pleases the king, let him issue a royal decree, and let it be recorded in the laws of Persia and Media so that it cannot be repealed, that Vashti shall never again enter the presence of King Xerxes, and that her royal position shall be given to a woman better than she.
  23. Esther 1:20הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ · the king
    The edict the king issues will be heard throughout his vast kingdom—and so all women, from the least to the greatest, will honor their husbands.”
  24. Esther 1:21הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ · The king; הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ · so the king
    The king and his princes were pleased with this counsel; so the king did as Memucan advised.
  25. Esther 1:22הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ · of the kingdom
    He sent letters to all the provinces of the kingdom, to each province in its own script and to each people in their own language, proclaiming that every man should be master of his own household.
  26. Esther 2:1הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ · of King
    Some time later, when the anger of King Xerxes had subsided, he remembered Vashti and what she had done, and what had been decreed against her.
  27. Esther 2:2הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ · Then the king’s; לַמֶּ֛לֶךְ · for the king
    Then the king’s attendants proposed, “Let a search be made for beautiful young virgins for the king,
  28. Esther 2:3הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ · and let the king; הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ · the king’s
    …and let the king appoint commissioners in each province of his kingdom to assemble all the beautiful young women into the harem at the citadel of Susa. Let them be placed under the care of Hegai, the king’s eunuch in charge of the women, and let them be given beauty treatments.
  29. Esther 2:4הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ · the king; הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ · the king
    Then let the young woman who pleases the king become queen in place of Vashti.” This suggestion pleased the king, and he acted accordingly.
  30. Esther 2:6מֶֽלֶךְ־ · king; מֶ֥לֶךְ · king
    He had been carried into exile from Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon among those taken captive with Jeconiah king of Judah.
  31. Esther 2:8הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ · the king’s; הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
    When the king’s command and edict had been proclaimed, many young women gathered at the citadel of Susa under the care of Hegai. Esther was also taken to the palace and placed under the care of Hegai, the custodian of the women.