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
- Proverbs 24:21וָמֶ֑לֶךְ · and the kingMy son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not associate with the rebellious.
- Proverbs 25:1מֶֽלֶךְ־ · kingThese are additional proverbs of Solomon, which were copied by the men of Hezekiah king of Judah:
- Proverbs 25:2מְ֝לָכִ֗ים · of kingsIt is the glory of God to conceal a matter and the glory of kings to search it out.
- Proverbs 25:3מְ֝לָכִ֗ים · of kingsAs the heavens are high and the earth is deep, so the hearts of kings cannot be searched.
- Proverbs 25:5מֶ֑לֶךְ · from the king’sRemove the wicked from the king’s presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.
- Proverbs 25:6מֶ֑לֶךְ · of the kingDo not exalt yourself in the presence of the king, and do not stand in the place of great men;
- Proverbs 29:4מֶ֗לֶךְ · a kingBy justice a king brings stability to the land, but a man who exacts tribute demolishes it.
- Proverbs 29:14מֶ֤לֶךְ · A kingA king who judges the poor with fairness—his throne will be established forever.
- Proverbs 30:27מֶ֭לֶךְ · king…the locusts have no king, yet they all advance in formation;
- Proverbs 30:28מֶֽלֶךְ׃פ · of kings…and the lizard can be caught in one’s hands, yet it is found in the palaces of kings.
- Proverbs 30:31וּ֝מֶ֗לֶךְ · and a king…a strutting rooster; a he-goat; and a king with his army around him.
- Proverbs 31:1מֶ֑לֶךְ · of KingThese are the words of King Lemuel—the burden that his mother taught him:
- Proverbs 31:3מְלָכִֽין׃ · kingsDo not spend your strength on women or your vigor on those who ruin kings.
- Proverbs 31:4לַֽמְלָכִ֨ים׀ · for kings; לַֽמְלָכִ֣ים · for kingsIt is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to crave strong drink,
- Ecclesiastes 1:1מֶ֖לֶךְ · kingThese are the words of the Teacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem:
- Ecclesiastes 1:12מֶ֛לֶךְ · kingI, the Teacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
- Ecclesiastes 2:8מְלָכִ֖ים · of kings…and I accumulated for myself silver and gold and the treasure of kings and provinces. I gathered to myself male and female singers, and the delights of the sons of men—many concubines.
- Ecclesiastes 2:12הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ · can the king’sThen I turned to consider wisdom and madness and folly; for what more can the king’s successor do than what has already been accomplished?
- Ecclesiastes 4:13מִמֶּ֤לֶךְ · kingBetter is a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to take a warning.
- Ecclesiastes 5:9מֶ֥לֶךְ · the king himselfThe produce of the earth is taken by all; the king himself profits from the fields.
- Ecclesiastes 8:2מֶ֣לֶךְ · the king’sKeep the king’s command, I say, because of your oath before God.
- Ecclesiastes 8:4מֶ֖לֶךְ · the king’sFor the king’s word is supreme, and who can say to him, “What are you doing?”
- Ecclesiastes 9:14מֶ֤לֶךְ · kingThere was a small city with few men. A mighty king came against it, surrounded it, and built large siege ramps against it.
- Ecclesiastes 10:16שֶׁמַּלְכֵּ֖ךְ · whose kingWoe to you, O land whose king is a youth, and whose princes feast in the morning.
- Ecclesiastes 10:17שֶׁמַּלְכֵּ֖ךְ · whose kingBlessed are you, O land whose king is a son of nobles, and whose princes feast at the proper time—for strength and not for drunkenness.
- Ecclesiastes 10:20מֶ֚לֶךְ · the kingDo not curse the king even in your thoughts, or curse the rich even in your bedroom, for a bird of the air may carry your words, and a winged creature may report your speech.
- Song of Solomon 1:4הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ · May the kingTake me away with you—let us hurry! May the king bring me to his chambers. We will rejoice and delight in you; we will praise your love more than wine. It is only right that they adore you.
- Song of Solomon 1:12שֶׁ֤הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ · the kingWhile the king was at his table, my perfume spread its fragrance.
- Song of Solomon 3:9הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ · KingKing Solomon has made his carriage out of the timber of Lebanon.
- Song of Solomon 3:11בַּמֶּ֣לֶךְ · at KingCome out, O daughters of Zion, and gaze at King Solomon, wearing the crown with which his mother crowned him on the day of his wedding—the day of his heart’s rejoicing.
- Song of Solomon 7:5מֶ֖לֶךְ · the kingYour head crowns you like Mount Carmel, the hair of your head like purple threads; the king is captured in your tresses.
- Isaiah 1:1מַלְכֵ֥י · kingsThis is the vision concerning Judah and Jerusalem that Isaiah son of Amoz saw during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
- Isaiah 6:1הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ · that KingIn the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted; and the train of His robe filled the temple.
- Isaiah 6:5הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ · the KingThen I said: “Woe is me, for I am ruined, because I am a man of unclean lips dwelling among a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of Hosts.”
- Isaiah 7:1מֶ֣לֶךְ · [was] king; מֶֽלֶךְ־ · king; מֶֽלֶךְ־ · the kingNow in the days that Ahaz son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, was king of Judah, Rezin king of Aram marched up to wage war against Jerusalem. He was accompanied by Pekah son of Remaliah the king of Israel, but he could not overpower the city.
- Isaiah 7:6מֶ֙לֶךְ֙ · Then we can install‘Let us invade Judah, terrorize it, and divide it among ourselves. Then we can install the son of Tabeal over it as king.’
- Isaiah 7:16מְלָכֶֽיהָ׃ · kingsFor before the boy knows enough to reject evil and choose good, the land of the two kings you dread will be laid waste.
- Isaiah 7:17מֶ֥לֶךְ · [He will bring] the kingThe LORD will bring on you and on your people and on the house of your father a time unlike any since the day Ephraim separated from Judah—He will bring the king of Assyria.”
- Isaiah 7:20בְּמֶ֣לֶךְ · the kingOn that day the Lord will use a razor hired from beyond the Euphrates—the king of Assyria—to shave your head and the hair of your legs, and to remove your beard as well.
- Isaiah 8:4מֶ֥לֶךְ · the kingFor before the boy knows how to cry ‘Father’ or ‘Mother,’ the wealth of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria will be carried off by the king of Assyria.”
- Isaiah 8:7מֶ֥לֶךְ · the king…the Lord will surely bring against them the mighty floodwaters of the Euphrates—the king of Assyria and all his pomp. It will overflow its channels and overrun its banks.
- Isaiah 8:21בְּמַלְכּ֛וֹ · their kingThey will roam the land, dejected and hungry. When they are famished, they will become enraged; and looking upward, they will curse their king and their God.
- Isaiah 10:8מְלָכִֽים׃ · kings“Are not all my commanders kings?” he says.
- Isaiah 10:12מֶֽלֶךְ־ · the kingSo when the Lord has completed all His work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, He will say, “I will punish the king of Assyria for the fruit of his arrogant heart and the proud look in his eyes.
- Isaiah 14:4מֶ֥לֶךְ · the king…you will sing this song of contempt against the king of Babylon: How the oppressor has ceased, and how his fury has ended!
- Isaiah 14:9מַלְכֵ֥י · the kingsSheol beneath is eager to meet you upon your arrival. It stirs the spirits of the dead to greet you—all the rulers of the earth. It makes all the kings of the nations rise from their thrones.
- Isaiah 14:18מַלְכֵ֥י · the kingsAll the kings of the nations lie in state, each in his own tomb.