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. Jeremiah 39:3מֶֽלֶךְ־ · of the king; מֶ֥לֶךְ · of the king
    Then all the officials of the king of Babylon entered and sat in the Middle Gate: Nergal-sharezer of Samgar, Nebo-sarsekim the Rabsaris, Nergal-sharezer the Rabmag, and all the rest of the officials of the king of Babylon.
  2. Jeremiah 39:4מֶֽלֶךְ־ · king; הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ · of the king’s
    When Zedekiah king of Judah and all the soldiers saw them, they fled. They left the city at night by way of the king’s garden, through the gate between the two walls, and they went out along the route to the Arabah.
  3. Jeremiah 39:5מֶֽלֶךְ־ · king
    But the army of the Chaldeans pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho. They seized him and brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced judgment on him.
  4. Jeremiah 39:6מֶ֨לֶךְ · the king; מֶ֥לֶךְ · and he
    There at Riblah the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and he also killed all the nobles of Judah.
  5. Jeremiah 39:8הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ · of the king
    The Chaldeans set fire to the palace of the king and to the houses of the people, and they broke down the walls of Jerusalem.
  6. Jeremiah 39:11מֶֽלֶךְ־ · king
    Now Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had given orders about Jeremiah through Nebuzaradan captain of the guard, saying,
  7. Jeremiah 39:13מֶֽלֶךְ־ · of the king
    So Nebuzaradan captain of the guard, Nebushazban the Rabsaris, Nergal-sharezer the Rabmag, and all the captains of the king of Babylon
  8. Jeremiah 40:5מֶֽלֶךְ־ · the king
    But before Jeremiah turned to go, Nebuzaradan added, “Return to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has appointed over the cities of Judah, and stay with him among the people, or go anywhere else that seems right.” Then the captain of the guard gave him a ration and a gift and released him.
  9. Jeremiah 40:7מֶֽלֶךְ־ · the king
    When all the commanders and men of the armies in the field heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam over the land and that he had put him in charge of the men, women, and children who were the poorest of the land and had not been exiled to Babylon,
  10. Jeremiah 40:9מֶ֥לֶךְ · the king
    Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, swore an oath to them and their men, assuring them, “Do not be afraid to serve the Chaldeans. Live in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it will go well with you.
  11. Jeremiah 40:11מֶֽלֶךְ־ · the king
    When all the Jews in Moab, Ammon, Edom, and all the other lands heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant in Judah and had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, over them,
  12. Jeremiah 40:14מֶ֣לֶךְ · king
    …and said to him, “Are you aware that Baalis king of the Ammonites has sent Ishmael son of Nethaniah to take your life?” But Gedaliah son of Ahikam did not believe them.
  13. Jeremiah 41:1הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ · and one of the king’s
    In the seventh month, Ishmael son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, who was a member of the royal family and one of the king’s chief officers, came with ten men to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah, and they ate a meal together there.
  14. Jeremiah 41:2מֶֽלֶךְ־ · the king
    Then Ishmael son of Nethaniah and the ten men who were with him got up and struck down Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, with the sword, killing the one whom the king of Babylon had appointed to govern the land.
  15. Jeremiah 41:9הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ · King; מֶֽלֶךְ־ · king
    Now the cistern into which Ishmael had thrown all the bodies of the men he had struck down along with Gedaliah was a large one that King Asa had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel. Ishmael son of Nethaniah filled it with the slain.
  16. Jeremiah 41:10הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ · of the king
    Then Ishmael took captive all the remnant of the people of Mizpah—the daughters of the king along with all the others who remained in Mizpah—over whom Nebuzaradan captain of the guard had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam. Ishmael son of Nethaniah took them captive and set off to cross over to the Ammonites.
  17. Jeremiah 41:18מֶֽלֶךְ־ · the king
    …to escape the Chaldeans. For they were afraid of the Chaldeans because Ishmael son of Nethaniah had struck down Gedaliah son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon had appointed over the land.
  18. Jeremiah 42:11מֶ֣לֶךְ · the king
    Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon, whom you now fear; do not be afraid of him, declares the LORD, for I am with you to save you and deliver you from him.
  19. Jeremiah 43:6הַמֶּלֶךְ֒ · the king’s
    …the men, the women, the children, the king’s daughters, and everyone whom Nebuzaradan captain of the guard had allowed to remain with Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, as well as Jeremiah the prophet and Baruch son of Neriah.
  20. Jeremiah 43:10מֶֽלֶךְ־ · king
    Then tell them that this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and I will set his throne over these stones that I have embedded, and he will spread his royal pavilion over them.
  21. Jeremiah 44:9מַלְכֵ֣י · of the kings
    Have you forgotten the wickedness of your fathers and of the kings of Judah and their wives, as well as the wickedness that you and your wives committed in the land of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?
  22. Jeremiah 44:17מְלָכֵ֣ינוּ · our kings
    Instead, we will do everything we vowed to do: We will burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and offer drink offerings to her, just as we, our fathers, our kings, and our officials did in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. At that time we had plenty of food and good things, and we saw no disaster.
  23. Jeremiah 44:21מַלְכֵיכֶ֥ם · your kings
    “As for the incense you burned in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem—you, your fathers, your kings, your officials, and the people of the land—did the LORD not remember and bring this to mind?
  24. Jeremiah 44:30מֶֽלֶךְ־ · king; מֶֽלֶךְ־ · king; מֶֽלֶךְ־ · king
    This is what the LORD says: Behold, I will deliver Pharaoh Hophra king of Egypt into the hands of his enemies who seek his life, just as I delivered Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the enemy who was seeking his life.”
  25. Jeremiah 45:1מֶ֥לֶךְ · king
    This is the word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Baruch son of Neriah when he wrote these words on a scroll at the dictation of Jeremiah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah:
  26. Jeremiah 46:2מֶ֣לֶךְ · king; מֶ֣לֶךְ · king; מֶ֥לֶךְ · king
    …concerning Egypt and the army of Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt, which was defeated at Carchemish on the Euphrates River by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah:
  27. Jeremiah 46:13מֶ֣לֶךְ · king
    This is the word that the LORD spoke to Jeremiah the prophet about the coming of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to strike the land of Egypt:
  28. Jeremiah 46:17מֶֽלֶךְ־ · king
    There they will cry out: ‘Pharaoh king of Egypt was all noise; he has let the appointed time pass him by.’
  29. Jeremiah 46:18הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ · the King
    As surely as I live, declares the King, whose name is the LORD of Hosts, there will come one who is like Tabor among the mountains and like Carmel by the sea.
  30. Jeremiah 46:25מְלָכֶ֑יהָ · and kings
    The LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Behold, I am about to punish Amon god of Thebes, along with Pharaoh, Egypt with her gods and kings, and those who trust in Pharaoh.
  31. Jeremiah 46:26מֶֽלֶךְ־ · king
    I will deliver them into the hands of those who seek their lives—of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and his officers. But after this, Egypt will be inhabited as in days of old, declares the LORD.
  32. Jeremiah 48:15הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ · the King
    Moab has been destroyed and its towns have been invaded; the best of its young men have gone down in the slaughter, declares the King, whose name is the LORD of Hosts.
  33. Jeremiah 49:1מַלְכָּם֙ · has Milcom
    Concerning the Ammonites, this is what the LORD says: “Has Israel no sons? Is he without heir? Why then has Milcom taken possession of Gad? Why have his people settled in their cities?
  34. Jeremiah 49:3מַלְכָּם֙ · Milcom
    Wail, O Heshbon, for Ai has been destroyed; cry out, O daughters of Rabbah! Put on sackcloth and mourn; run back and forth within your walls, for Milcom will go into exile together with his priests and officials.
  35. Jeremiah 49:28מֶֽלֶךְ־ · king
    Concerning Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon defeated, this is what the LORD says: “Rise up, advance against Kedar, and destroy the people of the east!
  36. Jeremiah 49:30מֶֽלֶךְ־ · king
    Run! Escape quickly! Lie low, O residents of Hazor,” declares the LORD, “for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has drawn up a plan against you; he has devised a strategy against you.
  37. Jeremiah 49:34מֶֽלֶךְ־ · king
    This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam at the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah.
  38. Jeremiah 49:38מֶ֥לֶךְ · king
    I will set My throne in Elam, and destroy its king and officials,” declares the LORD.
  39. Jeremiah 50:17מֶ֣לֶךְ · was the king; מֶ֥לֶךְ · king
    Israel is a scattered flock, chased away by lions. The first to devour him was the king of Assyria; the last to crush his bones was Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.”
  40. Jeremiah 50:18מֶ֥לֶךְ · the king; מֶ֥לֶךְ · the king
    Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “I will punish the king of Babylon and his land as I punished the king of Assyria.