מֶ֫לֶךְ

me.lekhNoun (Masculine)H4428

king

From: from H4427 (מָלַךְ);

Short Definition

a king

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. king Aramaic equivalent: me.lekh (*מֶ֫לֶךְ *"king" H4430)

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)

Morphology H:N-M

DescriptionH:N-M

Occurrences

1,822 times

Appears 1,822 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

2 Kings
262
1 Kings
221
2 Chronicles
215
Jeremiah
212
2 Samuel
165

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 1:43
  • 2 Chronicles 12:9
  • 2 Kings 23:23
  • Esther 2:2
  • Jeremiah 27:3

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