מֶלֶךְ melekh
Hebrew word for “king” · Strong’s H4430 · used 180 times in 131 verses
Meaning
king; Aramaic of me.lekh (מֶ֫לֶךְ "king" H4428); § 1) king
How it is translated
Glosses given for melekh in context, with how often each is used:
- king the 133
- king o 23
- kings 12
- king 10
- kings the 2
Where it is used
Chapters where it is used most
Daniel 2 (28), Daniel 6 (20), Daniel 3 (17), Daniel 5 (15), Ezra 4 (13), Daniel 4 (11), Ezra 6 (9), Ezra 5 (8), Ezra 7 (7), Daniel 7 (3)
Forms
- מלכא 134
- למלכא 17
- מלכין 9
- מלך 8
- ומלכא 4
- מלכיא 3
- מלכים 1
- ומלכין 1
- ומלך 1
- מלכה 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with melekh more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- דִּי di “that” 95
- עַל al “since” 44
- אֲמַר amar “to say” 39
- אֱלָהּ elah “god” 40
- מִן־ min “from” 39
- אֱדַיִן edayin “then” 33
- לָא la “not” 31
- כֹּל kol “all” 30
- דְּנָה denah “this” 28
- דָּנִיֵּאל daniyyel “Daniel” 26
- עֲנָה anah “to answer” 22
- נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר nevukhadnetstsar “Nebuchadnezzar” 22
Key verses
The verses using melekh that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Daniel 2:21 — And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know…
- Daniel 2:28 — But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions…
- Daniel 2:37 — Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory.
- Daniel 2:44 — And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but…
- Daniel 2:47 — The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth it is, that your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou couldest…
- Daniel 3:28 — Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted…
- Daniel 4:27 — Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it…
- Daniel 4:30 — The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?
- Daniel 4:37 — Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able…
- Daniel 5:18 — O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour:
- Daniel 6:20 — And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy…
- Daniel 6:22 — My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions’ mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before…
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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.