מֶלֶךְ
Strong's H4428
melek
/meh'-lek/
a king
Quick Facts
- Strong's Number
- H4428
- Hebrew
- מֶלֶךְ
- Transliteration
- melek
- Pronunciation
- /meh'-lek/
- KJV Translations
- 2 distinct renderings
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
Definition & Etymology
Full Definition
a king
Derivation
from H4427 (מָלַךְ);H4427 (mâlak)
KJV Translation Breakdown
This Hebrew word is translated as the following in the King James Version:
kingroyal
Related Hebrew Words
Words sharing the same root or referenced in the derivation of melek:
מָלַךְ
mâlakH4427“consult”
אֲבִימֶלֶךְʼĂbîymelekH40“Abimelech”
אֲדְרַמֶּלֶךְʼĂdrammelekH152“Adrammelech”
אֲחִימֶלֶךְʼĂchîymelekH288“Ahimelech”
אֱלִימֶלֶךְʼĔlîymelekH458“Elimelech”
אַלַּמֶּלֶךְʼAllammelekH487“Alammelech”
מֶלֶךְMelekH4429“Melech”
מֶלֶךְmelekH4430“king”
מַלְכָּהmalkâhH4436“queen”
מַלְכִּיאֵלMalkîyʼêlH4439“Malchiel”
מַלְכִּיָּהMalkîyâhH4441“Malchiah”
מַלְכִּי־צֶדֶקMalkîy-TsedeqH4442“Melchizedek”
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