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מֶלֶךְ H4428

H4428 is the Hebrew word מֶלֶךְ, transliterated melek and said meh'-lek. The King James Version most often renders it king.

Word: מֶלֶךְTransliteration: melekSaid: meh'-lekLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 1898 verses

What it means

a king.

Where it comes from

from H4427 (מָלַךְ).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 2,311 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

king 1796×kings 241×king's 222×against the king 12×no king 11×pass when the king 6×behold the king 6×behold the king's 4×against king 4×also the king 3×also king 3×out of the king's 3×

Strong's own list of renderings: king, royal.

Verses using מֶלֶךְ

The first 40 of 1898 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 14:1 · KJV

And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations;

Genesis 14:2 · KJV

That these made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar.

Genesis 14:5 · KJV

And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzims in Ham, and the Emims in Shaveh Kiriathaim,

Genesis 14:8 · KJV

And there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same is Zoar;) and they joined battle with them in the vale of Siddim;

Genesis 14:9 · KJV

With Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and with Tidal king of nations, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings with five.

Genesis 14:10 · KJV

And the vale of Siddim was full of slimepits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there; and they that remained fled to the mountain.

Genesis 14:17 · KJV

And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings that were with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the king’s dale.

Genesis 14:18 · KJV

And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.

Genesis 14:21 · KJV

And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself.

Genesis 14:22 · KJV

And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth,

Genesis 17:6 · KJV

And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.

Genesis 17:16 · KJV

And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her.

Genesis 20:2 · KJV

And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.

Genesis 26:1 · KJV

And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar.

Genesis 26:8 · KJV

And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife.

Genesis 35:11 · KJV

And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins;

Genesis 36:31 · KJV

And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel.

Genesis 39:20 · KJV

And Joseph’s master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king’s prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison.

Genesis 40:1 · KJV

And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt.

Genesis 40:5 · KJV

And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison.

Genesis 41:46 · KJV

And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt.

Genesis 49:20 · KJV

Out of Asher his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal dainties.

Exodus 1:8 · KJV

Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph.

Exodus 1:15 · KJV

And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives, of which the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah:

Exodus 1:17 · KJV

But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.

Exodus 1:18 · KJV

And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said unto them, Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the men children alive?

Exodus 2:23 · KJV

And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage.

Exodus 3:18 · KJV

And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath met with us: and now let us go, we beseech thee, three days’ journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.

Exodus 3:19 · KJV

And I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not by a mighty hand.

Exodus 5:4 · KJV

And the king of Egypt said unto them, Wherefore do ye, Moses and Aaron, let the people from their works? get you unto your burdens.

Exodus 6:11 · KJV

Go in, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land.

Exodus 6:13 · KJV

And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, and gave them a charge unto the children of Israel, and unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt.

Exodus 6:27 · KJV

These are they which spake to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring out the children of Israel from Egypt: these are that Moses and Aaron.

Exodus 6:29 · KJV

That the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, I am the LORD: speak thou unto Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I say unto thee.

Exodus 14:5 · KJV

And it was told the king of Egypt that the people fled: and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned against the people, and they said, Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us?

Exodus 14:8 · KJV

And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel: and the children of Israel went out with an high hand.

Numbers 20:14 · KJV

And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom, Thus saith thy brother Israel, Thou knowest all the travail that hath befallen us:

Numbers 20:17 · KJV

Let us pass, I pray thee, through thy country: we will not pass through the fields, or through the vineyards, neither will we drink of the water of the wells: we will go by the king’s high way, we will not turn to the right hand nor to the left, until we have passed thy borders.

Numbers 21:1 · KJV

And when king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south, heard tell that Israel came by the way of the spies; then he fought against Israel, and took some of them prisoners.

Numbers 21:21 · KJV

And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,

Common questions

What does Strong's H4428 mean?

H4428 is the Hebrew word מֶלֶךְ (melek), meaning a king.

How is H4428 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it king (1796 times), kings (241 times), king's (222 times), against the king (12 times), no king (11 times), among others.

How many times does H4428 appear in the Bible?

מֶלֶךְ (melek) is tagged in 1898 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H4428 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H4427 (מָלַךְ).

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