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Hebrew word study

מָלַךְmâlak — to reign

Pronounced “maw-lak'”

to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel

Translated in the King James as: consult, indeed, be (make, set a, set up) king, be (make) queen, (begin to, make to) reign(-ing), rule, surely.

Appears 344 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Genesis — 12×
Genesis 36:31Genesis 36:32Genesis 36:33Genesis 36:34Genesis 36:35Genesis 36:36Genesis 36:37Genesis 36:38Genesis 36:39Genesis 37:8+ 2 more in Genesis
Exodus — 1×
Exodus 15:18
Joshua — 3×
Joshua 13:10Joshua 13:12Joshua 13:21
Judges — 8×
Judges 4:2Judges 9:6Judges 9:8Judges 9:10Judges 9:12Judges 9:14Judges 9:16Judges 9:18
1 Samuel — 17×
1 Sam 8:71 Sam 8:91 Sam 8:111 Sam 8:221 Sam 11:121 Sam 11:151 Sam 12:11 Sam 12:121 Sam 12:141 Sam 13:11 Sam 15:111 Sam 15:351 Sam 16:11 Sam 23:171 Sam 24:20+ 2 more in 1 Samuel
2 Samuel — 12×
2 Sam 2:92 Sam 2:102 Sam 3:212 Sam 5:42 Sam 5:52 Sam 8:152 Sam 10:12 Sam 15:102 Sam 16:8+ 3 more in 2 Samuel
1 Kings — 59×
1 Ki 1:51 Ki 1:111 Ki 1:131 Ki 1:171 Ki 1:181 Ki 1:241 Ki 1:301 Ki 1:351 Ki 1:431 Ki 2:111 Ki 2:151 Ki 3:71 Ki 6:11 Ki 11:241 Ki 11:251 Ki 11:371 Ki 11:421 Ki 11:431 Ki 12:11 Ki 12:171 Ki 12:201 Ki 14:191 Ki 14:201 Ki 14:211 Ki 14:31+ 34 more in 1 Kings
2 Kings — 90×
2 Ki 1:172 Ki 3:12 Ki 3:272 Ki 8:152 Ki 8:162 Ki 8:172 Ki 8:202 Ki 8:242 Ki 8:252 Ki 8:262 Ki 9:132 Ki 9:292 Ki 10:52 Ki 10:352 Ki 10:362 Ki 11:32 Ki 11:122 Ki 11:212 Ki 12:12 Ki 12:212 Ki 13:12 Ki 13:92 Ki 13:102 Ki 13:242 Ki 14:1+ 65 more in 2 Kings
1 Chronicles — 26×
1 Chr 1:431 Chr 1:441 Chr 1:451 Chr 1:461 Chr 1:471 Chr 1:481 Chr 1:491 Chr 1:501 Chr 3:41 Chr 4:311 Chr 11:101 Chr 12:311 Chr 12:381 Chr 16:311 Chr 18:141 Chr 19:11 Chr 23:11 Chr 28:41 Chr 29:221 Chr 29:261 Chr 29:271 Chr 29:28+ 4 more in 1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles — 79×
2 Chr 1:82 Chr 1:92 Chr 1:112 Chr 1:132 Chr 9:302 Chr 9:312 Chr 10:12 Chr 10:172 Chr 11:222 Chr 12:132 Chr 12:162 Chr 13:12 Chr 13:22 Chr 14:12 Chr 16:132 Chr 17:12 Chr 17:72 Chr 20:312 Chr 21:12 Chr 21:52 Chr 21:82 Chr 21:202 Chr 22:12 Chr 22:22 Chr 22:12+ 54 more in 2 Chronicles
Nehemiah — 1×
Nehemiah 5:7
Esther — 4×
Esther 1:1Esther 1:3Esther 2:4Esther 2:17
Job — 1×
Job 34:30
Psalms — 6×
Psalms 47:8Psalms 93:1Psalms 96:10Psalms 97:1Psalms 99:1Psalms 146:10
Proverbs — 2×
Proverbs 8:15Proverbs 30:22
Ecclesiastes — 1×
Eccles 4:14
Isaiah — 5×
Isaiah 7:6Isaiah 24:23Isaiah 32:1Isaiah 37:38Isaiah 52:7
Jeremiah — 11×
Jeremiah 1:2Jeremiah 22:11Jeremiah 22:15Jeremiah 23:5Jeremiah 33:21Jeremiah 37:1Jeremiah 51:59Jeremiah 52:1Jeremiah 52:4+ 2 more in Jeremiah
Ezekiel — 2×
Ezekiel 17:16Ezekiel 20:33
Daniel — 2×
Daniel 9:1Daniel 9:2
Hosea — 1×
Hosea 8:4
Micah — 1×
Micah 4:7

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