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Hebrew word study

מֶלֶךְmelek — a king

Pronounced “meh'-lek”

a king

Translated in the King James as: king, royal.

Appears 2,478 times in Scripture

Origin: from H4427 (מָלַךְ);

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Where it appears

Genesis — 41×
Genesis 14:1Genesis 14:2Genesis 14:5Genesis 14:8Genesis 14:9Genesis 14:10Genesis 14:17Genesis 14:18Genesis 14:21Genesis 14:22Genesis 17:6Genesis 17:16Genesis 20:2Genesis 26:1Genesis 26:8Genesis 35:11Genesis 36:31Genesis 39:20Genesis 40:1Genesis 40:5Genesis 41:46Genesis 49:20+ 19 more in Genesis
Exodus — 14×
Exodus 1:8Exodus 1:15Exodus 1:17Exodus 1:18Exodus 2:23Exodus 3:18Exodus 3:19Exodus 5:4Exodus 6:11Exodus 6:13Exodus 6:27Exodus 6:29Exodus 14:5Exodus 14:8
Numbers — 19×
Numbers 20:14Numbers 20:17Numbers 21:1Numbers 21:21Numbers 21:22Numbers 21:26Numbers 21:29Numbers 21:33Numbers 21:34Numbers 22:4Numbers 22:10Numbers 23:7Numbers 23:21Numbers 24:7Numbers 31:8Numbers 32:33Numbers 33:40+ 2 more in Numbers
Deuteronomy — 26×
Deuteronomy 1:4Deuteronomy 2:24Deuteronomy 2:26Deuteronomy 2:30Deuteronomy 3:1Deuteronomy 3:2Deuteronomy 3:3Deuteronomy 3:6Deuteronomy 3:8Deuteronomy 3:11Deuteronomy 3:21Deuteronomy 4:46Deuteronomy 4:47Deuteronomy 7:8Deuteronomy 7:24Deuteronomy 11:3Deuteronomy 17:14Deuteronomy 17:15Deuteronomy 28:36Deuteronomy 29:7Deuteronomy 31:4Deuteronomy 33:5+ 4 more in Deuteronomy
Joshua — 105×
Joshua 2:2Joshua 2:3Joshua 2:10Joshua 5:1Joshua 6:2Joshua 8:1Joshua 8:2Joshua 8:14Joshua 8:23Joshua 8:29Joshua 9:1Joshua 9:10Joshua 10:1Joshua 10:3Joshua 10:5Joshua 10:6Joshua 10:16Joshua 10:17Joshua 10:22Joshua 10:23Joshua 10:24Joshua 10:28Joshua 10:30Joshua 10:33Joshua 10:37+ 80 more in Joshua
Judges — 37×
Judges 1:7Judges 3:8Judges 3:10Judges 3:12Judges 3:14Judges 3:15Judges 3:17Judges 3:19Judges 4:2Judges 4:17Judges 4:23Judges 4:24Judges 5:3Judges 5:19Judges 8:5Judges 8:12Judges 8:18Judges 8:26Judges 9:6Judges 9:8Judges 9:15Judges 11:12Judges 11:13Judges 11:14Judges 11:17+ 12 more in Judges
1 Samuel — 84×
1 Sam 2:101 Sam 8:51 Sam 8:61 Sam 8:91 Sam 8:101 Sam 8:111 Sam 8:181 Sam 8:191 Sam 8:201 Sam 8:221 Sam 10:191 Sam 10:241 Sam 12:11 Sam 12:21 Sam 12:91 Sam 12:121 Sam 12:131 Sam 12:141 Sam 12:171 Sam 12:191 Sam 12:251 Sam 14:471 Sam 15:11 Sam 15:81 Sam 15:17+ 59 more in 1 Samuel
2 Samuel — 274×
2 Sam 2:42 Sam 2:72 Sam 2:112 Sam 3:32 Sam 3:172 Sam 3:212 Sam 3:232 Sam 3:242 Sam 3:312 Sam 3:322 Sam 3:332 Sam 3:362 Sam 3:372 Sam 3:382 Sam 3:392 Sam 4:82 Sam 5:22 Sam 5:32 Sam 5:62 Sam 5:112 Sam 5:122 Sam 5:172 Sam 6:122 Sam 6:162 Sam 6:20+ 249 more in 2 Samuel
1 Kings — 296×
1 Ki 1:11 Ki 1:21 Ki 1:31 Ki 1:41 Ki 1:91 Ki 1:131 Ki 1:141 Ki 1:151 Ki 1:161 Ki 1:181 Ki 1:191 Ki 1:201 Ki 1:211 Ki 1:221 Ki 1:231 Ki 1:241 Ki 1:251 Ki 1:271 Ki 1:281 Ki 1:291 Ki 1:311 Ki 1:321 Ki 1:331 Ki 1:341 Ki 1:36+ 271 more in 1 Kings
2 Kings — 364×
2 Ki 1:32 Ki 1:62 Ki 1:92 Ki 1:112 Ki 1:152 Ki 1:172 Ki 1:182 Ki 3:12 Ki 3:42 Ki 3:52 Ki 3:62 Ki 3:72 Ki 3:92 Ki 3:102 Ki 3:112 Ki 3:122 Ki 3:132 Ki 3:142 Ki 3:212 Ki 3:232 Ki 3:262 Ki 4:132 Ki 5:12 Ki 5:52 Ki 5:6+ 339 more in 2 Kings
1 Chronicles — 69×
1 Chr 1:431 Chr 3:21 Chr 4:231 Chr 4:411 Chr 5:61 Chr 5:171 Chr 5:261 Chr 9:11 Chr 9:181 Chr 11:21 Chr 11:31 Chr 14:11 Chr 14:21 Chr 14:81 Chr 15:291 Chr 16:211 Chr 17:161 Chr 18:31 Chr 18:51 Chr 18:91 Chr 18:101 Chr 18:111 Chr 18:171 Chr 19:11 Chr 19:5+ 44 more in 1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles — 275×
2 Chr 1:122 Chr 1:142 Chr 1:152 Chr 1:162 Chr 1:172 Chr 2:32 Chr 2:112 Chr 2:122 Chr 4:112 Chr 4:162 Chr 4:172 Chr 5:32 Chr 5:62 Chr 6:32 Chr 7:42 Chr 7:52 Chr 7:62 Chr 7:112 Chr 8:102 Chr 8:112 Chr 8:152 Chr 8:182 Chr 9:52 Chr 9:82 Chr 9:9+ 250 more in 2 Chronicles
Ezra — 30×
Ezra 1:1Ezra 1:2Ezra 1:7Ezra 1:8Ezra 2:1Ezra 3:7Ezra 3:10Ezra 4:2Ezra 4:3Ezra 4:5Ezra 6:22Ezra 7:1Ezra 7:6Ezra 7:7Ezra 7:8Ezra 7:11Ezra 7:27Ezra 7:28Ezra 8:1Ezra 8:22Ezra 8:25Ezra 8:36Ezra 9:7Ezra 9:9+ 6 more in Ezra
Nehemiah — 43×
Nehemiah 1:11Nehemiah 2:1Nehemiah 2:2Nehemiah 2:3Nehemiah 2:4Nehemiah 2:5Nehemiah 2:6Nehemiah 2:7Nehemiah 2:8Nehemiah 2:9Nehemiah 2:14Nehemiah 2:18Nehemiah 2:19Nehemiah 3:15Nehemiah 3:25Nehemiah 5:4Nehemiah 5:14Nehemiah 6:6Nehemiah 6:7Nehemiah 7:6Nehemiah 9:22Nehemiah 9:24Nehemiah 9:32Nehemiah 9:34Nehemiah 9:37+ 18 more in Nehemiah
Esther — 195×
Esther 1:2Esther 1:5Esther 1:7Esther 1:8Esther 1:9Esther 1:10Esther 1:11Esther 1:12Esther 1:13Esther 1:14Esther 1:15Esther 1:16Esther 1:17Esther 1:18Esther 1:19Esther 1:20Esther 1:21Esther 1:22Esther 2:1Esther 2:2Esther 2:3Esther 2:4Esther 2:6Esther 2:8Esther 2:9+ 170 more in Esther
Job — 8×
Job 3:14Job 12:18Job 15:24Job 18:14Job 29:25Job 34:18Job 36:7Job 41:34
Psalms — 67×
Psalms 2:2Psalms 2:6Psalms 2:10Psalms 5:2Psalms 10:16Psalms 18:50Psalms 20:9Psalms 21:1Psalms 21:7Psalms 24:7Psalms 24:8Psalms 24:9Psalms 24:10Psalms 29:10Psalms 33:16Psalms 44:4Psalms 45:1Psalms 45:5Psalms 45:9Psalms 45:11Psalms 45:13Psalms 45:14Psalms 45:15Psalms 47:2Psalms 47:6+ 42 more in Psalms
Proverbs — 32×
Proverbs 1:1Proverbs 8:15Proverbs 14:28Proverbs 14:35Proverbs 16:10Proverbs 16:12Proverbs 16:13Proverbs 16:14Proverbs 16:15Proverbs 19:12Proverbs 20:2Proverbs 20:8Proverbs 20:26Proverbs 20:28Proverbs 21:1Proverbs 22:11Proverbs 22:29Proverbs 24:21Proverbs 25:1Proverbs 25:2Proverbs 25:3Proverbs 25:5Proverbs 25:6Proverbs 29:4Proverbs 29:14+ 7 more in Proverbs
Ecclesiastes — 12×
Eccles 1:1Eccles 1:12Eccles 2:8Eccles 2:12Eccles 4:13Eccles 5:9Eccles 8:2Eccles 8:4Eccles 9:14Eccles 10:16Eccles 10:17Eccles 10:20
Song of Solomon — 5×
Song 1:4Song 1:12Song 3:9Song 3:11Song 7:5
Isaiah — 78×
Isaiah 1:1Isaiah 6:1Isaiah 6:5Isaiah 7:1Isaiah 7:6Isaiah 7:16Isaiah 7:17Isaiah 7:20Isaiah 8:4Isaiah 8:7Isaiah 8:21Isaiah 10:8Isaiah 10:12Isaiah 14:4Isaiah 14:9Isaiah 14:18Isaiah 14:28Isaiah 19:4Isaiah 19:11Isaiah 20:1Isaiah 20:4Isaiah 20:6Isaiah 23:15Isaiah 24:21Isaiah 30:33+ 53 more in Isaiah
Jeremiah — 261×
Jeremiah 1:2Jeremiah 1:3Jeremiah 1:18Jeremiah 2:26Jeremiah 3:6Jeremiah 4:9Jeremiah 8:1Jeremiah 8:19Jeremiah 10:7Jeremiah 10:10Jeremiah 13:13Jeremiah 13:18Jeremiah 15:4Jeremiah 17:19Jeremiah 17:20Jeremiah 17:25Jeremiah 19:3Jeremiah 19:4Jeremiah 19:13Jeremiah 20:4Jeremiah 20:5Jeremiah 21:1Jeremiah 21:2Jeremiah 21:4Jeremiah 21:7+ 236 more in Jeremiah
Lamentations — 3×
Lam 2:6Lam 2:9Lam 4:12
Ezekiel — 37×
Ezekiel 1:2Ezekiel 7:27Ezekiel 17:12Ezekiel 17:16Ezekiel 19:9Ezekiel 21:19Ezekiel 21:21Ezekiel 24:2Ezekiel 26:7Ezekiel 27:33Ezekiel 27:35Ezekiel 28:12Ezekiel 28:17Ezekiel 29:2Ezekiel 29:3Ezekiel 29:18Ezekiel 29:19Ezekiel 30:10Ezekiel 30:21Ezekiel 30:22Ezekiel 30:24Ezekiel 30:25Ezekiel 31:2Ezekiel 32:2Ezekiel 32:10+ 12 more in Ezekiel
Daniel — 51×
Daniel 1:1Daniel 1:2Daniel 1:3Daniel 1:4Daniel 1:5Daniel 1:8Daniel 1:10Daniel 1:13Daniel 1:15Daniel 1:18Daniel 1:19Daniel 1:20Daniel 1:21Daniel 2:2Daniel 2:3Daniel 2:4Daniel 8:1Daniel 8:20Daniel 8:21Daniel 8:23Daniel 8:27Daniel 9:6Daniel 9:8Daniel 10:1Daniel 10:13+ 26 more in Daniel
Hosea — 19×
Hosea 1:1Hosea 3:4Hosea 3:5Hosea 5:1Hosea 5:13Hosea 7:3Hosea 7:5Hosea 7:7Hosea 8:10Hosea 10:3Hosea 10:6Hosea 10:7Hosea 10:15Hosea 11:5Hosea 13:10Hosea 13:11+ 3 more in Hosea
Amos — 8×
Amos 1:1Amos 1:15Amos 2:1Amos 5:26Amos 7:1Amos 7:10Amos 7:13+ 1 more in Amos
Jonah — 2×
Jonah 3:6Jonah 3:7
Micah — 5×
Micah 1:1Micah 1:14Micah 2:13Micah 4:9Micah 6:5
Nahum — 1×
Nahum 3:18
Habakkuk — 1×
Habakkuk 1:10
Zephaniah — 4×
Zeph 1:1Zeph 1:5Zeph 1:8Zeph 3:15
Haggai — 2×
Haggai 1:1Haggai 1:15
Zechariah — 9×
Zech 7:1Zech 9:5Zech 9:9Zech 11:6Zech 14:5Zech 14:9Zech 14:10Zech 14:16Zech 14:17
Malachi — 1×
Malachi 1:14

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