Mâlak — H4427

Definition

verb

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

1. to be or become king or queen, reign
1. (Qal) to be or become king or queen, reign
2. (Hiphil) to make one king or queen, cause to reign
3. (Hophal) to be made king or queen
2. to counsel, advise
1. (Niphal) to consider

Usually translated as

reign, king, queen, reigning, rule, consult, indeed, be, surely

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

• basileúō (G936)
• bouleúō (G1011)
• dídōmi (G1325)
• kathístēmi (G2525)
• kratéō (G2902)
• parakaléō (G3870)

Occurrences

Mâlak occurs 350 times in 284 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (10), Exodus (1), Joshua (3), Judges (8), 1 Samuel (15), 2 Samuel (9), 1 Kings (51), 2 Kings (73), 1 Chronicles (22), 2 Chronicles (57), Nehemiah (1), Esther (4), Job (1), Psalms (6), Proverbs (2), Ecclesiastes (1), Isaiah (5), Jeremiah (9), Ezekiel (2), Daniel (2), Hosea (1), Micah (1)

• Genesis 36:31 — And these are the kings that reigned (מָלְכ֖וּ) in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel.
• Genesis 36:31 — And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned (מְלָךְ) any king over the children of Israel.
• Genesis 36:32 — And Bela the son of Beor reigned (וַיִּמְלֹ֣ךְ) in Edom: and the name of his city was Dinhabah.
• Genesis 36:33 — And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned (וַיִּמְלֹ֣ךְ) in his stead.
• Genesis 36:34 — And Jobab died, and Husham of the land of Temani reigned (וַיִּמְלֹ֣ךְ) in his stead.
• Genesis 36:35 — And Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who smote Midian in the field of Moab, reigned (וַיִּמְלֹ֨ךְ) in his stead: and the name of his city was Avith.
• Genesis 36:36 — And Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned (וַיִּמְלֹ֣ךְ) in his stead.
• Genesis 36:37 — And Samlah died, and Saul of Rehoboth by the river reigned (וַיִּמְלֹ֣ךְ) in his stead.
• Genesis 36:38 — And Saul died, and Baal-hanan the son of Achbor reigned (וַיִּמְלֹ֣ךְ) in his stead.
• Genesis 36:39 — And Baal-hanan the son of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned (וַיִּמְלֹ֤ךְ) in his stead: and the name of his city was Pau; and his wife’s name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.
• Genesis 37:8 — And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign (תִּמְלֹךְ֙) over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.
• Genesis 37:8 — And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign (הֲמָלֹ֤ךְ) over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.
• Exodus 15:18 — The LORD shall reign (יִמְלֹ֖ךְ) for ever and ever.
• Joshua 13:10 — And all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites, which reigned (מָלַ֖ךְ) in Heshbon, unto the border of the children of Ammon;
• Joshua 13:12 — All the kingdom of Og in Bashan, which reigned (מָלַ֥ךְ) in Ashtaroth and in Edrei, who remained of the remnant of the giants: for these did Moses smite, and cast them out.
• Joshua 13:21 — And all the cities of the plain, and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, which reigned (מָלַ֖ךְ) in Heshbon, whom Moses smote with the princes of Midian, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, which were dukes of Sihon, dwelling in the country.
• Judges 4:2 — And the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, that reigned (מָלַ֖ךְ) in Hazor; the captain of whose host was Sisera, which dwelt in Harosheth of the Gentiles.
• Judges 9:6 — And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went, and made (וַיַּמְלִ֥יכוּ) Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar that was in Shechem.
• Judges 9:8 — The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign (מָלְכָ֥ה) thou over us.
• Judges 9:10 — And the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou, and reign (מָלְכִ֥י) over us.
• Judges 9:12 — Then said the trees unto the vine, Come thou, and reign (מָלְכִ֥י) over us.
• Judges 9:14 — Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come thou, and reign (מְלָךְ) over us.
• Judges 9:16 — Now therefore, if ye have done truly and sincerely, in that ye have made Abimelech king (וַתַּמְלִ֖יכוּ), and if ye have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done unto him according to the deserving of his hands;
• Judges 9:18 — And ye are risen up against my father’s house this day, and have slain his sons, threescore and ten persons, upon one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king (וַתַּמְלִ֜יכוּ) over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother;)
• 1 Samuel 8:7 — And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign (מִמְּלֹ֥ךְ) over them.
• 1 Samuel 8:9 — Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them, and shew them the manner of the king that shall reign (יִמְלֹ֖ךְ) over them.
• 1 Samuel 8:11 — And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign (יִמְלֹ֖ךְ) over you: He will take your sons, and appoint them for himself, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and some shall run before his chariots.
• 1 Samuel 8:22 — And the LORD said to Samuel, Hearken unto their voice, and make them a king (וְהִמְלַכְתָּ֥). And Samuel said unto the men of Israel, Go ye every man unto his city.
• 1 Samuel 11:12 — And the people said unto Samuel, Who is he that said, Shall Saul reign (יִמְלֹ֣ךְ) over us? bring the men, that we may put them to death.
• 1 Samuel 11:15 — And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king (וַיַּמְלִכוּ֩) before the LORD in Gilgal; and there they sacrificed sacrifices of peace offerings before the LORD; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.
• 1 Samuel 12:1 — And Samuel said unto all Israel, Behold, I have hearkened unto your voice in all that ye said unto me, and have made a king (וָאַמְלִ֥יךְ) over you.
• 1 Samuel 12:12 — And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said unto me, Nay; but a king shall reign (יִמְלֹ֣ךְ) over us: when the LORD your God was your king.
• 1 Samuel 12:14 — If ye will fear the LORD, and serve him, and obey his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then shall both ye and also the king that reigneth (מָלַ֣ךְ) over you continue following the LORD your God:
• 1 Samuel 13:1 — Saul reigned (בְּמָלְכ֑וֹ) one year; and when he had reigned two years over Israel,
• 1 Samuel 13:1 — Saul reigned one year; and when he had reigned (מָלַ֖ךְ) two years over Israel,
• 1 Samuel 15:11 — It repenteth me that I have set up (הִמְלַ֤כְתִּי) Saul to be king: for he is turned back from following me, and hath not performed my commandments. And it grieved Samuel; and he cried unto the LORD all night.
• 1 Samuel 15:35 — And Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of his death: nevertheless Samuel mourned for Saul: and the LORD repented that he had made Saul king (הִמְלִ֥יךְ) over Israel.
• 1 Samuel 16:1 — And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning (מִמְּלֹ֖ךְ) over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Beth-lehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.
• 1 Samuel 23:17 — And he said unto him, Fear not: for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thou shalt be king (תִּמְלֹ֣ךְ) over Israel, and I shall be next unto thee; and that also Saul my father knoweth.
• 1 Samuel 24:20 — And now, behold, I know well that thou shalt surely be king (מָלֹ֖ךְ), and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in thine hand.
• 1 Samuel 24:20 — And now, behold, I know well that thou shalt surely be king (תִּמְל֑וֹךְ), and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in thine hand.
• 2 Samuel 2:9 — And made him king (וַיַּמְלִכֵ֙הוּ֙) over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.
• 2 Samuel 2:10 — Ish-bosheth Saul’s son was forty years old when he began to reign (בְּמָלְכוֹ֙) over Israel, and reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David.
• 2 Samuel 2:10 — Ish-bosheth Saul’s son was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and reigned (מָלָ֑ךְ) two years. But the house of Judah followed David.
• 2 Samuel 3:21 — And Abner said unto David, I will arise and go, and will gather all Israel unto my lord the king, that they may make a league with thee, and that thou mayest reign (וּמָ֣לַכְתָּ֔) over all that thine heart desireth. And David sent Abner away; and he went in peace.
• 2 Samuel 5:4 — David was thirty years old when he began to reign (בְּמָלְכ֑וֹ), and he reigned forty years.
• 2 Samuel 5:4 — David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned (מָלָֽךְ) forty years.
• 2 Samuel 5:5 — In Hebron he reigned (מָלַ֣ךְ) over Judah seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah.
• 2 Samuel 5:5 — In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned (מָלַ֗ךְ) thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah.
• 2 Samuel 8:15 — And David reigned (וַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְ) over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people.