Melek — H4428

H4428 · Hebrew — מלך

Pronunciation: meh'-lek

Definition

masculine noun

a king

  1. king

Usually translated as

king, royal

Origin

from H4427

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Melek occurs 2,515 times in 1,914 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (22), Exodus (14), Numbers (17), Deuteronomy (22), Joshua (62), Judges (30), 1 Samuel (74), 2 Samuel (204), 1 Kings (231), 2 Kings (268), 1 Chronicles (59), 2 Chronicles (217), Ezra (25), Nehemiah (29), Esther (119), Job (8), Psalms (63), Proverbs (31), Ecclesiastes (12), Song of Songs (5), Isaiah (71), Jeremiah (211), Lamentations (3), Ezekiel (31), Daniel (40), Hosea (16), Amos (6), Jonah (2), Micah (5), Nahum (1), Habakkuk (1), Zephaniah (3), Haggai (2), Zechariah (9), Malachi (1)

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