Nᵉthan-Melek — H5419

Definition

masculine proper noun

Nethan-Melek, an Israelite

1. Nathan-melech = "the gift of the king"
2. an official of Judah in the time of king Josiah

Usually translated as

Nathanmelech

Origin

from H5414 and H4428; given of (the) king

• Derived from Nâthan (H5414)
• Derived from Melek (H4428)

Occurrences

Nᵉthan-Melek occurs 1 time in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 2 Kings (1)

• 2 Kings 23:11 — And he took away the horses that the kings of Judah had given to the sun, at the entering in of the house of the LORD, by the chamber of Nathan-melech (נְתַן) the chamberlain, which was in the suburbs, and burned the chariots of the sun with fire.