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H4428Gמֶ֫לֶךְme.lekh

kingPart of speech: Hebrew Noun (Masculine)

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Occurrences by book

  1. 38
  2. 14
  3. Leviticus: 0
  4. 18
  5. 26
  6. 109
  7. 37
  8. Ruth: 0
  9. 86
  10. 283
  11. 305
  12. 370
  13. 69
  14. 277
  15. 32
  16. 42
  17. 196
  18. 8
  19. 67
  20. 32
  21. 12
  22. 5
  23. 80
  24. 264
  25. 3
  26. 37
  27. 52
  28. 19
  29. Joel: 0
  30. 8
  31. Obadiah: 0
  32. 2
  33. 5
  34. 1
  35. 1
  36. 3
  37. 2
  38. 9
  39. 1

Renderings

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Other meanings of H4428

  • H4428Hהַמֶּלֶךְme.lekh`the king`H:N-MOccurrences: 3
  • H4428Iמֶ֫לֶךְme.lekhKing'sH:N-MOccurrences: 2
  • H4428Jמֶ֫לֶךְme.lekhKing'sH:N-MOccurrences: 1
  • H4428Kמֶ֫לֶךְme.lekhMilcomH:N-MOccurrences: 3
  • H4428Lמֶ֫לֶךְme.lekhKing'sH:N-MOccurrences: 4

2,513 occurrences in 1,912 verses

With their references and text in JPS Tanakh 1917.

  1. 2 Samuel 3:32

    And they buried Abner in Hebron; and the king lifted up his voice, and wept at the grave of Abner; and all the people wept.

    הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (מֶּ֣לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

  2. 2 Samuel 3:33

    And the king lamented for Abner, and said: Should Abner die as a churl dieth?

    הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ (מֶּ֛לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

  3. 2 Samuel 3:36

    And all the people took notice of it, and it pleased them; whatsoever the king did, pleased all the people.

    הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (מֶּ֔לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

  4. 2 Samuel 3:37

    So all the people and all Israel understood that day that it was not of the king to slay Abner the son of Ner.

    מֵֽהַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (מֶּ֔לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

  5. 2 Samuel 3:38

    And the king said unto his servants: 'Know ye not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel?

    הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (מֶּ֖לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

  6. 2 Samuel 3:39

    And I am this day weak, and just anointed king; and these men the sons of Zeruiah are too hard for me; the LORD reward the evildoer according to his wickedness.'

    מֶ֔לֶךְ Me.lekh “king”

  7. 2 Samuel 4:8

    And they brought the head of Ish-bosheth unto David to Hebron, and said to the king: 'Behold the head of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul thine enemy, who sought thy life; and the LORD hath avenged my lord the king this day of Saul, and of his seed.'

    הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (מֶּ֔לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ (מֶּ֤לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

  8. 2 Samuel 5:2

    In times past, when Saul was king over us, it was thou that didst lead out and bring in Israel; and the LORD said to thee: Thou shalt feed My people Israel, and thou shalt be prince over Israel.'

    מֶ֙לֶךְ֙ Me.lekh “king”

  9. 2 Samuel 5:3

    So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the LORD; and they anointed David king over Israel.

    הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (מֶּ֙לֶךְ֙) Me.lekh “king”הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ (מֶּ֨לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”לְמֶ֖לֶךְ (מֶ֖לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

  10. 2 Samuel 5:6

    And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who spoke unto David, saying: 'Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither'; thinking: 'David cannot come in hither.'

    הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ (מֶּ֤לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

  11. 2 Samuel 5:11

    And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar-trees, and carpenters, and masons; and they built David a house.

    מֶֽלֶךְ־ Me.lekh- “[the] king of”

  12. 2 Samuel 5:12

    And David perceived that the LORD had established him king over Israel, and that He had exalted his kingdom for His people Israel's sake.

    לְמֶ֖לֶךְ (מֶ֖לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

  13. 2 Samuel 5:17

    And when the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went down to the hold.

    לְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙ (מֶ֙לֶךְ֙) Me.lekh “king”

  14. 2 Samuel 6:12

    And it was told king David, saying: 'The LORD hath blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that pertaineth unto him, because of the ark of God.' And David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into the city of David with joy.

    לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (מֶּ֣לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

  15. 2 Samuel 6:16

    And it was so, as the ark of the LORD came into the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looked out at the window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before the LORD; and she despised him in her heart.

    הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ (מֶּ֤לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

  16. 2 Samuel 6:20

    Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said: 'How did the king of Israel get him honour to-day, who uncovered himself to-day in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain

    מֶ֣לֶךְ Me.lekh “[the] king of”

  17. 2 Samuel 7:1

    And it came to pass, when the king dwelt in his house, and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies round about,

    הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (מֶּ֖לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

  18. 2 Samuel 7:2

    that the king said unto Nathan the prophet: 'See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.'

    הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (מֶּ֙לֶךְ֙) Me.lekh “king”

  19. 2 Samuel 7:3

    And Nathan said to the king: 'Go, do all that is in thy heart; for the LORD is with thee.'

    הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (מֶּ֔לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

  20. 2 Samuel 7:18

    Then David the king went in, and sat before the LORD; and he said: 'Who am I, O Lord GOD, and what is my house, that Thou hast brought me thus far?

    הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (מֶּ֣לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

  21. 2 Samuel 8:3

    David smote also Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to establish his dominion at the river Euphrates.

    מֶ֣לֶךְ Me.lekh “[the] king of”

  22. 2 Samuel 8:5

    And when the Arameans of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, David smote of the Arameans two and twenty thousand men.

    מֶ֣לֶךְ Me.lekh “[the] king of”

  23. 2 Samuel 8:8

    And from Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took exceeding much brass.

    הַמֶּ֧לֶךְ (מֶּ֧לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

  24. 2 Samuel 8:9

    And when Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer,

    מֶ֣לֶךְ Me.lekh “[the] king of”

  25. 2 Samuel 8:10

    then Toi sent Joram his son unto king David, to salute him, and to bless him--because he had fought against Hadadezer and smitten him; for Hadadezer had wars with Toi--and he brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass.

    הַמֶּֽלֶךְ־ (מֶּֽלֶךְ) Me.lekh- “king”