Bible Encyclopedias
Hammelech

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ham´ē̇ -lek ( המּלך , ha -melekh , "the king"): Wrongly translated as a proper name in the King James Version. It should be rendered "the king," as in the American Standard Revised Version (Jeremiah 36:26; Jeremiah 38:6 ).

Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Hammelech'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​h/hammelech.html. 1915.