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Strong's #4427 - מָלַךְ
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- to be or become king or queen, reign
- (Qal) to be or become king or queen, reign
- (Hiphil) to make one king or queen, cause to reign
- (Hophal) to be made king or queen
- to counsel, advise
- (Niphal) to consider
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2340) klm (מלכ MLK) AC: Reign CO: King AB: Kingdom: [from: kl- walking among the people]
V) klm (מלכ MLK) - Reign: To reign over a kingdom as king or queen. KJV (348): (vf: Paal, Niphal, Hiphil, Hophal) reign, king, made, queen, consult, rule, set - Strongs: H4427 (מָלַךְ)
Nm) klm (מלכ MLK) - I. King:[Hebrew and Aramaic] II. Counsel:[Aramaic only] KJV (2704): king, royal, counsel - Strongs: H4428 (מֶלֶךְ), H4430 (מֶלֶךְ), H4431 (מְלַךְ)
Nf1) eklm (מלכה MLKH) - Queen: [Hebrew and Aramaic] KJV (37): queen - Strongs: H4433 (מַלְכָּה), H4436 (מַלְכָּה)
Nf2) tklm (מלכת MLKT) - Queen: KJV (5): queen - Strongs: H4446 (מְלֶכֶת)
Nf3) tfklm (מלכות MLKWT) - Kingdom: [Hebrew and Aramaic] KJV (148): kingdom, reign, royal, empire, estate, realm, kingly - Strongs: H4437 (מַלְכוּ), H4438 (מַלְכֻוָּה)
af1) eklmm (ממלכה MMLKH) - Kingdom: KJV (117): kingdom, royal, reign - Strongs: H4467 (מַמְלָכָה)
af3) tfklmm (ממלכות MMLKWT) - Kingdom: KJV (9): kingdom, reign - Strongs: H4468 (מַמְלָכוּת)
df1) ekflm (מלוכה MLWKH) - Kingdom: KJV (24): kingdom, royal - Strongs: H4410 (מְלוּכָה)
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
Qal296 Perfect ׳מ Joshua 13:10 + etc.; Imperfect יִמְלֹךְ (לוֺךְ-) Exodus 15:18 +; וַיִּמְלֹךְ Genesis 36:32 +; 2 masculine singular תִּמְלֹךְ Genesis 37:8 +, (הֲִתִמֲלֹךְ Jeremiah 22:15 Baer); Imperative מְלָךְֿ Judges 9:14; מָלְכָה Judges 9:8; מָלְכִי Judges 9:10,12; Infinitive absolute מָלֹךְ Genesis 37:8; 1 Samuel 24:21; construct. מְלֹךְ 1 Kings 2:15 +; suffix מָלְכוֺ 1 Samuel 13:1 +; Participle מֹלֵךְ Jeremiah 22:11 2t.; מֹלֶכֶת 2 Kings 11:3 2 Chronicles 22:12; — be (become) king, reign, mostly of Hebrew kings, 2 Samuel 2:10; 1 Kings 16:22; 2 Kings 3:1; 2 Kings 9:13, but also Generally Proverbs 8:15; Proverbs 30:22; of Canaanite, Edomite, Aramaic, Assyrian, Persian kings, etc.: Judges 4:2; Genesis 36:31; 1 Kings 11:25; 2 Kings 8:15; 2 Kings 19:37; Esther 1:1 +; followed by בְּ local (usually city) Joshua 13:10,12; Judges 4:2; 2 Samuel 5:5; 1 Kings 11:24; 1 Kings 14:21 + often; but also Genesis 36:31,32; 1 Chronicles 1:43 בְּארץ, and even בְּכֹלאֲשֶׁרתְּֿאַוֶּה נַפְשֶׁ֑ךָ 2 Samuel 3:21; followed by עַל with people or land 1 Samuel 8:9,11; 1 Samuel 12:14; 1 Samuel 13:1; 1 Kings 15:1,9; 1 Kings 16:23 + often; followed by בְּ local + עַל territory (or population) 2 Samuel 5:5; 1 Kings 11:42; followed by תַּחַת (חַחְתָּיו) 2 Samuel 16:8; Genesis 36:33f. = 1 Chronicles 1:44f., 1 Kings 14:20,31; 2 Kings 8:15; 2 Kings 13:24; Jeremiah 22:11 + often; subject God, followed by על Psalm 47:9; Micah 4:7; Ezekiel 20:33; 1 Samuel 8:7; followed by בְּ Isaiah 24:23; absolute Exodus 15:18; Isaiah 52:7; Psalm 93:1; Psalm 96:10 = 1 Chronicles 16:31; Psalm 97:1; Psalm 99:1; Psalm 146:10 +; subject future (Messianic) king Isaiah 32:1; Jeremiah 23:5; subject a woman (= be queen) 2 Kings 11:3 2 Chronicles 22:12 (both followed by עַל), Esther 2:4 followed by תַּחַת; Imperative only in fable, king of trees, Judges 9:8,10,12,14all followed by על; בְּמָלְכוֺ especially = when he began to reign, became king 1 Samuel 13:1; 2 Samuel 2:10; 1 Kings 14:21 + often; Infinitive also = reign: בְּשְׁנַת שְׁמֹנֶהלְמָלְכוֺ 2 Kings 24:12; 2 Kings 25:1, compare 2 Kings 25:27; 1 Kings 6:1; 2 Chronicles 16:13; 17:7; 29:3; 34:3,8, compare עַד מְלֹךְ דָּוִד 1 Chronicles 4:31; עַד מְלֹךְמַלְכוּת מָּרָס 2 Chronicles 36:20; began to reign and reigned מָלַךְ וַיִּמְלֹךְ 1 Kings 15:25; 1 Kings 16:29; 2 Kings 3:1 +; often מָלַךְ alone with same meaning 1 Kings 16:23; 2 Kings 13:1,10; 2 Kings 14:23 +.
Hiph`il Perfect הִמְלִיךְ 1 Samuel 15:35 2t.; הִמְלַ֫כְתָּ 1 Kings 3:7, etc.; Imperfect וַיַּמְלֵךְ 2 Kings 33:34 4t.; וַיַּמְלִיכוּ Judges 9:6 + etc.; Infinitive construct הַמְלִיךְ 1 Kings 12:1 + etc.; Participle מַמְלִךְֻ Ezekiel 17:16; — make king, or queen, cause to reign, followed by accusative of person Judges 9:16; 1 Samuel 11:15; 1 Kings 1:43; 1 Kings 12:1; 1 Kings 16:21; 2 Kings 10:5; 2 Kings 11:12 (anointing and coronation) = 2 Chronicles 23:11; 2 Kings 17:21; 1 Chronicles 11:10; 1 Chronicles 12:32; 1 Chronicles 12:39; 2 Chronicles 10:1; 11:22; Ezekiel 17:16; followed by לִשׁלמֹה (לְ of direct object, as Aramaic) 1 Chronicles 29:22; followed by accusative of congnate meaning with verb 1 Samuel 8:22 (+ לָהֶם), 1 Samuel 12:1 (+ על), Isaiah 7:6 (+ בְּתוֺךְ); followed by לְמֶלֶךְ Judges 9:6; 1 Samuel 15:11; followed by accusative of person + בְּ local Jeremiah 37:1; + עַל Judges 9:18; 1 Samuel 15:35; 1 Kings 12:20; 1 Kings 16:16; 2 Kings 8:20; 1 Chronicles 12:38; 1 Chronicles 28:4 (accusative omitted), 1 Chronicles 23:1; 2 Chronicles 1:9,11; 21:8; 36:4,10, compare 2 Samuel 2:9 (3t. עֲלֿ, 3t. אֶלֿ); + תַּחַת 1 Kings 3:7; 2 Kings 14:21; 2 Kings 21:24; 2 Kings 23:30 (anointing), 2 Kings 23:34; 2 Kings 24:17; 2 Chronicles 1:8; 22:1; 26:1; 33:25; 36:1; Esther 2:17 (= make queen at coronation); absolute Hosea 8:4.
Hoph`al Perfect הָמְלַךְעַל מַלְכוּת כַּשְׂדִּים Daniel 9:1.
II. [מָלַךְ] verb counsel, advise (loan-word from Aram . , מְלַח; compare Assyrian malâku, Dl HWB 412); — only
Niph`al (so Late Hebrew) Imperfect לִבִּי עָלַי וַיִּמָּלֵךָ i. e. I considered carefully, Nehemiah 5:7.
[מַלְכֹּ֫דֶת] see לכד.
מַלְכֵּן see מַלְבֵּן below לבן.
I. מלך (√ of following, see Biblical Hebrew).
II. מלך (√ of following; Assyrian malâku, counsel, advise; ᵑ7מְלֵח, Syriac , Christian-Palestinian Aramaic Schulth112; Biblical Hebrew II. [מָלַח] Nehemiah 5:7 as loan-word).
מָלַךְ f. יִמְלֹךְ.
(1) to reign, to be king. (Eth. መለከ፡ id.; Arab. مَلَكَ to possess, to reign; Syr. and Ch. to consult, compare Lat. consulere for judicare, statuere (whence consul), and the Old Germ. rathen for to rule, to govern; compare Niphal.) 1 Kings 6:1; 2 Kings 24:12, 25:27 followed by עַל 1 Samuel 8:7, 12:14 Psalms 47:9, and בְּ Joshua 13:12, 21 Joshua 13:21 (to rule over, herrfchen über), although בְּ is also not unfrequently בְּ of place, Judges 4:2, herrfchen zu, to reign in.
(2) to become king, 2 Samuel 15:10, 16:8 1 Kings 14:21.
Hiphil, to make king, followed by an acc. 1 Samuel 15:35; 1 Kings 1:43 dat. 1 Chronicles 29:22 (as if to give the kingdom to any one).
Hophal הָכְזלַךְ to be made king, Daniel 9:1.
Niphal, to consult, Nehemiah 5:7 see the Syriac usage pointed out above.
The derivatives immediately follow, except מְלוּכָה, מַמְלָכָה, מַמְלָכוּת.