Strong's Lexicon malak: To reign, to be king, to rule Original Word: מָלַךְ Word Origin: A primitive root Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G936 (βασιλεύω, basileuō): To reign, to be king - G935 (βασιλεύς, basileus): King Usage: The Hebrew verb "malak" primarily means "to reign" or "to be king." It is used to describe the act of ruling or exercising dominion, often in the context of a monarch or leader assuming authority over a kingdom or people. The term can also imply the establishment of a king's rule or the act of becoming king. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, kingship was a significant institution, with the king serving as both a political and spiritual leader. The concept of kingship in the Hebrew Bible is deeply intertwined with the covenantal relationship between God and His people. The king was seen as God's appointed ruler, responsible for upholding justice, leading the nation in righteousness, and ensuring the people's adherence to the covenant. The idea of God as the ultimate King is a recurring theme, emphasizing His sovereignty over all creation. Brown-Driver-Briggs II. מָלַךְ346 verb denominative be, or become king, or queen, reign; — 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 2Chronicles 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 2Chronicles 22:12 (both followed by עַל), Esther 2:4 followed by תַּחַת ; Imperative only in fable, king of trees, Judges 9:8,10,12,14 all 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 שְׁמֹנֶה לְמָלְכוֺ 2 Kings 24:12; 2 Kings 25:1, compare 2 Kings 25:27; 1 Kings 6:1; 2Chronicles 16:13; 17:7; 29:3; 34:3,8, compare עַד מְלֹךְ דָּוִד 1 Chronicles 4:31; עַד מְלֹךְ מַלְכוּת מָּרָס2Chronicles 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 2Ki 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; 2Chronicles 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; 2Chronicles 1:9,11; 21:8; 36:4,10, compare 2 Samuel 2:9 (3 t. עֲלֿ, 3 t. 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; 2Chronicles 1:8; 22:1; 26:1; 33:25; 36:1; Esther 2:17 (= make queen at coronation); absolute Hosea 8:4. Hoph`al Perfect הָמְלַךְ עַל מַלְכוּת כַּשְׂדִּים Daniel 9:1. II. [מָלַךְ] verb counsel, advise (loan-word from Aram . 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; ᵑ7 מְלֵח, Syriac Strong's Exhaustive Concordance consult, indeed, be make, set a, set up king, be make queen, begin to, make to reigning, A primitive root; to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel -- consult, X indeed, be (make, set a, set up) king, be (make) queen, (begin to, make to) reign(-ing), rule, X surely. Forms and Transliterations אֶמְל֥וֹךְ אֶמְלֹ֑ךְ אמלוך אמלך בְּמָלְכ֑וֹ בְּמָלְכ֔וֹ בְּמָלְכ֗וֹ בְּמָלְכ֜וֹ בְּמָלְכֽוֹ׃ בְּמָלְכוֹ֙ בְמָלְכ֑וֹ בְמָלְכ֔וֹ בְמָלְכ֜וֹ במלכו במלכו׃ הֲמָלֹ֤ךְ הֲתִֽמְלֹ֔ךְ הִמְלִ֛יךְ הִמְלִ֥יךְ הִמְלִיכוּ֙ הִמְלַ֣כְתָּ הִמְלַ֤כְתִּי הִמְלַכְתִּ֖יךָ הִמְלַכְתַּ֔נִי הַמַּמְלִ֣יךְ הַמֹּלֵךְ֙ הָמְלַ֔ךְ המליך המליכו המלך המלכת המלכתי המלכתיך המלכתני הממליך התמלך וְהִמְלַכְתַּ֖נִי וְהִמְלַכְתָּ֥ וְנַמְלִ֥יךְ וַ֠יִּמְלֹךְ וַֽיִּמְלְכ֖וּ וַיִּ֨מְלָךְ־ וַיִּמְלֹ֑ךְ וַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְ וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ וַיִּמְלֹ֣ךְ וַיִּמְלֹ֤ךְ וַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְ וַיִּמְלֹ֨ךְ וַיִּמָּלֵ֨ךְ וַיַּמְלִ֖יכוּ וַיַּמְלִ֣יכוּ וַיַּמְלִ֣כוּ וַיַּמְלִ֤יכוּ וַיַּמְלִ֥יכוּ וַיַּמְלִ֥כוּ וַיַּמְלִ֧יכוּ וַיַּמְלִיכֶ֖הָ וַיַּמְלִיכֻ֥הוּ וַיַּמְלִיכוּ֩ וַיַּמְלִכֵ֙הוּ֙ וַיַּמְלִכוּ֩ וַיַּמְלֵ֛ךְ וַיַּמְלֵ֧ךְ וַיַּמְלֵ֨ךְ וַיַּמְלֵךְ֙ וַיַּמְלֵךְ֩ וַתַּמְלִ֖יכוּ וַתַּמְלִ֜יכוּ וָאַמְלִ֥יךְ וּמָ֣לַכְתָּ֔ וּמָ֤לַךְ וּמָלַ֨ךְ ואמליך והמלכת והמלכתני וימליכה וימליכהו וימליכו וימלך וימלך־ וימלכהו וימלכו ומלך ומלכת ונמליך ותמליכו יִמְל֑וֹךְ יִמְלָךְ־ יִמְלֹ֑כוּ יִמְלֹ֔ךְ יִמְלֹ֖ךְ יִמְלֹ֣ךְ יִמְלֹ֤ךְ ימלוך ימלך ימלך־ ימלכו כְמָלְכ֗וֹ כמלכו לְהַמְלִ֖יךְ לְהַמְלִ֥יךְ לְהַמְלִיכ֑וֹ לְהַמְלִיכ֔וֹ לְהַמְלִיכֽוֹ׃ לְמָלְכ֑וֹ לְמָלְכ֔וֹ לְמָלְכ֗וֹ לְמָלְכ֜וֹ לְמָלְכֽוֹ׃ לִמְלֹ֑ךְ לִמְלֹ֥ךְ להמליך להמליכו להמליכו׃ למלך למלכו למלכו׃ מְלָךְ־ מְלֹ֖ךְ מְלֹ֥ךְ מִ֭מְּלֹךְ מִמְּלֹ֖ךְ מִמְּלֹ֥ךְ מִמְּלֹ֖ךְ מָ֠לַךְ מָ֭לָךְ מָלְכ֖וּ מָלְכ֗וֹ מָלְכִ֥י מָלְכָ֥ה מָלְכוּ֙ מָלַ֔ךְ מָלַ֖ךְ מָלַ֗ךְ מָלַ֙כְתָּ֙ מָלַ֛ךְ מָלַ֞ךְ מָלַ֣ךְ מָלַ֤ךְ מָלַ֥ךְ מָלַ֨ךְ מָלַךְ֙ מָלָ֑ךְ מָלָ֗ךְ מָלָֽךְ׃ מָלָךְ֮ מָלֹ֖ךְ מֹלֵ֣ךְ מֹלֶ֥כֶת מלך מלך־ מלך׃ מלכה מלכו מלכי מלכת ממלך נַמְלִ֣יךְ נמליך תִּמְל֑וֹךְ תִּמְלֹ֖ךְ תִּמְלֹ֣ךְ תִּמְלֹךְ֙ תמלוך תמלך ’em·lō·wḵ ’em·lōḵ ’emlōḵ ’emlōwḵ bə·mā·lə·ḵōw ḇə·mā·lə·ḵōw bemaleCho bəmāləḵōw ḇəmāləḵōw chemaleCho emLoch hă·mā·lōḵ hā·mə·laḵ hă·ṯim·lōḵ ham·mam·lîḵ ham·mō·lêḵ hamaLoch hămālōḵ hameLach hāməlaḵ hammamLich hammamlîḵ hammoleCh hammōlêḵ hatimLoch hăṯimlōḵ him·laḵ·tā him·laḵ·ta·nî him·laḵ·tî him·laḵ·tî·ḵā him·lî·ḵū him·lîḵ himLachta himlachTani himLachti himlachTicha himlaḵtā himlaḵtanî himlaḵtî himlaḵtîḵā himLich himliChu himlîḵ himlîḵū ḵə·mā·lə·ḵōw ḵəmāləḵōw lə·ham·lî·ḵōw lə·ham·lîḵ lə·mā·lə·ḵōw lehamLich lehamliCho ləhamlîḵ ləhamlîḵōw lemaleCho ləmāləḵōw lim·lōḵ limLoch limlōḵ mā·laḵ mā·lāḵ mā·laḵ·tā mā·lə·ḵāh mā·lə·ḵî mā·lə·ḵōw mā·lə·ḵū mā·lōḵ maLach maLachta mālaḵ mālāḵ mālaḵtā malChu maleChah maleChi maleCho maleChu māləḵāh māləḵî māləḵōw māləḵū maLoch mālōḵ mə·lāḵ- mə·lōḵ məlāḵ- meloch məlōḵ mim·mə·lōḵ mimeLoch mimməlōḵ mō·le·ḵeṯ mō·lêḵ moLech moLechet mōlêḵ mōleḵeṯ nam·lîḵ namLich namlîḵ tim·lō·wḵ tim·lōḵ timloCh timlōḵ timlōwḵ ū·mā·laḵ ū·mā·laḵ·tā uMalach uMalachta ūmālaḵ ūmālaḵtā vaamLich vaiyamleCh vaiyamliCheha vaiyamliChehu vaiyamLichu vaiyamliChuhu vaiyimleChu vaiyimLoch vaiyimmaLech vattamLichu vehimlachTa vehimlachTani vemaleCho venamLich wā’amlîḵ wā·’am·lîḵ wat·tam·lî·ḵū wattamlîḵū way·yam·lêḵ way·yam·lî·ḵe·hā way·yam·li·ḵê·hū way·yam·li·ḵū way·yam·lî·ḵū way·yam·lî·ḵu·hū way·yim·lāḵ- way·yim·lə·ḵū way·yim·lōḵ way·yim·mā·lêḵ wayyamlêḵ wayyamlîḵehā wayyamliḵêhū wayyamliḵū wayyamlîḵū wayyamlîḵuhū wayyimlāḵ- wayyimləḵū wayyimlōḵ wayyimmālêḵ wə·him·laḵ·tā wə·him·laḵ·ta·nî wə·nam·lîḵ wəhimlaḵtā wəhimlaḵtanî wənamlîḵ yim·lāḵ- yim·lō·ḵū yim·lō·wḵ yim·lōḵ yimlāḵ- yimLoch yimLochu yimlōḵ yimlōḵū yimlōwḵLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 36:31 HEB: הַמְּלָכִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר מָלְכ֖וּ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ אֱד֑וֹם NAS: who reigned in the land KJV: And these [are] the kings that reigned in the land INT: are the kings who reigned the land of Edom Genesis 36:31 Genesis 36:32 Genesis 36:33 Genesis 36:34 Genesis 36:35 Genesis 36:36 Genesis 36:37 Genesis 36:38 Genesis 36:39 Genesis 37:8 Genesis 37:8 Exodus 15:18 Joshua 13:10 Joshua 13:12 Joshua 13:21 Judges 4:2 Judges 9:6 Judges 9:8 Judges 9:10 Judges 9:12 Judges 9:14 Judges 9:16 Judges 9:18 1 Samuel 8:7 348 Occurrences |
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, מְלַח; compare Assyrian malâku, DlHWB 412); — only 
, Christian-Palestinian Aramaic 
Schulth112; Biblical Hebrew II. [מָלַח] 
