מֶלֶךְ (melek) is a Hebrew noun meaning king. It appears 2526 times in 35 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H4428).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1199a)

Root family 1199: מָלַך mālak — I, be, become king or queen, reign. Denominative verb

• מַמְלָכָה mamlākâ — kingdom
• מַלְכוּת malkût — royalty
• מַלְכָּה malkâ — queen
• מְלוּכָה mĕlûkâ — kingship
• מֹלֶךְ mōlek — Molech
• מַמְלָכוּת mamlākût — kingdom
• מְלֶכֶת mĕleket — queen
• מַלְכִּי־צֶדֶק malkî-ṣedeq — Melchizedek

See it in Scripture

Opens the free KJ3 Bible Reader with Hebrew interlinear.

← Back to all 8,640 words

Or search the interactive lexicon →