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Lexicon :: Strong's H4430 - meleḵ

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מֶלֶךְ
Transliteration
meleḵ
Pronunciation
meh'-lek
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Corresponding to מֶלֶךְ (H4428)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2829a

Strong’s Definitions

מֶלֶךְ melek, meh'-lek; (Aramaic) corresponding to H4428; a king:—king, royal.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 180x

The KJV translates Strong's H4430 in the following manner: king (179x), royal (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 180x
The KJV translates Strong's H4430 in the following manner: king (179x), royal (1x).
  1. king

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מֶלֶךְ melek, meh'-lek; (Aramaic) corresponding to H4428; a king:—king, royal.
STRONGS H4430: Abbreviations

Biblical Aramaic

מֶ֫לֶךְ 178 noun masculine king (general Semitic; see Biblical Hebrew H4429); — מ׳ absolute Daniel 2:10 + 2 times; construct Daniel 4:34 [Daniel 4:37] + 6 times; usually emphatic מַלְכָּא Ezra 4:8 + 154 times, מַלְכָּ֤ה Daniel 2:11; plural מַלְכִין Ezra 4:15 + 9 times, לְמַלְכָּ֔א Ezra 4:13 (Hebraism, BeRy M41*); emphatic מַלְכַיָּא Daniel 2:44 + 2 times; — king Daniel 2:4, Daniel 2:5 + 132 times Daniel; Ezra 4:8, Ezra 4:11 + 42 times Ezra (מֶלָךְ מַלְכַיָּא of Nebuchadnezzar Daniel 2:37, of Artaxerxes Ezra 7:12 [compare Cooke71.3, of Xerxes]; מַלְכִין Daniel 7:17מַלְכוּ = kingdoms, compare Daniel 7:23).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Ezra

4:8; 4:8; 4:11; 4:13; 4:15; 7:12

Daniel

2:4; 2:5; 2:10; 2:10; 2:11; 2:37; 2:44; 7:17; 7:23

H4430

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4430 matches the Hebrew מֶלֶךְ (meleḵ),
which occurs 180 times in 131 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 3 (Ezr 4:8–Dan 2:24)

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:8 - [fn]Rehum the commander and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to King H4430 Artaxerxes, as follows
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:11 - this is a copy of the letter which they sent to him:

“To King H4430 Artaxerxes: Your servants, the men of the region beyond the Euphrates River; and now

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:12 - let it be known to the king H4430 that the Jews who came up from you have come to us at Jerusalem; they are rebuilding the rebellious and evil city and are finishing the walls and repairing the foundations.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:13 - “Now let it be known to the king H4430, that if that city is rebuilt and the walls are finished, they will not pay tribute, custom tax, or toll, and it will [fn]be detrimental to the revenue of the kings H4430.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:14 - “Now because we [fn]are in the service of the palace, and it is not fitting for us to see the king’s H4430 shame, for this reason we have sent word and informed the king H4430,
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:15 - so that a search may be conducted in the record books of your fathers. And you will discover in the record books and learn that that city is a rebellious city and detrimental to kings H4430 and provinces, and that they have revolted within it in past days; for this reason that city was laid waste.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:16 - “We are informing the king H4430 that if that city is rebuilt and the walls finished, then as a result of this you will have no possession in the province beyond the Euphrates River.”
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:17 -

Then the king H4430 sent a response to Rehum the commander, Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of their colleagues who live in Samaria and in the rest of the provinces beyond the Euphrates River: “Peace. And now,

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:19 - “And a decree has been [fn]issued by me, and a search has been conducted and it has been discovered that that city has risen up against the kings H4430 in past days, and that rebellion and revolt have been perpetrated in it,
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:20 - that mighty kings H4430 have [fn]ruled over Jerusalem, governing all the provinces beyond the Euphrates River, and that tribute, custom tax, and toll were paid to them.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:22 - “And beware of being negligent in carrying out this matter; why should there be great damage, to the detriment of the kings H4430?”
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:23 -

Then as soon as the copy of King H4430 Artaxerxes’ decree was read before Rehum and Shimshai the scribe and their colleagues, they went in a hurry to Jerusalem to the Jews and stopped them by military force.

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:24 -

Then work on the house of God in Jerusalem was discontinued, and it was stopped until the second year of the reign of Darius king H4430 of Persia.

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:6 -

This is the copy of the letter that Tattenai, the governor of the province beyond the Euphrates River, and Shethar-bozenai and his colleagues the officials, who were beyond the River, sent to Darius the king H4430.

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:7 - They sent the report to him in which it was written as follows: “To Darius the king H4430, all peace.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:8 - “May it be known to the king H4430 that we have gone to the province of Judah, to the house of the great God which is being built with large stones, and [fn]beams are being laid in the walls; and this work is being performed with great care and is succeeding in their hands.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:11 - “So they [fn]answered us as follows, saying, ‘We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and are rebuilding the temple that was built many years ago, which a great king H4430 of Israel built and finished.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:12 - ‘But because our fathers provoked the God of heaven to wrath, He handed them over to Nebuchadnezzar king H4430 of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this temple and deported the people to Babylon.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:13 - ‘However, in the first year of Cyrus king H4430 of Babylon, King H4430 Cyrus issued a decree to rebuild this house of God.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:14 - ‘Also the gold and silver utensils of the house of God which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple in Jerusalem and brought them to the temple of Babylon, King H4430 Cyrus took them from the temple of Babylon and they were given to one whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had appointed governor.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:17 - “And now, if it pleases the king H4430, let a search be conducted in the king’s H4430 treasure house, which is there in Babylon, as to whether a decree was issued by King H4430 Cyrus to rebuild this house of God in Jerusalem; and let the king H4430 send to us his decision concerning this matter.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:1 -

Then King H4430 Darius issued a decree, and a search was conducted in the [fn]archives, where the treasures were stored in Babylon.

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:3 - “In the first year of King H4430 Cyrus, Cyrus the king H4430 issued a decree: ‘Concerning the house of God in Jerusalem, let the [fn]temple, the place where sacrifices are offered, be rebuilt, and let [fn]its foundations be repaired, its height being [fn]sixty cubits and its width sixty cubits,
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:4 - with three layers of large stones and [fn]one layer of timber. And the cost is to be paid from the [fn]royal H4430 treasury.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:8 - “Furthermore, I issue a decree concerning what you are to do for these elders of Judah in the rebuilding of that house of God: the full cost is to be paid to those people from the royal H4430 treasury out of the taxes of the provinces beyond the Euphrates River, and that without interruption.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:10 - so that they may offer acceptable sacrifices to the God of heaven and pray for the lives of the king H4430 and his sons.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:12 - “May the God who has caused His name to dwell there overthrow any king H4430 or people who [fn]attempts to [fn]change it, so as to destroy that house of God in Jerusalem. I, Darius, have issued this decree; it is to be carried out with all diligence!”
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:13 -

Then Tattenai, the governor of the province beyond the Euphrates River, Shethar-bozenai, and their colleagues carried out the decree with all diligence, just as King H4430 Darius had [fn]ordered.

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:14 - And the elders of the Jews [fn]were successful in building through the prophecy of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And [fn]they finished building following the command of the God of Israel and the decree of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes king H4430 of Persia.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:15 - Now this [fn]temple was completed [fn]on the third day of the month Adar; it was the sixth year of the reign of King H4430 Darius.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:12 - [fn]Artaxerxes, king H4430 of kings H4430, to Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven, [fn]perfect peace. And now
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:14 - “Since you are sent [fn]on the part of the king H4430 and his seven advisers to inquire about Judah and Jerusalem according to the Law of your God which is in your hand,
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:15 - and to bring the silver and gold, which the king H4430 and his advisers have voluntarily given to the God of Israel, whose dwelling is in Jerusalem,
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:20 - “And the rest of the needs of the house of your God, for which it may be incumbent upon you to provide, provide for them from the royal H4430 treasury.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:21 -

“I myself, King H4430 Artaxerxes, issue a decree to all the treasurers who are in the provinces beyond the Euphrates River, that whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven, may require of you, it shall be done diligently,

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:23 - “Whatever is [fn]commanded by the God of heaven, it shall be done with zeal for the house of the God of heaven, so that there will not be wrath against the kingdom of the king H4430 and his sons.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:26 - “And whoever does not comply with the Law of your God and the law of the king H4430, judgment is to be executed upon him strictly, whether for death or for banishment, or for [fn]confiscation of property or for imprisonment.”
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:4 -

Then the Chaldeans spoke to the king in [fn]Aramaic: “O king H4430, live forever! Tell the dream to your servants, and we will declare the interpretation.”

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:5 - The king H4430 replied to the Chaldeans, “The command [fn]from me is firm: if you do not make known to me the dream and its interpretation, you will be [fn]torn limb from limb and your houses will be turned into a rubbish heap.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:7 - They answered a second time and said, “Let the king H4430 tell the dream to his servants, and we will declare the interpretation.”
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:8 - The king H4430 replied, “I know for certain that you are trying to buy time, because you have perceived that the command [fn]from me is firm,
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:10 - The Chaldeans answered [fn]the king H4430 and said, “There is no person on earth who could declare the matter [fn]to the king H4430, because no great king H4430 or ruler has ever asked anything like this of any soothsayer priest, sorcerer, or Chaldean.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:11 - “Moreover, the thing which the king H4430 demands is difficult, and there is no one else who could declare it [fn]to the king H4430 except gods, whose dwelling place is not with mortal flesh.”
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:12 -

Because of this, the king H4430 became angry and extremely furious, and he gave orders to kill all the wise men of Babylon.

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:14 -

Then Daniel replied with discretion and discernment to Arioch, the captain of the king’s H4430 [fn]bodyguard, who had gone out to kill the wise men of Babylon;

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:15 - he said to Arioch, the king’s H4430 officer, “For what reason is the decree from the king H4430 so harsh?” Then Arioch informed Daniel of the matter.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:16 - So Daniel went in and requested of the king H4430 that he would give him a grace period, so that he might declare the interpretation to the king H4430.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:21 -

“It is He who changes the times and the periods;

He removes kings H4430 and appoints kings H4430;

He gives wisdom to wise men,

And knowledge to [fn]people of understanding.

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:23 -

“To You, God of my fathers, I give thanks and praise,

For You have given me wisdom and power;

Even now You have made known to me what we requested of You,

For You have made known to us the king’s H4430 matter.”

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:24 -

Thereupon, Daniel went to Arioch, whom the king H4430 had appointed to kill the wise men of Babylon; he went and said this to him: “Do not kill the wise men of Babylon! Take me [fn]into the king’s H4430 presence, and I will declare the interpretation to the king H4430.”


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