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Strong's #4428: melek (pronounced meh'-lek)

from 4427; a king:--king, royal.




Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon:

melek

1) king

Part of Speech: noun masculine

Relation: from H4427



Usage:

This word is used 2521 times:

1 Samuel 21:8: "nor my weapons with me, because the king's business required haste."
1 Samuel 21:10: "Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath."
1 Samuel 21:11: "him, Is not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him"
1 Samuel 21:12: "afraid of Achish the king of Gath."
1 Samuel 22:3: "to Mizpeh of Moab: and he said unto the king of Moab, Let my father and my mother,"
1 Samuel 22:4: "And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all"
1 Samuel 22:11: " Then the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub,"
1 Samuel 22:11: "and they came all of them to the king."
1 Samuel 22:14: "Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, And who is so faithful among all"
1 Samuel 22:14: "among all thy servants as David, which is the king's son-in-law, and goeth at thy bidding,"
1 Samuel 22:15: "of God for him? be it far from me: let not the king impute any thing unto his servant, nor to all"
1 Samuel 22:16: " And the king said, Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy father's"
1 Samuel 22:17: " And the king said unto the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests"
1 Samuel 22:17: "it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth"
1 Samuel 22:18: " And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall upon the priests. And Doeg"
1 Samuel 23:20: "Now therefore, O king, come down according to all the desire of thy soul to come down; and our part shall be to deliver"
1 Samuel 23:20: "of thy soul to come down; and our part shall be to deliver him into the king's hand."
1 Samuel 24:8: "after Saul, saying, My lord the king. And when Saul looked behind"
1 Samuel 24:14: "After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou"
1 Samuel 25:36: "he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry within"
1 Samuel 26:14: "art thou that criest to the king?"
1 Samuel 26:15: "then hast thou not kept thy lord the king? for there came one"
1 Samuel 26:15: "one of the people in to destroy the king thy lord."
1 Samuel 26:16: "anointed. And now see where the king's spear is, and the cruse of water"
1 Samuel 26:17: "said, It is my voice, my lord, O king."
1 Samuel 26:19: "Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant."
1 Samuel 26:20: "before the face of the LORD: for the king of Israel is come out to seek"
1 Samuel 26:22: "answered and said, Behold the king's spear! and let one of the young men"
1 Samuel 27:2: "Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath."
1 Samuel 27:6: "wherefore Ziklag pertaineth unto the kings of Judah unto this day."
1 Samuel 28:13: " And the king said unto her, Be not afraid: for what sawest thou? And the woman"
1 Samuel 29:3: "David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, which hath been with"
1 Samuel 29:8: "go fight against the enemies of my lord the king?"
2 Samuel 2:4: "they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told"
2 Samuel 2:7: "and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over"
2 Samuel 2:11: "And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house"
2 Samuel 3:3: "of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;"
2 Samuel 3:17: "for David in times past to be king over"
2 Samuel 3:21: "Israel unto my lord the king, that they may make a league with thee, and that thou mayest reign"
2 Samuel 3:23: "of Ner came to the king, and he hath sent him away, and he is gone in peace."
2 Samuel 3:24: "Then Joab came to the king, and said, What hast thou done? behold,"
2 Samuel 3:31: "and mourn before Abner. And king David himself followed the bier."
2 Samuel 3:32: "Abner in Hebron: and the king lifted up his voice, and wept"
2 Samuel 3:33: " And the king lamented over Abner, and said, Died Abner as a fool"
2 Samuel 3:36: "took notice of it, and it pleased them: as whatsoever the king did pleased"
2 Samuel 3:37: "that it was not of the king to slay Abner the son"
2 Samuel 3:38: " And the king said unto his servants, Know ye not that there is a prince"
2 Samuel 3:39: "am this day weak, though anointed king; and these men the sons of Zeruiah"
2 Samuel 4:8: "to Hebron, and said to the king, Behold the head of Ish-bosheth the son"
2 Samuel 4:8: "and the LORD hath avenged my lord the king this day of Saul,"









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