מֶלֶךְ melek

Hebrew · Strong's H4428 · pronounced meh'-lek · used 2526 times in 1922 verses

Meaning

a king

In the King James Version: king, royal.

Derivation: from H4427 (מָלַךְ);

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Where it is used

Esther 8:12 The single day appointed throughout all the provinces of King Xerxes was the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar.
Esther 8:14 The couriers rode out in haste on their royal horses, pressed on by the command of the king. And the edict was also issued in the citadel of Susa.
Esther 8:15 Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal garments of blue and white, with a large gold crown and a purple robe of fine linen. And the city of Susa shouted and rejoiced.
Esther 8:17 In every province and every city, wherever the king’s edict and decree reached, there was joy and gladness among the Jews, with feasting and celebrating. And many of the people of the land themselves became Jews, because the fear of the Jews had fallen upon them.
Esther 9:1 On the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar, the king’s command and edict were to be executed. On this day the enemies of the Jews had hoped to overpower them, but their plan was overturned and the Jews overpowered those who hated them.
Esther 9:2 In each of the provinces of King Xerxes, the Jews assembled in their cities to attack those who sought to harm them. No man could withstand them, because the fear of them had fallen upon all peoples.
Esther 9:3 And all the officials of the provinces, the satraps, the governors, and the king’s administrators helped the Jews, because the fear of Mordecai had fallen upon them.
Esther 9:4 For Mordecai exercised great power in the palace, and his fame spread throughout the provinces as he became more and more powerful.
Esther 9:11 On that day the number of those killed in the citadel of Susa was reported to the king,
Esther 9:12 who said to Queen Esther, “In the citadel of Susa the Jews have killed and destroyed five hundred men, including Haman’s ten sons. What have they done in the rest of the royal provinces? Now what is your petition? It will be given to you. And what further do you request? It will be fulfilled.”
Esther 9:13 Esther replied, “If it pleases the king, may the Jews in Susa also have tomorrow to carry out today’s edict, and may the bodies of Haman’s ten sons be hanged on the gallows.”
Esther 9:14 So the king commanded that this be done. An edict was issued in Susa, and they hanged the ten sons of Haman.
Esther 9:16 The rest of the Jews in the royal provinces also assembled to defend themselves and rid themselves of their enemies. They killed 75,000 who hated them, but they did not lay a hand on the plunder.
Esther 9:20 Mordecai recorded these events and sent letters to all the Jews in all the provinces of King Xerxes, both near and far,
Esther 9:25 But when it came before the king, he commanded by letter that the wicked scheme which Haman had devised against the Jews should come back upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.
Esther 10:1 Now King Xerxes imposed tribute throughout the land, even to its farthest shores.
Esther 10:2 And all of Mordecai’s powerful and magnificent accomplishments, together with the full account of the greatness to which the king had raised him, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Media and Persia?
Esther 10:3 For Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Xerxes, preeminent among the Jews and highly favored by his many kinsmen, seeking the good of his people and speaking peace to all his countrymen.
Job 3:14 with kings and counselors of the earth, who built for themselves cities now in ruins,
Job 12:18 He loosens the bonds placed by kings and fastens a belt around their waists.
Job 15:24 Distress and anguish terrify him, overwhelming him like a king poised to attack.
Job 18:14 He is torn from the shelter of his tent and is marched off to the king of terrors.
Job 29:25 I chose their course and presided as chief. So I dwelt as a king among his troops, as a comforter of the mourners.
Job 34:18 who says to kings, ‘You are worthless!’ and to nobles, ‘You are wicked,’
Job 36:7 He does not take His eyes off the righteous, but He enthrones them with kings and exalts them forever.
Job 41:34 He looks down on all the haughty; he is king over all the proud.”
Psalms 2:2 The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One:
Psalms 2:6 “I have installed My King on Zion, upon My holy mountain.”
Psalms 2:10 Therefore be wise, O kings; be admonished, O judges of the earth.
Psalms 5:2 Attend to the sound of my cry, my King and my God, for to You I pray.
Psalms 10:16 The LORD is King forever and ever; the nations perish from His land.
Psalms 18:50 Great salvation He brings to His king. He shows loving devotion to His anointed, to David and his descendants forever.
Psalms 20:9 O LORD, save the king. Answer us on the day we call.
Psalms 21:1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O LORD, the king rejoices in Your strength. How greatly he exults in Your salvation!
Psalms 21:7 For the king trusts in the LORD; through the loving devotion of the Most High, he will not be shaken.
Psalms 24:7 Lift up your heads, O gates! Be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of Glory may enter!
Psalms 24:8 Who is this King of Glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.
Psalms 24:9 Lift up your heads, O gates! Be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of Glory may enter!
Psalms 24:10 Who is He, this King of Glory? The LORD of Hosts—He is the King of Glory. Selah
Psalms 29:10 The LORD sits enthroned over the flood; the LORD is enthroned as King forever.
Psalms 33:16 No king is saved by his vast army; no warrior is delivered by his great strength.
Psalms 44:4 You are my King, O God, who ordains victories for Jacob.
Psalms 45:1 For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lilies.” A Maskil of the sons of Korah. A love song. My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses to the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.
Psalms 45:5 Your arrows pierce the hearts of the king’s foes; the nations fall beneath your feet.
Psalms 45:9 The daughters of kings are among your honored women; the queen stands at your right hand, adorned with the gold of Ophir.
Psalms 45:11 and the king will desire your beauty; bow to him, for he is your lord.
Psalms 45:13 All glorious is the princess in her chamber; her gown is embroidered with gold.
Psalms 45:14 In colorful garments she is led to the king; her virgin companions are brought before you.
Psalms 45:15 They are led in with joy and gladness; they enter the palace of the king.
Psalms 47:2 How awesome is the LORD Most High, the great King over all the earth!
Psalms 47:6 Sing praises to God, sing praises; sing praises to our King, sing praises!
Psalms 47:7 For God is King of all the earth; sing to Him a psalm of praise.
Psalms 48:2 Beautiful in loftiness, the joy of all the earth, like the peaks of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the great King.
Psalms 48:4 For behold, the kings assembled; they all advanced together.
Psalms 61:6 Increase the days of the king’s life; may his years span many generations.
Psalms 63:11 But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by Him will exult, for the mouths of liars will be shut.
Psalms 68:12 “Kings and their armies flee in haste; she who waits at home divides the plunder.
Psalms 68:14 When the Almighty scattered the kings in the land, it was like the snow falling on Zalmon.
Psalms 68:24 They have seen Your procession, O God—the march of my God and King into the sanctuary.
Psalms 68:29 Because of Your temple at Jerusalem kings will bring You gifts.