מָלַךְmâlak

מָלַךְ: be or become king, or queen, reign

Pronunciation: maw-lak' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4427

Meanings

Qal: be (become) king, reign (Joshua 13:10; Exodus 15:18; Genesis 36:32)

Hiph`il: make king, or queen, cause to reign (1 Samuel 15:35; 1 Kings 3:7; 2 Kings 33:34)

מָלַךְ: counsel, advise

ᵑ7: malâku, counsel, advise (Nehemiah 5:7)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 348 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 36:31 These are the kings who ruled in the land of Edom before any king ruled over the Israelites:
  • Genesis 36:32 Bela son of Beor, who ruled in Edom from his city of Dinhabah.
  • Genesis 36:33 When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah became king in his place.
  • Genesis 36:34 When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites became king in his place.
  • Genesis 36:35 When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad became king in his place and ruled from the city of Avith. He was the one who defeated the Midianites in the land of Moab.
  • Genesis 36:36 When Hadad died, Samlah from the city of Masrekah became king in his place.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).