Hebrew · H4427, G936 · unreviewed

Malak

To reign ; inceptively, to ascend the throne ; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel · to rule (literally or figuratively)

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מָלַךְ H4427 to reign ; inceptively, to ascend the throne ; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel

Pronunciation malak

Kingship involves both accession to throne and the ongoing exercise of sovereign judgment and counsel.

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βασιλεύω G936 to rule (literally or figuratively)

Pronunciation basileúō

To reign or rule with authority; applied to God, Christ, sin, death, and Christians in eschatological contexts.

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What does malak (malak) mean in the Bible?

מָלַךְ · βασιλεύω is a Hebrew word meaning "to reign, rule as king".

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Meaning

to reign, rule as king

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 145×

Perfect 1Chr 3:4 · 1Chr 16:31 · 1Chr 29:26 · 1Chr 29:27 · 1Kgs 1:11 · 1Kgs 1:13 · 1Kgs 1:18 · 1Kgs 2:11 · 1Kgs 11:42 · 1Kgs 14:19 · 1Kgs 14:20 · 1Kgs 14:21 · 1Kgs 15:1 · 1Kgs 15:2 · 1Kgs 15:9 · 1Kgs 15:10 111×

Imperfect 1Kgs 1:13 · 1Kgs 1:17 · 1Kgs 1:24 · 1Kgs 1:30 · 1Kgs 1:35 · 1Sam 8:9 · 1Sam 8:11 · 1Sam 11:12 · 1Sam 12:12 · 2Chr 23:3 · 2Kgs 3:27 · Exod 15:18 · Isa 32:1 · Prov 30:22 · Ps 146:10 · 1Sam 23:17 21×

Infinitive construct 1Chr 1:43 · 1Chr 4:31 · 2Chr 36:20 · Gen 36:31 4×

Sequential imperfect Judg 9:10 · Judg 9:12 · Judg 9:14 4×

Participle active 2Chr 22:12 · 2Kgs 11:3 · Jer 33:21 3×

Infinitive absolute 1Sam 24:21 1×

Jussive Esth 2:4 1×

Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 7×

Perfect 1Kgs 1:43 · 1Sam 15:35 · Jer 37:1 · 1Kgs 3:7 · 1Sam 15:11 · Hos 8:4 6×

Imperfect 2Kgs 10:5 1×

Hophal causative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action 1×

Perfect Dan 9:1 1×

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 153 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Perfect 118 Imperfect 23 Infinitive construct 4 Imperative 4 Participle 3 Infinitive absolute 1

Stem

Qal 145 Hiphil 7 Hophal 1

Mood

Indicative 118 Indicative/jussive 19 Imperative 4 Indicative/cohortative 3 Jussive 1

OT Occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

1 Corinthians 4 — Stewards of Christ, Fools for Christ, and a Father’s Admonition Romans 5 — Peace with God, Rejoicing in Grace, and Life Through the One Man Jesus Christ Romans 6 — Dead to Sin and Alive to God in Christ Jesus

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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