Hebrew · H4427

מָלַךְ

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

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מָלַךְH4427

Pronunciationmalak

What does מָלַךְ (malak) mean in the Bible?

מָלַךְ (malak): Kingship involves both accession to throne and the ongoing exercise of sovereign judgment and counsel.

Full entry for מָלַךְ (H4427) · Open the biblical lexicon

Questions this entry answers

What does מָלַךְ (malak) mean in the Bible?

מָלַךְ (malak): Kingship involves both accession to throne and the ongoing exercise of sovereign judgment and counsel.

How does the BSB render H4427?

The BSB source-word alignment has 348 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include reigned (69), and he reigned (49), when he became king (38), became king (29), king (19).

Where does מָלַךְ (malak) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 36:31. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Kings (90), 2 Chronicles (79), 1 Kings (62), 1 Chronicles (27).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It

reigned69×Genesis 36:31, Genesis 36:32, Genesis 36:33, Genesis 36:34

and he reigned49×1 Samuel 13:1, 2 Samuel 2:10, 1 Kings 14:21, 1 Kings 15:2

when he became king38×1 Samuel 13:1, 2 Samuel 5:4, 1 Kings 14:21, 1 Kings 22:42

became king29×1 Kings 15:1, 1 Kings 15:9, 1 Kings 15:25, 1 Kings 15:33

king19×Judges 9:16, Judges 9:18, 1 Samuel 15:11, 1 Samuel 15:35

will reign9×Exodus 15:18, 1 Samuel 8:9, 1 Samuel 8:11, 1 Kings 1:13

of his reign8×2 Kings 24:12, 2 Chronicles 16:13, 2 Chronicles 17:7, 2 Chronicles 29:3

reigns8×2 Samuel 15:10, 1 Chronicles 16:31, Psalms 47:8, Psalms 93:1

Reign7×Judges 9:8, 1 Kings 1:35, 1 Kings 2:11, 1 Kings 14:20

and made him king6×2 Samuel 2:9, 1 Kings 12:20, 2 Kings 14:21, 2 Kings 23:30

and reigned6×1 Kings 15:28, 2 Kings 15:10, 2 Kings 15:14, 2 Kings 15:25

as king6×1 Samuel 11:15, 1 Samuel 16:1, 1 Kings 16:21, 1 Chronicles 23:1

. . .4×Genesis 37:8, 1 Samuel 24:20, 2 Kings 25:27, 1 Chronicles 29:27

he reigned4×2 Samuel 5:5, 1 Kings 14:19, 1 Chronicles 3:4

-3×1 Kings 2:11, 1 Kings 16:23

and reign3×Judges 9:10, Judges 9:12, Judges 9:14

of Zedekiah’s reign3×2 Kings 25:1, Jeremiah 51:59, Jeremiah 52:4

and appointed2×2 Kings 8:20, 2 Chronicles 21:8

and proclaimed him king2×2 Kings 11:12, 2 Chronicles 23:11

and was succeeded by2×2 Samuel 10:1, 1 Chronicles 19:1

has become king2×1 Kings 1:11, 1 Kings 1:18

ruled2×2 Kings 11:3, 2 Chronicles 22:12

still reigned2×1 Kings 12:17, 2 Chronicles 10:17

to make him king2×1 Kings 12:1, 2 Chronicles 10:1

will be king2×1 Samuel 23:17, 1 Kings 1:5

[and] he reigned1×2 Samuel 5:4

[when] he became king1×2 Chronicles 25:1

[Zimri] began to reign1×1 Kings 16:11

And David reigned1×1 Chronicles 3:4

and gained control1×1 Kings 11:24

and He will reign1×Jeremiah 23:5

and I have set1×1 Samuel 12:1

and made her queen1×Esther 2:17

and that you may rule1×2 Samuel 3:21

and You have made me king1×2 Chronicles 1:8

and you shall reign1×1 Kings 11:37

And Zimri reigned1×1 Kings 16:10

Appoint1×1 Samuel 8:22

as their king1×1 Samuel 8:7

Baasha became king1×1 Kings 15:29

become king1×1 Kings 1:13

become queen1×Esther 2:4

becomes king1×Proverbs 30:22

bolstered1×1 Chronicles 11:10

came to power1×2 Chronicles 36:20

Do you intend to reign1×Genesis 37:8

Does it make you a king1×Jeremiah 22:15

had become king1×2 Kings 9:29

had reigned1×Joshua 13:12

have made me king1×2 Chronicles 1:9

He must reign1×2 Chronicles 23:3

I have made you king1×2 Chronicles 1:11

I will rule1×Ezekiel 20:33

intending to make him king1×2 Chronicles 11:22

is king1×2 Kings 9:13

of [Solomon’s] reign1×1 Kings 6:1

of the reign1×Jeremiah 1:2

reigns forever1×Psalms 146:10

rules1×1 Samuel 12:14

set up kings1×Hosea 8:4

should not reign1×1 Samuel 11:12

should not rule1×Job 34:30

So [Rezon] ruled1×1 Kings 11:25

so that he could not reign1×2 Kings 23:33

succeeded him1×2 Kings 1:17

succeeded his father1×2 Kings 8:16

that I should reign1×1 Kings 2:15

the king1×Jeremiah 37:1

the reign1×1 Chronicles 4:31

thought1×Nehemiah 5:7

to make1×Judges 9:6

to make me king1×1 Chronicles 28:4

to reign1×Jeremiah 33:21

to rule1×1 Samuel 12:12

to the kingship1×Ecclesiastes 4:14

was king1×1 Chronicles 29:26

was made ruler1×Daniel 9:1

was to succeed him1×2 Kings 3:27

when he began to reign1×2 Samuel 2:10

who enthroned him1×Ezekiel 17:16

who reigned over1×Esther 1:1

who succeeded1×Jeremiah 22:11

will rule1×Micah 4:7

you have reigned1×2 Samuel 16:8

you will be king1×1 Samuel 24:20

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Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 36:31

Aligned rows348

Books represented22

Genesis12Exodus1Joshua3Judges81 Samuel172 Samuel121 Kings622 Kings901 Chronicles272 Chronicles79Nehemiah1Esther4Job1Psalms6Proverbs2Ecclesiastes1Isaiah5Jeremiah11Ezekiel2Daniel2Hosea1Micah1

Source forms

מָלַ֖ךְ46xmā·laḵJoshua 13:10, Joshua 13:21, Judges 4:2, 1 Samuel 13:1

וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ41xway·yim·lōḵ2 Samuel 10:1, 1 Kings 11:43, 1 Kings 14:20, 1 Kings 14:31

וַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְ13xway·yim·lōḵ2 Samuel 8:15, 1 Kings 12:17, 1 Kings 15:25, 1 Kings 22:51

בְמָלְכ֔וֹ12xḇə·mā·lə·ḵōw2 Kings 8:26, 2 Kings 14:2, 2 Kings 15:2, 2 Kings 15:33

בְּמָלְכ֔וֹ11xbə·mā·lə·ḵōw1 Kings 22:42, 2 Kings 16:2, 2 Kings 21:19, 2 Kings 23:31

וַיִּמְלֹ֣ךְ11xway·yim·lōḵGenesis 36:32, Genesis 36:33, Genesis 36:34, Genesis 36:36

מָלַ֥ךְ10xmā·laḵJoshua 13:12, 2 Samuel 15:10, 1 Kings 1:13, 1 Kings 15:1

מָ֠לַךְ10xmā·laḵ1 Kings 15:33, 1 Kings 16:8, 2 Kings 13:1, 2 Kings 13:10

Parsing patterns

Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular108xJoshua 13:10, Joshua 13:12, Joshua 13:21, Judges 4:2

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular83xGenesis 36:32, Genesis 36:33, Genesis 36:34, Genesis 36:35

Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular39x1 Samuel 13:1, 2 Samuel 2:10, 2 Samuel 5:4, 1 Kings 14:21

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural16xJudges 9:6, 1 Samuel 11:15, 1 Kings 12:20, 1 Kings 16:16

Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular15xExodus 15:18, 1 Samuel 8:9, 1 Samuel 8:11, 1 Samuel 11:12

Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular12x2 Kings 24:12, 2 Kings 25:1, 2 Chronicles 16:13, 2 Chronicles 17:7

Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct6x1 Kings 12:1, 1 Chronicles 12:31, 1 Chronicles 12:38, 1 Chronicles 28:4

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular5x2 Kings 23:34, 2 Kings 24:17, 1 Chronicles 23:1, 2 Chronicles 36:4

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

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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What does מָלַךְ (malak) mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H4427?

Where does מָלַךְ (malak) appear in Scripture?

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