Hebrew · H4428, H3605, H776 · unreviewed

מֶלֶךְ כָּל־הָאָרֶץ

A king · properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) · the earth (at large, or partitively a land )

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מֶלֶךְ H4428 a king
Pronunciation melek
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כֹּל H3605 properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
Pronunciation kōl
Encompasses totality from singular form—"the whole" as foundational sense enabling distributive "every" and collective "all" meanings.
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אֶרֶץ H776 the earth (at large, or partitively a land )
Pronunciation erets
Physical ground and soil extend metaphorically to inhabited territory, nation, and cosmic order under divine rule.
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What does מֶלֶךְ כָּל־הָאָרֶץ (melek kol-ha'arets) mean in the Bible?

מֶלֶךְ · כֹּל · אֶרֶץ is a Hebrew word meaning "king of all the earth".

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Meaning

king of all the earth
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