What does מֶלֶךְ · עַז mean in the Bible?
מֶלֶךְ · עַז is a Hebrew phrase meaning "fierce king, strong ruler".
Hebrew · H4428, H5794
מֶלֶךְ עַז
A king · strong , vehement , harsh
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מֶלֶךְ H4428 a king
Pronunciation melek
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עַז H5794 strong , vehement , harsh
Pronunciation ʿaz
Describes forceful intensity—whether fierce anger, harsh treatment, or greedy appetite—rooted in raw strength
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What does מֶלֶךְ עַז (meleḵ ʿaz) mean in the Bible?
מֶלֶךְ · עַז is a Hebrew phrase meaning "fierce king, strong ruler".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H4428, H5794?
H4428, H5794 is connected to 2,550 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. fierce king, strong ruler
Strong's H4428, H5794
Lexical occurrences 2,550 verses Source Gloss
fierce king, strong ruler
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מֶלֶךְ עַז is built from this root:
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
G3197 LXX equivalent Greek
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain