What does מְלֶכֶת mean in the Bible?
מְלֶכֶת is a Hebrew word meaning "a queen".
Hebrew · H4446
מְלֶכֶת
A queen
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מְלֶכֶת H4446
What does מְלֶכֶת mean in the Bible?
מְלֶכֶת is a Hebrew word meaning "a queen".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4446?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include to the Queen (4), for the Queen (1).
Where does מְלֶכֶת appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Jeremiah 7:18. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (5).
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 to the Queen 4× Jeremiah 44:17, Jeremiah 44:18, Jeremiah 44:19, Jeremiah 44:25
for the Queen 1× Jeremiah 7:18
Show sample aligned rows
Jeremiah 7:18 לִמְלֶ֣כֶת to for the Queen Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct Jeremiah 44:17 לִמְלֶ֣כֶת to to the Queen Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct Jeremiah 44:18 לִמְלֶ֧כֶת to to the Queen Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct Jeremiah 44:19 לִמְלֶ֣כֶת to to the Queen Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct Jeremiah 44:25 לִמְלֶ֣כֶת to to the Queen Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Jeremiah 7:18
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 1
Jeremiah 5
Source forms
לִמְלֶ֣כֶת 4x lim·le·ḵeṯ Jeremiah 7:18, Jeremiah 44:17, Jeremiah 44:19, Jeremiah 44:25
לִמְלֶ֧כֶת 1x lim·le·ḵeṯ Jeremiah 44:18
Parsing patterns
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct 5x Jeremiah 7:18, Jeremiah 44:17, Jeremiah 44:18, Jeremiah 44:19
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a queen
Source Gloss
a queen
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a queen BDB: queen Usage: queen.
Word Origins
Part of These Phrases
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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