What does מִצְוָה · מֶלֶךְ mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H4687, H4428
מִצְוַת הַמֶּלֶךְ
A command , whether human or divine (collectively, the Law ) · a king
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מִצְוָה H4687 a command , whether human or divine (collectively, the Law )
Pronunciation mitsvah
Divine command carrying covenantal weight; OT's primary term for God's binding directives and obligations under the Law.
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מֶלֶךְ H4428 a king
Pronunciation melek
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What does מִצְוַת הַמֶּלֶךְ (mitsvat hammelekh) mean in the Bible?
מִצְוָה · מֶלֶךְ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "Command of the king.".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H4687, H4428?
H4687, H4428 is connected to 2,710 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. Command of the king.
Strong's H4687, H4428
Lexical occurrences 2,710 verses Source Gloss
Command of the king.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מִצְוַת הַמֶּלֶךְ 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