מָלַךְ
to reign
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Grammar key — what these labels mean
Part of speech
- Verb
- An action or state-of-being word.
Stem
- Qal
- The basic, simple active stem — the plain form of the verb (“he wrote”).
- Hiphil
- The causative active stem (“he caused / brought about”).
- Niphal
- Usually the simple passive or reflexive of the Qal (“he was written”).
- Hophal
- The passive counterpart of the Hiphil (“he was caused to…”).
Form
- Perfect
- A completed action or state — Hebrew marks aspect (completeness) more than strict tense (“he wrote”).
- Sequential Imperfect
- An imperfect with prefixed waw — the standard past-narrative form (waw-consecutive imperfect).
- Infinitive Construct
- A bound verbal noun, frequently with prepositions (“to write / in writing”).
- Imperfect
- An incomplete, ongoing, or future action (“he will / would write”).
- Imperative
- A direct command (“write!”).
- Sequential Perfect
- A perfect with prefixed waw continuing a preceding imperfect or command (waw-consecutive perfect).
- Participle Active
- A verbal adjective expressing ongoing or characteristic action (“writing / one who writes”).
- Infinitive Absolute
- An unbound verbal noun, often intensifying or standing in for a finite verb.
- Jussive
- A third- or second-person volitional form expressing wish or command (“let him write”).
State
- Absolute
- The independent form of a noun, not bound to a following word.
Person
- 3rd Person
- The one spoken about (“he / she / it / they”).
- 2nd Person
- The one addressed (“you”).
- 1st Person
- The speaker (“I / we”).
Gender
- Masculine
- Grammatically masculine.
- Feminine
- Grammatically feminine.
- Common
- Either gender — not distinguished for this form.
Number
- Singular
- One.
- Plural
- More than one (in Hebrew, generally three or more).
Grammatical forms 32 distinct
- Verb, Qal, Perfect, 3rd Person, Masculine, Singular 108 times (31%)
- Verb, Qal, Sequential Imperfect, 3rd Person, Masculine, Singular 83 times (24%)
- Verb, Qal, Infinitive Construct 65 times (19%)
- Verb, Hiphil, Sequential Imperfect, 3rd Person, Masculine, Plural 17 times (5%)
- Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 3rd Person, Masculine, Singular 15 times (4%)
- Verb, Hiphil, Infinitive Construct 9 times (3%)
- Verb, Hiphil, Sequential Imperfect, 3rd Person, Masculine, Singular 7 times (2%)
- Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 2nd Person, Masculine, Singular 4 times (1%)
+24 more forms (43 occurrences)
Parsed forms decoded from the imported morphology (morphhb / Westminster Leningrad Codex — WLC text public domain, morphhb tagging CC BY 4.0), counted across 351 parsed occurrences — not distinct verses.
Page 1 of 2 — showing verses 1–200 of 284 distinct verses where H4427 appears, across 22 books. Click any verse to open its interlinear word-by-word view. Verse text shown in the World English Bible for context — . Each verse’s Hebrew form is shown with its reference; the English is not keyword-highlighted, since the data carries no word-level English alignment. Use “Compare translations” on any verse to read it across multiple English versions. This concordance covers the Hebrew Bible; Septuagint (Greek Old Testament) occurrences are not indexed here.
Genesis 10 verses
- Genesis 36:31 מָלְכ֖וּ מְלָךְ Qal pf 3cp Qal inf.cs These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom, before any king reigned over the children of Israel.
- Genesis 36:32 וַ/יִּמְלֹ֣ךְ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Bela, the son of Beor, reigned in Edom. The name of his city was Dinhabah.
- Genesis 36:33 וַ/יִּמְלֹ֣ךְ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Bela died, and Jobab, the son of Zerah of Bozrah, reigned in his place.
- Genesis 36:34 וַ/יִּמְלֹ֣ךְ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Jobab died, and Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.
- Genesis 36:35 וַ/יִּמְלֹ֨ךְ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Husham died, and Hadad, the son of Bedad, who struck Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his place. The name of his city was Avith.
- Genesis 36:36 וַ/יִּמְלֹ֣ךְ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his place.
- Genesis 36:37 וַ/יִּמְלֹ֣ךְ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Samlah died, and Shaul of Rehoboth by the river, reigned in his place.
- Genesis 36:38 וַ/יִּמְלֹ֣ךְ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Shaul died, and Baal Hanan, the son of Achbor reigned in his place.
- Genesis 36:39 וַ/יִּמְלֹ֤ךְ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Baal Hanan the son of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his place. The name of his city was Pau. His wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-zahab.
- Genesis 37:8 הֲ/מָלֹ֤ךְ תִּמְלֹךְ֙ ptcl inter + Qal inf.abs Qal impf 2ms His brothers said to him, "Will you indeed reign over us? Or will you indeed have dominion over us?" They hated him all the more for his dreams and for his words.
Exodus 1 verse
Joshua 3 verses
- Joshua 13:10 מָלַ֖ךְ Qal pf 3ms and all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, to the border of the children of Ammon;
- Joshua 13:12 מָלַ֥ךְ Qal pf 3ms all the kingdom of Og in Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth and in Edrei (the same was left of the remnant of the Rephaim); for these did Moses strike, and drove them out.
- Joshua 13:21 מָלַ֖ךְ Qal pf 3ms and all the cities of the plain, and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses struck with the chiefs of Midian, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, the princes of Sihon, who lived in the land.
Judges 8 verses
- Judges 4:2 מָלַ֖ךְ Qal pf 3ms Yahweh sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor; the captain of whose host was Sisera, who lived in Harosheth of the Gentiles.
- Judges 9:6 וַ/יַּמְלִ֥יכוּ conj + Hiphil wimpf 3mp All the men of Shechem assembled themselves together, and all the house of Millo, and went and made Abimelech king, by the oak of the pillar that was in Shechem.
- Judges 9:8 מלוכ/ה מָלְכָ֥/ה Qal impv 2ms + sfx h Qal impv 2ms + sfx h The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said to the olive tree, Reign you over us.
- Judges 9:10 מָלְכִ֥י Qal impv 2fs The trees said to the fig tree, Come you, and reign over us.
- Judges 9:12 מלוכי מָלְכִ֥י Qal impv 2fs Qal impv 2fs The trees said to the vine, Come you, and reign over us.
- Judges 9:14 מְלָךְ Qal impv 2ms Then said all the trees to the bramble, Come you, and reign over us.
- Judges 9:16 וַ/תַּמְלִ֖יכוּ conj + Hiphil wimpf 2mp Now therefore, if you have dealt truly and righteously, in that you have made Abimelech king, and if you have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done to him according to the deserving of his hands
- Judges 9:18 וַ/תַּמְלִ֜יכוּ conj + Hiphil wimpf 2mp and you are risen up against my father's house this day, and have slain his sons, seventy persons, on one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his maid-servant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother);
1 Samuel 15 verses
- 1 Samuel 8:7 מִ/מְּלֹ֥ךְ prep + Qal inf.cs Yahweh said to Samuel, Listen to the voice of the people in all that they tell you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me, that I should not be king over them.
- 1 Samuel 8:9 יִמְלֹ֖ךְ Qal impf 3ms Now therefore listen to their voice: however you shall protest solemnly to them, and shall show them the manner of the king who shall reign over them.
- 1 Samuel 8:11 יִמְלֹ֖ךְ Qal impf 3ms He said, This will be the manner of the king who shall reign over you: he will take your sons, and appoint them to him, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and they shall run before his chariots;
- 1 Samuel 8:22 וְ/הִמְלַכְתָּ֥ conj + Hiphil wpf 2ms Yahweh said to Samuel, Listen to their voice, and make them a king. Samuel said to the men of Israel, Go you every man to his city.
- 1 Samuel 11:12 יִמְלֹ֣ךְ Qal impf 3ms The people said to Samuel, Who is he who said, Shall Saul reign over us? bring the men, that we may put them to death.
- 1 Samuel 11:15 וַ/יַּמְלִכוּ֩ conj + Hiphil wimpf 3mp All the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before Yahweh in Gilgal; and there they offered sacrifices of peace-offerings before Yahweh; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.
- 1 Samuel 12:1 וָ/אַמְלִ֥יךְ conj + Hiphil wimpf 1cs Samuel said to all Israel, Behold, I have listened to your voice in all that you said to me, and have made a king over you.
- 1 Samuel 12:12 יִמְלֹ֣ךְ Qal impf 3ms When you saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, you said to me, No, but a king shall reign over us; when Yahweh your God was your king.
- 1 Samuel 12:14 מָלַ֣ךְ Qal pf 3ms If you will fear Yahweh, and serve him, and listen to his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of Yahweh, and both you and also the king who reigns over you are followers of Yahweh your God, [well]:
- 1 Samuel 13:1 בְּ/מָלְכ֑/וֹ מָלַ֖ךְ prep + Qal inf.cs + sfx pers 3ms Qal pf 3ms Saul was [forty] years old when he began to reign; and when he had reigned two years over Israel,
- 1 Samuel 15:11 הִמְלַ֤כְתִּי Hiphil pf 1cs It repents me that I have set up Saul to be king; for he is turned back from following me, and has not performed my commandments. Samuel was angry; and he cried to Yahweh all night.
- 1 Samuel 15:35 הִמְלִ֥יךְ Hiphil pf 3ms Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of his death; for Samuel mourned for Saul: and Yahweh repented that he had made Saul king over Israel.
- 1 Samuel 16:1 מִ/מְּלֹ֖ךְ prep + Qal inf.cs Yahweh said to Samuel, How long will you mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from being king over Israel? fill your horn with oil, and go: I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite; for I have provided me a king among his sons.
- 1 Samuel 23:17 תִּמְלֹ֣ךְ Qal impf 2ms He said to him, Don't be afraid; for the hand of Saul my father shall not find you; and you shall be king over Israel, and I shall be next to you; and that also Saul my father knows.
- 1 Samuel 24:20 מָלֹ֖ךְ תִּמְל֑וֹךְ Qal inf.abs Qal impf 2ms Now, behold, I know that you shall surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in your hand.
2 Samuel 9 verses
- 2 Samuel 2:9 וַ/יַּמְלִכֵ֨/הוּ֙ conj + Hiphil wimpf 3ms + sfx pers 3ms and he made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.
- 2 Samuel 2:10 בְּ/מָלְכ/וֹ֙ מָלָ֑ךְ prep + Qal inf.cs + sfx pers 3ms Qal pf 3ms Ish-bosheth, Saul's son, was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David.
- 2 Samuel 3:21 וּ/מָ֣לַכְתָּ֔ conj + Qal wpf 2ms Abner said to David, I will arise and go, and will gather all Israel to my lord the king, that they may make a covenant with you, and that you may reign over all that your soul desires. David sent Abner away; and he went in peace.
- 2 Samuel 5:4 בְּ/מָלְכ֑/וֹ מָלָֽךְ prep + Qal inf.cs + sfx pers 3ms Qal pf 3ms David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.
- 2 Samuel 5:5 מָלַ֣ךְ מָלַ֗ךְ Qal pf 3ms Qal pf 3ms In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months; and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah.
- 2 Samuel 8:15 וַ/יִּמְלֹ֥ךְ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms David reigned over all Israel; and David executed justice and righteousness to all his people.
- 2 Samuel 10:1 וַ/יִּמְלֹ֛ךְ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms It happened after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his place.
- 2 Samuel 15:10 מָלַ֥ךְ Qal pf 3ms But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, As soon as you hear the sound of the trumpet, then you shall say, Absalom is king in Hebron.
- 2 Samuel 16:8 מָלַ֨כְתָּ֙ Qal pf 2ms Yahweh has returned on you all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose place you have reigned; and Yahweh has delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom your son; and, behold, you are [taken] in your own mischief, because you are a man of blood.
1 Kings 51 verses
- 1 Kings 1:5 אֶמְלֹ֑ךְ Qal impf 1cs Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.
- 1 Kings 1:11 מָלַ֖ךְ Qal pf 3ms Then Nathan spoke to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Haven't you heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith reigns, and David our lord doesn't know it?
- 1 Kings 1:13 יִמְלֹ֣ךְ מָלַ֥ךְ Qal impf 3ms Qal pf 3ms Go and get you in to king David, and tell him, Didn't you, my lord, king, swear to your handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne? why then does Adonijah reign?
- 1 Kings 1:17 יִמְלֹ֣ךְ Qal impf 3ms She said to him, My lord, you swore by Yahweh your God to your handmaid, [saying], Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne.
- 1 Kings 1:18 מָלָ֑ךְ Qal pf 3ms Now, behold, Adonijah reigns; and you, my lord the king, don't know it:
- 1 Kings 1:24 יִמְלֹ֣ךְ Qal impf 3ms Nathan said, My lord, king, have you said, Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne?
- 1 Kings 1:30 יִמְלֹ֣ךְ Qal impf 3ms most assuredly as I swore to you by Yahweh, the God of Israel, saying, Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne in my place; most assuredly so will I do this day.
- 1 Kings 1:35 יִמְלֹ֖ךְ Qal impf 3ms Then you shall come up after him, and he shall come and sit on my throne; for he shall be king in my place; and I have appointed him to be prince over Israel and over Judah.
- 1 Kings 1:43 הִמְלִ֥יךְ Hiphil pf 3ms Jonathan answered Adonijah, Most assuredly our lord king David has made Solomon king:
- 1 Kings 2:11 מָלַ֤ךְ מָלַךְ֙ מָלַ֔ךְ Qal pf 3ms Qal pf 3ms Qal pf 3ms The days that David reigned over Israel were forty years; seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty-three years reigned he in Jerusalem.
- 1 Kings 2:15 לִ/מְלֹ֑ךְ prep + Qal inf.cs He said, You know that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign: however the kingdom is turned about, and is become my brother's; for it was his from Yahweh.
- 1 Kings 3:7 הִמְלַ֣כְתָּ Hiphil pf 2ms Now, Yahweh my God, you have made your servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child; I don't know how to go out or come in.
- 1 Kings 6:1 לִ/מְלֹ֥ךְ prep + Qal inf.cs It happened in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Ziv, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of Yahweh.
- 1 Kings 11:24 וַֽ/יִּמְלְכ֖וּ conj + Qal wimpf 3mp He gathered men to him, and became captain over a troop, when David killed them [of Zobah]: and they went to Damascus, and lived therein, and reigned in Damascus.
- 1 Kings 11:25 וַ/יִּמְלֹ֖ךְ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms He was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon, besides the mischief that Hadad [did]: and he abhorred Israel, and reigned over Syria.
- 1 Kings 11:37 וּ/מָ֣לַכְתָּ֔ conj + Qal wpf 2ms I will take you, and you shall reign according to all that your soul desires, and shall be king over Israel.
- 1 Kings 11:42 מָלַ֨ךְ Qal pf 3ms The time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years.
- 1 Kings 11:43 וַ/יִּמְלֹ֛ךְ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his place.
- 1 Kings 12:1 לְ/הַמְלִ֥יךְ prep + Hiphil inf.cs Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king.
- 1 Kings 12:17 וַ/יִּמְלֹ֥ךְ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms But as for the children of Israel who lived in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.
- 1 Kings 12:20 וַ/יַּמְלִ֥יכוּ conj + Hiphil wimpf 3mp It happened, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was returned, that they sent and called him to the congregation, and made him king over all Israel: there was none who followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.
- 1 Kings 14:19 מָלָ֑ךְ Qal pf 3ms The rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he warred, and how he reigned, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.
- 1 Kings 14:20 מָלַ֣ךְ וַ/יִּמְלֹ֛ךְ Qal pf 3ms conj + Qal wimpf 3ms The days which Jeroboam reigned were two and twenty years: and he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his place.
- 1 Kings 14:21 מָלַ֖ךְ בְּ/מָלְכ֜/וֹ מָלַ֣ךְ Qal pf 3ms prep + Qal inf.cs + sfx pers 3ms Qal pf 3ms Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which Yahweh had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there: and his mother's name was Naamah the Ammonitess.
- 1 Kings 14:31 וַ/יִּמְלֹ֛ךְ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and his mother's name was Naamah the Ammonitess. Abijam his son reigned in his place.
- 1 Kings 15:1 מָלַ֥ךְ Qal pf 3ms Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat began Abijam to reign over Judah.
- 1 Kings 15:2 מָלַ֖ךְ Qal pf 3ms Three years reigned he in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.
- 1 Kings 15:8 וַ/יִּמְלֹ֛ךְ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Abijam slept with his fathers; and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his place.
- 1 Kings 15:9 מָלַ֥ךְ Qal pf 3ms In the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Asa to reign over Judah.
- 1 Kings 15:10 מָלַ֖ךְ Qal pf 3ms Forty-one years reigned he in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.
- 1 Kings 15:24 וַ/יִּמְלֹ֛ךְ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Asa slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father; and Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place.
- 1 Kings 15:25 מָלַךְ֙ וַ/יִּמְלֹ֥ךְ Qal pf 3ms conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah; and he reigned over Israel two years.
- 1 Kings 15:28 וַ/יִּמְלֹ֖ךְ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Even in the third year of Asa king of Judah did Baasha kill him, and reigned in his place.
- 1 Kings 15:29 כְ/מָלְכ֗/וֹ prep + Qal inf.cs + sfx pers 3ms It happened that, as soon as he was king, he struck all the house of Jeroboam: he didn't leave to Jeroboam any who breathed, until he had destroyed him; according to the saying of Yahweh, which he spoke by his servant Ahijah the Shilonite;
- 1 Kings 15:33 מָ֠לַךְ Qal pf 3ms In the third year of Asa king of Judah began Baasha the son of Ahijah to reign over all Israel in Tirzah, [and reigned] twenty-four years.
- 1 Kings 16:6 וַ/יִּמְלֹ֛ךְ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah; and Elah his son reigned in his place.
- 1 Kings 16:8 מָ֠לַךְ Qal pf 3ms In the twenty-sixth year of Asa king of Judah began Elah the son of Baasha to reign over Israel in Tirzah, [and reigned] two years.
- 1 Kings 16:10 וַ/יִּמְלֹ֖ךְ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms and Zimri went in and struck him, and killed him, in the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in his place.
- 1 Kings 16:11 בְ/מָלְכ֜/וֹ prep + Qal inf.cs + sfx pers 3ms It happened, when he began to reign, as soon as he sat on his throne, that he struck all the house of Baasha: he didn't leave him a single man-child, neither of his relatives, nor of his friends.
- 1 Kings 16:15 מָלַ֥ךְ Qal pf 3ms In the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign seven days in Tirzah. Now the people were encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines.
- 1 Kings 16:16 וַ/יַּמְלִ֣כוּ conj + Hiphil wimpf 3mp The people who were encamped heard say, Zimri has conspired, and has also struck the king: therefore all Israel made Omri, the captain of the host, king over Israel that day in the camp.
- 1 Kings 16:21 לְ/הַמְלִיכ֔/וֹ prep + Hiphil inf.cs + sfx pers 3ms Then were the people of Israel divided into two parts: half of the people followed Tibni the son of Ginath, to make him king; and half followed Omri.
- 1 Kings 16:22 וַ/יִּמְלֹ֖ךְ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms But the people who followed Omri prevailed against the people who followed Tibni the son of Ginath: so Tibni died, and Omri reigned.
- 1 Kings 16:23 מָלַ֤ךְ מָלַ֥ךְ Qal pf 3ms Qal pf 3ms In the thirty-first year of Asa king of Judah began Omri to reign over Israel, [and reigned] twelve years: six years reigned he in Tirzah.
- 1 Kings 16:28 וַ/יִּמְלֹ֛ךְ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria; and Ahab his son reigned in his place.
- 1 Kings 16:29 מָלַךְ֙ וַ֠/יִּמְלֹךְ Qal pf 3ms conj + Qal wimpf 3ms In the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel: and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty-two years.
- 1 Kings 22:40 וַ/יִּמְלֹ֛ךְ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms So Ahab slept with his fathers; and Ahaziah his son reigned in his place.
- 1 Kings 22:41 מָלַ֖ךְ Qal pf 3ms Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.
- 1 Kings 22:42 בְּ/מָלְכ֔/וֹ מָלַ֖ךְ prep + Qal inf.cs + sfx pers 3ms Qal pf 3ms Jehoshaphat was thirty-five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.
- 1 Kings 22:50 וַ/יִּמְלֹ֛ךְ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father; Jehoram his son reigned in his place.
- 1 Kings 22:51 מָלַ֤ךְ וַ/יִּמְלֹ֥ךְ Qal pf 3ms conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Ahaziah the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria in the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and he reigned two years over Israel.
2 Kings 73 verses
- 2 Kings 1:17 וַ/יִּמְלֹ֤ךְ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms So he died according to the word of Yahweh which Elijah had spoken. Jehoram began to reign in his place in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah; because he had no son.
- 2 Kings 3:1 מָלַ֤ךְ וַ/יִּמְלֹ֖ךְ Qal pf 3ms conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years.
- 2 Kings 3:27 יִמְלֹ֣ךְ Qal impf 3ms Then he took his eldest son who would have reigned in his place, and offered him for a burnt offering on the wall. There was great wrath against Israel: and they departed from him, and returned to their own land.
- 2 Kings 8:15 וַ/יִּמְלֹ֥ךְ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms It happened on the next day, that he took the coverlet, and dipped it in water, and spread it on his face, so that he died: and Hazael reigned in his place.
- 2 Kings 8:16 מָלַ֛ךְ Qal pf 3ms In the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being then king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign.
- 2 Kings 8:17 בְ/מָלְכ֑/וֹ מָלַ֖ךְ prep + Qal inf.cs + sfx pers 3ms Qal pf 3ms Thirty-two years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
- 2 Kings 8:20 וַ/יַּמְלִ֥כוּ conj + Hiphil wimpf 3mp In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.
- 2 Kings 8:24 וַ/יִּמְלֹ֛ךְ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Joram slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David; and Ahaziah his son reigned in his place.
- 2 Kings 8:25 מָלַ֛ךְ Qal pf 3ms In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel did Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah begin to reign.
- 2 Kings 8:26 בְ/מָלְכ֔/וֹ מָלַ֖ךְ prep + Qal inf.cs + sfx pers 3ms Qal pf 3ms Twenty-two years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Athaliah the daughter of Omri king of Israel.
- 2 Kings 9:13 מָלַ֥ךְ Qal pf 3ms Then they hurried, and took every man his garment, and put it under him on the top of the stairs, and blew the trumpet, saying, Jehu is king.
- 2 Kings 9:29 מָלַ֥ךְ Qal pf 3ms In the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab began Ahaziah to reign over Judah.
- 2 Kings 10:5 נַמְלִ֣יךְ Hiphil impf 1cp He who was over the household, and he who was over the city, the elders also, and those who brought up [the children], sent to Jehu, saying, We are your servants, and will do all that you shall bid us; we will not make any man king: you do that which is good in your eyes.
- 2 Kings 10:35 וַ/יִּמְלֹ֛ךְ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Jehu slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria. Jehoahaz his son reigned in his place.
- 2 Kings 10:36 מָלַ֤ךְ Qal pf 3ms The time that Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria was twenty-eight years.
- 2 Kings 11:3 מֹלֶ֥כֶת Qal ptcp.act fs He was with her hid in the house of Yahweh six years. Athaliah reigned over the land.
- 2 Kings 11:12 וַ/יַּמְלִ֥כוּ conj + Hiphil wimpf 3mp Then he brought out the king's son, and put the crown on him, and [gave him] the testimony; and they made him king, and anointed him; and they clapped their hands, and said, [Long] live the king.
- 2 Kings 11:21 בְּ/מָלְכֽ/וֹ prep + Qal inf.cs + sfx pers 3ms Jehoash was seven years old when he began to reign.
- 2 Kings 12:1 מָלַ֣ךְ מָלַ֖ךְ Qal pf 3ms Qal pf 3ms In the seventh year of Jehu began Jehoash to reign; and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Zibiah of Beersheba.
- 2 Kings 12:21 וַ/יִּמְלֹ֛ךְ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms For Jozacar the son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his servants, struck him, and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Amaziah his son reigned in his place.
- 2 Kings 13:1 מָ֠לַךְ Qal pf 3ms In the three and twentieth year of Joash the son of Ahaziah, king of Judah, Jehoahaz the son of Jehu began to reign over Israel in Samaria, [and reigned] seventeen years.
- 2 Kings 13:9 וַ/יִּמְלֹ֛ךְ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Jehoahaz slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria: and Joash his son reigned in his place.
- 2 Kings 13:10 מָ֠לַךְ Qal pf 3ms In the thirty-seventh year of Joash king of Judah began Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz to reign over Israel in Samaria, [and reigned] sixteen years.
- 2 Kings 13:24 וַ/יִּמְלֹ֛ךְ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Hazael king of Syria died; and Benhadad his son reigned in his place.
- 2 Kings 14:1 מָלַ֛ךְ Qal pf 3ms In the second year of Joash son of Joahaz king of Israel began Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah to reign.
- 2 Kings 14:2 בְ/מָלְכ֔/וֹ מָלַ֖ךְ prep + Qal inf.cs + sfx pers 3ms Qal pf 3ms He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Jehoaddin of Jerusalem.
- 2 Kings 14:16 וַ/יִּמְלֹ֛ךְ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Jehoash slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel; and Jeroboam his son reigned in his place.
- 2 Kings 14:21 וַ/יַּמְלִ֣כוּ conj + Hiphil wimpf 3mp All the people of Judah took Azariah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the room of his father Amaziah.
- 2 Kings 14:23 מָ֠לַךְ Qal pf 3ms In the fifteenth year of Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel began to reign in Samaria, [and reigned] forty-one years.
- 2 Kings 14:29 וַ/יִּמְלֹ֛ךְ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Jeroboam slept with his fathers, even with the kings of Israel; and Zechariah his son reigned in his place.
- 2 Kings 15:1 מָלַ֛ךְ Qal pf 3ms In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign.
- 2 Kings 15:2 בְ/מָלְכ֔/וֹ מָלַ֖ךְ prep + Qal inf.cs + sfx pers 3ms Qal pf 3ms Sixteen years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Jecoliah of Jerusalem.
- 2 Kings 15:7 וַ/יִּמְלֹ֛ךְ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Azariah slept with his fathers; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Jotham his son reigned in his place.
- 2 Kings 15:8 מָ֠לַךְ Qal pf 3ms In the thirty-eighth year of Azariah king of Judah did Zechariah the son of Jeroboam reign over Israel in Samaria six months.
- 2 Kings 15:10 וַ/יִּמְלֹ֖ךְ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and struck him before the people, and killed him, and reigned in his place.
- 2 Kings 15:13 מָלַ֔ךְ וַ/יִּמְלֹ֥ךְ Qal pf 3ms conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Shallum the son of Jabesh began to reign in the nine and thirtieth year of Uzziah king of Judah; and he reigned the space of a month in Samaria.
- 2 Kings 15:14 וַ/יִּמְלֹ֥ךְ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Menahem the son of Gadi went up from Tirzah, and came to Samaria, and struck Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria, and killed him, and reigned in his place.
- 2 Kings 15:17 מָ֠לַךְ Qal pf 3ms In the nine and thirtieth year of Azariah king of Judah began Menahem the son of Gadi to reign over Israel, [and reigned] ten years in Samaria.
- 2 Kings 15:22 וַ/יִּמְלֹ֛ךְ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Menahem slept with his fathers; and Pekahiah his son reigned in his place.
- 2 Kings 15:23 מָ֠לַךְ Qal pf 3ms In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekahiah the son of Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria, [and reigned] two years.
- 2 Kings 15:25 וַ/יִּמְלֹ֥ךְ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Pekah the son of Remaliah, his captain, conspired against him, and struck him in Samaria, in the castle of the king's house, with Argob and Arieh; and with him were fifty men of the Gileadites: and he killed him, and reigned in his place.
- 2 Kings 15:27 מָ֠לַךְ Qal pf 3ms In the two and fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekah the son of Remaliah began to reign over Israel in Samaria, [and reigned] twenty years.
- 2 Kings 15:30 וַ/יִּמְלֹ֖ךְ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Hoshea the son of Elah made a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Remaliah, and struck him, and killed him, and reigned in his place, in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah.
- 2 Kings 15:32 מָלַ֛ךְ Qal pf 3ms In the second year of Pekah the son of Remaliah king of Israel began Jotham the son of Uzziah king of Judah to reign.
- 2 Kings 15:33 בְ/מָלְכ֔/וֹ מָלַ֖ךְ prep + Qal inf.cs + sfx pers 3ms Qal pf 3ms He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Jerusha the daughter of Zadok.
- 2 Kings 15:38 וַ/יִּמְלֹ֛ךְ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Jotham slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Ahaz his son reigned in his place.
- 2 Kings 16:1 מָלַ֛ךְ Qal pf 3ms In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah Ahaz the son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign.
- 2 Kings 16:2 בְּ/מָלְכ֔/וֹ מָלַ֖ךְ prep + Qal inf.cs + sfx pers 3ms Qal pf 3ms Twenty years old was Ahaz when he began to reign; and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: and he didn't do that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh his God, like David his father.
- 2 Kings 16:20 וַ/יִּמְלֹ֛ךְ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Ahaz slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his place.
- 2 Kings 17:1 מָ֠לַךְ Qal pf 3ms In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea the son of Elah to reign in Samaria over Israel, [and reigned] nine years.
- 2 Kings 17:21 וַ/יַּמְלִ֖יכוּ conj + Hiphil wimpf 3mp For he tore Israel from the house of David; and they made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king: and Jeroboam drove Israel from following Yahweh, and made them sin a great sin.
- 2 Kings 18:1 מָלַ֛ךְ Qal pf 3ms Now it happened in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign.
- 2 Kings 18:2 בְ/מָלְכ֔/וֹ מָלַ֖ךְ prep + Qal inf.cs + sfx pers 3ms Qal pf 3ms He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Abi the daughter of Zechariah.
- 2 Kings 19:37 וַ/יִּמְלֹ֛ךְ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms It happened, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him with the sword: and they escaped into the land of Ararat. Esar Haddon his son reigned in his place.
- 2 Kings 20:21 וַ/יִּמְלֹ֛ךְ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Hezekiah slept with his fathers; and Manasseh his son reigned in his place.
- 2 Kings 21:1 בְ/מָלְכ֔/וֹ מָלַ֖ךְ prep + Qal inf.cs + sfx pers 3ms Qal pf 3ms Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign; and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Hephzibah.
- 2 Kings 21:18 וַ/יִּמְלֹ֛ךְ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Manasseh slept with his fathers, and was buried in the garden of his own house, in the garden of Uzza: and Amon his son reigned in his place.
- 2 Kings 21:19 בְּ/מָלְכ֔/וֹ מָלַ֖ךְ prep + Qal inf.cs + sfx pers 3ms Qal pf 3ms Amon was twenty-two years old when he began to reign; and he reigned two years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Meshullemeth the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah.
- 2 Kings 21:24 וַ/יַּמְלִ֧יכוּ conj + Hiphil wimpf 3mp But the people of the land killed all those who had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his place.
- 2 Kings 21:26 וַ/יִּמְלֹ֛ךְ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms He was buried in his tomb in the garden of Uzza: and Josiah his son reigned in his place.
- 2 Kings 22:1 בְ/מָלְכ֔/וֹ מָלַ֖ךְ prep + Qal inf.cs + sfx pers 3ms Qal pf 3ms Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign; and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Jedidah the daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath.
- 2 Kings 23:30 וַ/יַּמְלִ֥יכוּ conj + Hiphil wimpf 3mp His servants carried him in a chariot dead from Megiddo, and brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own tomb. The people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and anointed him, and made him king in his father's place.
- 2 Kings 23:31 בְּ/מָלְכ֔/וֹ מָלַ֖ךְ prep + Qal inf.cs + sfx pers 3ms Qal pf 3ms Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
- 2 Kings 23:33 ב/מלך מִ/מְּלֹ֖ךְ prep + Qal inf.cs prep + Qal inf.cs Pharaoh Necoh put him in bonds at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put the land to a tribute of one hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold.
- 2 Kings 23:34 וַ/יַּמְלֵךְ֩ conj + Hiphil wimpf 3ms Pharaoh Necoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the room of Josiah his father, and changed his name to Jehoiakim: but he took Jehoahaz away; and he came to Egypt, and died there.
- 2 Kings 23:36 בְּ/מָלְכ֔/וֹ מָלַ֖ךְ prep + Qal inf.cs + sfx pers 3ms Qal pf 3ms Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Zebidah the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.
- 2 Kings 24:6 וַ/יִּמְלֹ֛ךְ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms So Jehoiakim slept with his fathers; and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his place.
- 2 Kings 24:8 בְּ/מָלְכ֔/וֹ מָלַ֖ךְ prep + Qal inf.cs + sfx pers 3ms Qal pf 3ms Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign; and he reigned in Jerusalem three months: and his mother's name was Nehushta the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem.
- 2 Kings 24:12 לְ/מָלְכֽ/וֹ prep + Qal inf.cs + sfx pers 3ms and Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he, and his mother, and his servants, and his princes, and his officers: and the king of Babylon took him in the eighth year of his reign.
- 2 Kings 24:17 וַ/יַּמְלֵ֧ךְ conj + Hiphil wimpf 3ms The king of Babylon made Mattaniah, [Jehoiachin's] father's brother, king is his place, and changed his name to Zedekiah.
- 2 Kings 24:18 בְ/מָלְכ֔/וֹ מָלַ֖ךְ prep + Qal inf.cs + sfx pers 3ms Qal pf 3ms Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
- 2 Kings 25:1 לְ/מָלְכ֗/וֹ prep + Qal inf.cs + sfx pers 3ms It happened in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and encamped against it; and they built forts against it round about.
- 2 Kings 25:27 מָלְכ֗/וֹ Qal inf.cs + sfx pers 3ms It happened in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, that Evilmerodach king of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign, did lift up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison;
1 Chronicles 22 verses
- 1 Chronicles 1:43 מָלְכוּ֙ מְלָךְ Qal pf 3cp Qal inf.cs Now these are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom, before there resigned any king over the children of Israel: Bela the son of Beor; and the name of his city was Dinhabah.
- 1 Chronicles 1:44 וַ/יִּמְלֹ֣ךְ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his place.
- 1 Chronicles 1:45 וַ/יִּמְלֹ֣ךְ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Jobab died, and Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.
- 1 Chronicles 1:46 וַ/יִּמְלֹ֨ךְ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who struck Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his place; and the name of his city was Avith.
- 1 Chronicles 1:47 וַ/יִּמְלֹ֣ךְ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his place.
- 1 Chronicles 1:48 וַ/יִּמְלֹ֣ךְ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Samlah died, and Shaul of Rehoboth by the River reigned in his place.
- 1 Chronicles 1:49 וַ/יִּמְלֹ֣ךְ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Shaul died, and Baal Hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his place.
- 1 Chronicles 1:50 וַ/יִּמְלֹ֤ךְ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Baal Hanan died, and Hadad reigned in his place; and the name of his city was Pai: and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-zahab.
- 1 Chronicles 3:4 וַ/יִּ֨מְלָךְ מָלַ֖ךְ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Qal pf 3ms six were born to him in Hebron; and there he reigned seven years and six months. In Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years;
- 1 Chronicles 4:31 מְלֹ֥ךְ Qal inf.cs and at Beth Marcaboth, and Hazar Susim, and at Beth Biri, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities to the reign of David.
- 1 Chronicles 11:10 לְ/הַמְלִיכ֑/וֹ prep + Hiphil inf.cs + sfx pers 3ms Now these are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who shown themselves strong with him in his kingdom, together with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of Yahweh concerning Israel.
- 1 Chronicles 12:31 לְ/הַמְלִ֥יךְ prep + Hiphil inf.cs Of the half-tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, who were mentioned by name, to come and make David king.
- 1 Chronicles 12:38 לְ/הַמְלִ֥יךְ לְ/הַמְלִ֥יךְ prep + Hiphil inf.cs prep + Hiphil inf.cs All these being men of war, who could order the battle array, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king.
- 1 Chronicles 16:31 מָלָֽךְ Qal pf 3ms Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; Let them say among the nations, Yahweh reigns.
- 1 Chronicles 18:14 וַ/יִּמְלֹ֥ךְ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms David reigned over all Israel; and he executed justice and righteousness to all his people.
- 1 Chronicles 19:1 וַ/יִּמְלֹ֥ךְ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms It happened after this, that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his place.
- 1 Chronicles 23:1 וַ/יַּמְלֵ֛ךְ conj + Hiphil wimpf 3ms Now David was old and full of days; and he made Solomon his son king over Israel.
- 1 Chronicles 28:4 לְ/הַמְלִ֖יךְ prep + Hiphil inf.cs However Yahweh, the God of Israel, chose me out of all the house of my father to be king over Israel forever: for he has chosen Judah to be prince; and in the house of Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he took pleasure in me to make me king over all Israel;
- 1 Chronicles 29:22 וַ/יַּמְלִ֤יכוּ conj + Hiphil wimpf 3mp and ate and drink before Yahweh on that day with great gladness. They made Solomon the son of David king the second time, and anointed him to Yahweh to be prince, and Zadok to be priest.
- 1 Chronicles 29:26 מָלַ֖ךְ Qal pf 3ms Now David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.
- 1 Chronicles 29:27 מָלַךְ֙ מָלַךְ֙ מָלַ֖ךְ Qal pf 3ms Qal pf 3ms Qal pf 3ms The time that he reigned over Israel was forty years; he reigned seven years in Hebron, and thirty-three [years] reigned he in Jerusalem.
- 1 Chronicles 29:28 וַ/יִּמְלֹ֛ךְ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms He died in a good old age, full of days, riches, and honor: and Solomon his son reigned in his place.
2 Chronicles 57 verses
- 2 Chronicles 1:8 וְ/הִמְלַכְתַּ֖/נִי conj + Hiphil pf 2ms + sfx pers 1cs Solomon said to God, You have shown great loving kindness to David my father, and have made me king in his place.
- 2 Chronicles 1:9 הִמְלַכְתַּ֔/נִי Hiphil pf 2ms + sfx pers 1cs Now, Yahweh God, let your promise to David my father be established; for you have made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude.
- 2 Chronicles 1:11 הִמְלַכְתִּ֖י/ךָ Hiphil pf 1cs + sfx pers 2ms God said to Solomon, Because this was in your heart, and you have not asked riches, wealth, or honor, nor the life of those who hate you, neither yet have asked long life; but have asked wisdom and knowledge for yourself, that you may judge my people, over whom I have made you king:
- 2 Chronicles 1:13 וַ/יִּמְלֹ֖ךְ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms So Solomon came from the high place that was at Gibeon, from before the tent of meeting, to Jerusalem; and he reigned over Israel.
- 2 Chronicles 9:30 וַ/יִּמְלֹ֨ךְ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.
- 2 Chronicles 9:31 וַ/יִּמְלֹ֛ךְ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Solomon slept with his fathers, and he was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his place.
- 2 Chronicles 10:1 לְ/הַמְלִ֥יךְ prep + Hiphil inf.cs Rehoboam went to Shechem; for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king.
- 2 Chronicles 10:17 וַ/יִּמְלֹ֥ךְ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms But as for the children of Israel who lived in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.
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“to reign” is the headline sense of the Hebrew verb מלך (mâlak). As a verb its force shifts by stem, across 4 stems (Qal, Hiphil, and more). The Hebrew Bible uses it across 284 verses — common. More than a quarter of its appearances fall in 2 Kings. First canonically at Genesis 36:31, it enters the text early. See the sense tree, 284-verse concordance, and the renderings breakdown below.
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Strong's H4427 catalogs a Hebrew word from the Hebrew Old Testament.
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- 284
- distinct verses
- The word appears in 284 distinct verses.
- 22 / 39
- OT books
- The word appears in 22 of 39 Old Testament books.
- #139
- by frequency
- Top 250 most frequent Hebrew words (rank 139 of 8,640 Hebrew words by occurrence).
View all 284 occurrences in the concordance →
Most concentrated in
- 2 Kings 73 verses 26%
- 2 Chronicles 57 verses 20%
- 1 Kings 51 verses 18%
By section of the Old Testament
By traditional corpus
Conventional, traditional groupings — biblical authorship is debated, so this is a traditional corpus grouping, not an authorship claim. Each share is this word’s portion of its verses in that division of the Hebrew canon. Each figure is a share of the word’s 284 distinct verses.
- Prophets (Nevi'im) 177 verses · 62%
- Writings (Ketuvim) 96 verses · 34%
- Torah (Pentateuch) 11 verses · 4%
How translations render this word
Counts come from each version’s own published word-to-Strong’s tagging or interlinear alignment — an approximate guide to how each version renders this word, not a word-level alignment the data otherwise carries. Because each total is that version’s own tagged count, the per-version totals vary from one another and need not match the appearance or distinct-verse counts above. These counts may also differ from a printed concordance because Lemma counts each distinctly tagged rendering and does not collapse phrase taggings into a single head-word total. This is a fixed set of word-tagged versions (KJV, ASV, BSB, ULT) and does not change with the reading translation you choose elsewhere. Each version’s license is shown beside its name below (and on Sources).
BDB lists this Strong’s number as 2 distinct words (homographs). Each count above pools all of them and is not split by sense — see the Senses section below. A low-frequency rendering may belong to a different one of those words, not the primary meaning.
- King James Version†: Reigned 115×, He reigned 38×, Reign 35×
- American Standard Version†: Reigned in his stead 51×, He reigned 47×, Reigned 43×
- Berean Standard Bible†: Reigned 75×, He reigned 54×, He became king 39×
- unfoldingWord Literal Text†: Reigned 102×, He reigned 81×, And 76×
King James Version Public Domain
Renders H4427 across 350† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 45 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
American Standard Version Public Domain
Renders H4427 across 347† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 53 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
Renders H4427 across 340† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 51 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 8 further occurrences.
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Renders H4427 across 463† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 46 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
Senses in the full BDB
Hebrew verbs can shift meaning by stem (binyan): Qal is the basic action, Niphal is often passive or reflexive, Piel often intensifies or makes it factitive, and Hiphil is typically causative. The senses below are grouped under the stem BDB assigns to each. This entry also uses Hophal (the passive of Hiphil).
What do BDB’s symbols mean?
BDB uses these scholarly abbreviations:
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 𝔊 | the Septuagint (the ancient Greek translation, LXX) |
| 𝔙 | the Vulgate (the Latin translation) |
| 𝔖 | the Syriac version (the Peshitta) |
| 𝔗 | the Targum (the Aramaic translation) |
| ψ | the Psalms |
| √ | root (the underlying root or stem) |
| ‖ | parallel passage (a synonymous or contrasted parallel) |
| † | the dagger: every passage where the word occurs is cited |
The 4 senses and sub-senses the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon distinguishes for this word, in lexicon order (not ranked by frequency), with BDB’s own verbatim wording and sub-sense lettering. Shown in Hebrew script with BDB’s own scholarly abbreviations. The condensed entry is in the Lexicon Entry tab. See also the Forms in the corpus table below.
מלך I denom. be, or become king, or queen, reign
Qal
- Pf. מ׳ Jos 13:10 +, etc.; Impf. יִמְלֹךְ (-לוֹךְ) Ex 15:18 +; וַיִּמְלֹךְ Gn 36:32 +; 2 ms. תִּמְלֹךְ Gn 37:8 +, (הֲתִֽמֲלֹךְ Je 22:15 Bear); Imv. מְלָךְ־, Ju 9:14; מָלְכָה Ju 9:8; מָלְכִי Ju 9:10, 12; Inf. abs. מָלֹךְ Gn 37:8 1 S 24:21; cstr. מְלֹךְ 1 K 2:15 +; sf. מָלְכוֹ 1 S 13:1 +; Pt. מֹלֵךְ Je 22:11 + 2 times; מֹלֶכֶת 2 K 11:3 = 2 Ch 22:12;—be (become) king, reign, mostly of Hebrew kings, 2 S 2:10 1 K 16:22 2 K 3:1; 9:13, but also gen. Pr 8:15; 30:22; of Can., Edom., Aramaic, Assyrian, Pers. kings, etc.: Ju 4:2 Gn 36:31 1 K 11:25 2 K 8:15; 19:37 Est 1:1 +; sq. בְּ loc. (usually city) Jos 13:10, 12 Ju 4:2 2 S 5:5 1 K 11:24; 14:21 + often; but also Gn 36:31, 32 1 Ch 1:43 בְּארץ, and even בְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר־תְּאַוֶּה נַפְשֶׁ֑ךָ 2 S 3:21; sq. עַל c. people or land 1 S 8:9, 11; 12:14; 13:1 1 K 15:1, 9; 16:23 + often; sq. בְּ loc. + עַל territ. (or pop.) 2 S 5:5 1 K 11:42; sq. תַּחַת (תַּחְתָּיו) 2 S 16:8 Gn 36:33f. = 1 Ch 1:44f., 1 K 14:20, 31 2 K 8:15; 13:24 Je 22:11 + often; †subj. God, sq. על ψ 47:9 Mi 4:7 Ez 20:33 1 S 8:7; sq. בְּ Is 24:23; abs. Ex 15:18 Is 52:7 ψ 93:1; 96:10 = 1 Ch 16:31, 97:1; 99:1; 146:10†; subj. future (Mess.) king Is 32:1 Je 23:5; †subj. a woman (= be queen) 2 K 11:3 = 2 Ch 22:12 (both sq. עַל), Est 2:4 sq. תַּחַת†; Imv. only in fable, king of trees, Ju 9:8, 10, 12, 14 all sq. על; בְּמָלְכוֹ especially = when he began to reign, became king 1 S 13:1 2 S 2:10 1 K 14:21 + often; Inf. also = reign: בְּשְׁנַת שְׁמֹנֶה לְמָלְכוֹ 2 K 24:12; 25:1, cf. v 27; 1 K 6:1 2 Ch 16:13; 17:7; 29:3; 34:3, 8, cf. עַד מְלֹךְ דָּוִד 1 Ch 4:31; עַד מְלֹךְ מַלְכוּת פָּרָס 2 Ch 36:20; began to reign and reigned מָלַךְ וַיִּמְלֹךְ 1 K 15:25; 16:29 2 K 3:1 +; often מָלַךְ alone with same meaning 1 K 16:23 2 K 13:1, 10; 14:23 +. e.g. Joshua 13:10
Hiphil
- Pf. הִמְלִיךְ 1 S 15:35 + 2 times; הִמְלַ֫כְתָּ 1 K 3:7, etc.; Impf. וַיַּמְלֵךְ 2 K 23:34 + 4 times; וַיַּמְלִיכוּ Ju 9:6 + etc.; Inf. cstr. הַמְלִיךְ 1 K 12:1 + etc.; Pt. מַמְלִיךְ Ez 17:16;—make king, or queen, cause to reign, sq. acc. pers. Ju 9:16 1 S 11:15 1 K 1:43; 12:1; 16:21 2 K 10:5; 11:12 (anointing and coronation) = 2 Ch 23:11, 2 K 17:21 1 Ch 11:10; 12:32, 39 2 Ch 10:1; 11:22 Ez 17:16; sq. לִשׁלמֹה (לְ of dir. obj., as Aramaic) 1 Ch 29:22; sq. acc. cogn. 1 S 8:22 (+ לָהֶם), 12:1 (+ על), Is 7:6 (+ בְּתוֹךְ); sq. לְמֶלֶךְ Ju 9:6 1 S 15:11; sq. acc. pers. + בְּ loc. Je 37:1; + עַל Ju 9:18 1 S 15:35 1 K 12:20; 16:16 2 K 8:20 1 Ch 12:38; 28:4 (acc. om.), 23:1 2 Ch 1:9, 11; 21:8; 36:4, 10, cf. 2 S 2:9 (3 times עֲל־, 3 times אֶל־); + תַּחַת 1 K 3:7 2 K 14:21; 21:24; 23:30 (anointing), v 34; 24:17 2 Ch 1:8; 22:1; 26:1; 33:25; 36:1; Est 2:17 (= make queen at coronation); abs. Ho 8:4. e.g. 1 Samuel 15:35
Hophal
- Pf. הָמְלַךְ עַל מַלְכוּת כַּשְׂדִּים Dn 9:1. e.g. Daniel 9:1
מלך II counsel, advise (loan-wd. from Aramaic ܡܠܰܟ, מְלַךְ
Niphal
- (so NH) Impf. וַיִּמָּלֵךְ לִבִּי עָלַי i.e. I considered carefully, Ne 5:7. e.g. Nehemiah 5:7
Senses from the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon (Brown, Driver, Briggs; Oxford 1906 — public domain), digitized via Sefaria, supplemented by the OpenScriptures HebrewLexicon (CC BY 4.0). Full attribution on Sources.
Word origin
I. vb. denom. be, or become king, or queen, reign;—
II. vb. counsel, advise (loan-wd. from Aramaic ܡܠܰܟ, מְלַךְ; cf. Assyrian malâku, DlHWB 412);—only
— Brown-Driver-Briggs (Oxford 1906, public domain), digitized via Sefaria, supplemented by the OpenScriptures HebrewLexicon (CC BY 4.0). See Sources.
Origin: a primitive root
Jastrow Dictionary
A second Hebrew/Aramaic lexicon for comparison, covering Aramaic and post-biblical (Talmudic, Targumic, Midrashic) usage that the biblical-Hebrew BDB does not. Matched by lemma rather than by Strong’s number, so a lemma may carry more than one Jastrow headword (shown separately below), and the entries cover usage well beyond the Bible.
*מַלָּךְ
- (= מַה לָךְ) what is it to thee?; of no practical value. Sabb. 150ᵃ sq. חשבונות של מ׳ ושל מה בכך (Ms. M. מה לך, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) accounts of ‘what is it to thee?’ and of ‘what is in it?’, i.e. for no practical purpose. [Oth. opin., v. Ar.]
מָלַךְ
- (b. h.) [to lead in council,] to preside; to officiate; to be ruler. B. Bath. 164ᵇ מ׳ שנה מונין לו שתים when he has been in office one year, they date (in documents) ‘the second year’. Meg. 11ᵃ (ref. to המֹלֵךְ, Esth. I, 1) מ׳ מעצמו started a dynasty with himself (had no claims of succession). Ib. מָלְכוּ בכיפה, v. כִּיפָּה. Zeb. 118ᵇ עשרה שנה שמ׳ וכ׳ ten years during which Samuel ruled alone, ושנה שמ׳ שאול וכ׳ and one year during which Saul and Samuel ruled conjointly; Tem. 15ᵃ; a. fr. e.g. Esther 1:1
- [to be led,]
- 1. to take council, to ask advice or permission. Ber. 3ᵇ נִמְלָכִין בסנהדרין they ask the Sanhedrin for their confirmation. Ib. 4ᵃ כל מה … אני נ׳ במפיבשת וכ׳ in whatever I undertake, I consult the opinion of M., my teacher. Ib. 29ᵇ וכשאתה … הִמָּלֵךְ בקונך וצא and when thou art about to go on a journey, take council of thy Maker (pray) and go out. B. Mets. 14ᵃ צריך לִימָּלֵךְ the scribe must ask for authorization (to insert in the contract); a. fr.
- 2. [to take council with one’s self,] to reconsider, change one’s mind. Gitt. III, 1. Dem. III, 2 הלוקח … ונ׳ להחזיר if one buys vegetables …. and then decides to return (the goods). Ib. 3 נטלן לאוכלן ונ׳ להצניע if he took them up to eat them and changed his mind (deciding) to keep them; a. fr.
- to appoint or elect for rulership, to acknowledge the authority of. Snh. 64ᵃ שהִמְלִיכוּהוּ עליהם, v. מוֹלֶךְ. Y. Ned. IX, beg. 41ᵇ (ref. to Ps. LXXXI, 10) זר שבקרבך אל תַּמְלִיכֵהוּ עליך allow not the tyrant within thee (the evil inclination) to rule over thee. Ab. Zar. 18ᵃ אומה זו מן השמים הִמְלִיכוּהָ this (Roman) nation has been given the rulership by divine decree. R. Hash. 16ᵃ אמרו לפני … מלכיות שתַּמְלִיכוּנִי עליכם recite before me verses of homage (v. מַלְכוּת), in order that you may declare me your ruler; a. fr. e.g. Psalms 81:10
מְלַךְ
- 1. to rule. Targ. Gen. XXXVII, 8; a. fr.—Part. מָלִיךְ. Targ. Jer. XXXIII, 21 (ed. Wil. מְלִיךְ, corr. acc.); a. fr.—Ab. Zar. 10ᵃ בעינא דיִמְלַךְ וכ׳ I desire that my son Severus be king after me; ib. דיִמְלוֹךְ.—Ber. 64ᵃ מ׳ רבה Rabbah officiated (as teacher and judge); a. fr.
- 2. (mostly מליך) to decide. Targ. Is. XIV, 27. Ib. XXIII, 8 (ed. Ven. מַלִּיךְ). Ib. 9 מִילְכָהּ ed. Lag. (some ed. מלכא, read: מִלְכָהּ); a. fr.—Part. pass. מְלִיךְ. Ib. XIV, 26; a. e.
- 3. to advise. Targ. II Sam. XVII, 7. Targ. I Kings I, 12; a. fr.
- 1. to advise. Targ. Job XXVI, 3.
- 2. to decide, v. supra.
- 1. = preced. = preced. Hif. Targ. I Kings III, 7; a. fr.
- 2. to counsel, persuade. Targ. Josh. XV, 18. Targ. Y. Deut. XXX, 6; a. e.—[Targ. Prov. VIII, 15 מַמְלְכִין ed. Lag. rule (oth. ed. מלכין).]
- , אִמְּ׳ = preced. Nif.—Targ. Is. XXXII, 7; a. fr.—B. Bath. 4ᵃ בתר דעבדין מִתְמַלְּכִין do people ask for advice (or permission) after they have acted? Ber. 27ᵇ אִימְּלִיךְ וכ׳ consult my family. Ib. אזיל ואִמְּ׳ וכ׳ he went and consulted his wife. Ned. 54ᵃ כל מילתא דצריך שליחא לאִמְּלוּכֵי וכ׳ any change of order for which the messenger has to ask special authorization, is heterogeneous (to the object of the original commission); כל מילתא דמִימְּלִיךְ שליח עלה וכ׳ a change for which the messenger asks for instructions is homogeneous. Sot. 43ᵇ אי אימ׳ עלה if he reconsiders his original disposal; a. fr.
מֶלֶךְ
- preced.) leader in council, chief, king. Ber. 3ᵇ אדוננו המ׳ our lord the king! Tosef. Snh. VIII, 5, a. fr. מ׳ מלכי המלכים the Most Supreme King (the Lord). Ib. IX, 8 אפי׳ מ׳ של מלכים even a king of kings (great sovereign). Snh. 38ᵃ, a. fr. מ׳ בו"ד (v. בָּשָׂר) a human chief. Ab. Zar. 10ᵃ אין מושיבין מ׳ בן מ׳ they (the Romans) do not allow the son of a king to succeed his father. Kerith. 5ᵇ מ׳ ראשון a first king, starter of a dynasty. Shebu. 6ᵇ מַלְכֹּו של זה this hyparch’s chief. Num. R. s. 18 משה מ׳ וכ׳ Moses has made himself the chief, and Aaron is high priest &c.; a. v. fr.—Pl. מְלָכִים. Hor. 12ᵃ כיצד מושחין את המ׳ וכ׳ how are kings anointed? By drawing with the oil the outlines of a crown; Ker. 5ᵇ. Ib. מַלְכֵי בית דוד the kings of the house of David (southern kingdom); מ׳ ישראל the kings of the northern kingdom; a. v. fr.—בַּת מְ׳ Princess, name of a demon afflicting the eye, also a certain disorder of the eye, v. בַּת I. Sabb. 109ᵃ (Var. בת חורין, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note).—Pl. בנות מֶלֶךְ. Tosef. B. Kam. IX, 27 יצאו בנות מ׳ the ‘princesses’ (humors of the eye) escaped (in consequence of a blow).
מֶלֶךְ ²
- Targ. Ps. XXIV, 7; 9. Targ. Ex. I, 8; a. fr.—Snh. 110ᵃ איהו הוה מ׳ he (Moses) himself is chief. Y. Yeb. XVI, 15ᶜ, v. אָרְסְקִינָס. Y. Ter. VIII, 46ᵇ bot. אתעביד מ׳ he (Dioclet) became king; a. fr.—Pl. מַלְכֵין, מַלְכַיָּא, מַלְכֵי. Targ. Gen. XVII, 6. Ib. XIV, 5. Targ. Prov. VIII, 15; a. fr.—Gitt. 62ᵃ שלמא עלייכו מ׳ (to scholars) peace be with you, chiefs!—Shebu. 6ᵇ תרי מ׳ וכ׳ two kings and two viceroys (hyparchs); a. fr.
מֵלַךְ
- (preced. wds.) counsel, advice. Targ. Is. III, 3. Targ. Y. Deut. VIII, 18 (O. עצה; h. text כֹּחַ); a. fr.—Pl. מִלְכִין, מִלְכַיָּא, מִי׳. Targ. Is. XXV, 1. Targ. Job XII, 17 (not מַ׳). Targ. Hos. X, 6; a. e.
A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature (Marcus Jastrow; London, Luzac, 1903) — Public Domain. Digitized via Sefaria. Digitized via Sefaria. Full attribution on Sources.
Forms in the corpus
The 119 distinct written forms H4427 takes in the Hebrew Bible, most frequent first — each parse links to that stem’s occurrences in the concordance. Hebrew forms include their vowel points and cantillation, so a single lemma takes many written forms.
The 60 most common forms are shown; 59 rarer forms follow in the full concordance.
Same root — word family
Other BDB entries built from the same root as H4427, grouped by Strong’s listed origin. These share a root / origin per the lexicon — not necessarily a shared meaning. Each links to that word’s own entry.
Derived from this word
- מלוכה mᵉlûwkâh H4410 kingship
- מלך melek H4428 king
- מלך mᵉlak H4431 counsel
- מלכות malkûwth H4438 kingdom
- מלכת mᵉleketh H4446 queen
- ממלכה mamlâkâh H4467 kingdom
Proper names from this root
People and places named from this root — a name, not an additional meaning of the word.
- ימלך Yamlêk H3230 Jamlech
- מלוך Mallûwk H4409 Malluch
- מלך Môlek H4432 Molech
- מלכת Môleketh H4447 Hammoleketh
Compare all same-root words → Showing 4 of 11 — not the complete family. 4 of the same-root words are proper names (people or places). They share a root, not necessarily a meaning.
Septuagint verse parallels
This word appears in 264 verses that also exist in the Greek Old Testament (Septuagint), out of the 284 Hebrew verses it occurs in. You can read those verses in Greek by switching the Old Testament edition to the Septuagint.
Read these verses in the Septuagint
- Genesis 36:31
- Exodus 15:18
- Joshua 13:10
- Judges 4:2
- 1 Samuel 8:7
- 2 Samuel 2:9
- 1 Kings 1:5
- 2 Kings 1:17
- 1 Chronicles 3:4
- 2 Chronicles 1:8
- Esther 1:1
- Job 34:30
This is a verse-level parallel only — the same verses exist in both the Hebrew and Greek Old Testaments. No word-level Hebrew↔Greek correspondence is claimed: the data carries no such alignment, so no Greek word is shown as this Hebrew word’s translation. Coverage is not total — the Septuagint omits the deuterocanon and renumbers the Psalms, so some Hebrew verses have no direct Greek parallel.
