מֶלֶךְ
melek (meleḵ)
/MEH-lekh/
“king, royal sovereign”
King, sovereign ruler; human earthly king under the covenant law (Deuteronomy 17) and supremely Yahweh as cosmic King of kings ruling from Zion.
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
From מָלַךְ (H4427) to reign.
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
kingroyal
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: מֶלֶךְ (king, royal sovereign) -> G0935
Key Biblical Occurrences (8)
Foundational passages where מֶלֶךְ (melek) carries significant theological or narrative weight.