Hebrew noun (Aramaic, masculine) · H4430
מֶלֶךְ
melekmeh'-lek
king
180 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H4430is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 2 of 39Old Testament books
- 45spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H4430
a king
The King James renders it: king, royal.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
melek is rendered "king". It stands 180 times in the Hebrew text, across two books.
- 135 of the uses stand in Daniel, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Ezra 4:8Rehum the commander and Shimshai the scribe wrote the letter against Jerusalem to King Artaxerxes as follows:
- The Greek text spells it forty-five different ways.
The first use
Rehum the commander and Shimshai the scribe wrote the letter against Jerusalem to King Artaxerxes as follows:
Ezra 4:8מַלְכָּ֖א
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- king the112
- king O23
- to king the17
- kings9
- king of6
- and king the4
- king2
- kings the2
- and a king1
- and kings1
- obj. king of1
- of kings1
and 1 more, 180 uses in all
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
Other numbers on this spelling
Strong gave these words the same spelling and different numbers, so the site counts and defines them apart.
The words it stands beside
All 180, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
45 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- מַלְכָּא֙22
- מַלְכָּ֔א20
- מַלְכָּ֑א16
- מַלְכָּ֖א14
- מַלְכָּ֗א14
- מַלְכָּֽא׃10
- מַלְכָּ֜א9
- לְמַלְכָּ֔א6
- מַלְכָּ֣א6
- מַלְכִ֖ין6
- מַלְכָּ֥א4
- לְמַלְכָּֽא׃3
and 33 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)135ANcbsd/Ta
- preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)17AR/Ncbsd/Ta
- noun · masculine plural10ANcmpa
- noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)6ANcbsc
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)4AC/Ncbsd/Ta
- noun · masculine plural · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)3ANcmpd/Ta
- noun · masculine or feminine singular2ANcbsa
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular1AC/Ncbsa
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural1AC/Ncmpa
- preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)1AR/Ncbsc
Ezra
forty-five uses
Rehum the commander and Shimshai the scribe wrote the letter against Jerusalem to King Artaxerxes as follows:
- מַלְכָּ֖אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
(This is the text of the letter they sent to him.) To King Artaxerxes, From your servants, the men west of the Euphrates:
- מַלְכָּ֑אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
Let it be known to the king that the Jews who came from you to us have returned to Jerusalem. And they are rebuilding that rebellious and wicked city, restoring its walls, and repairing its foundations.
- לְמַלְכָּ֔אlemalka'preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: to king the
Let it now be known to the king that if that city is rebuilt and its walls are restored, they will not pay tribute, duty, or toll, and the royal treasury will suffer.
- לְמַלְכָּ֔אlemalka'preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: to king the
- מַלְכִ֖יםmalkhimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: kings
Now because we are in the service of the palace and it is not fitting for us to allow the king to be dishonored, we have sent to inform the king
- מַלְכָּ֔אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
- לְמַלְכָּֽא׃lemalka'preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: to king the
that a search should be made of the record books of your fathers. In these books you will discover and verify that the city is a rebellious city, harmful to kings and provinces, inciting sedition from ancient times. That is why this city was destroyed.
- מַלְכִין֙malkhinnoun · masculine pluraltagged: of kings
We advise the king that if this city is rebuilt and its walls are restored, you will have no dominion west of the Euphrates.
- לְמַלְכָּ֔אlemalka'preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: to king the
Then the king sent this reply: To Rehum the commander, Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of your associates living in Samaria and elsewhere in the region west of the Euphrates: Greetings.
- מַלְכָּ֗אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
I issued a decree, and a search was conducted. It was discovered that this city has revolted against kings from ancient times, engaging in rebellion and sedition.
- מַלְכִ֖יןmalkhinnoun · masculine pluraltagged: kings
And mighty kings have ruled over Jerusalem and exercised authority over the whole region west of the Euphrates; and tribute, duty, and toll were paid to them.
- וּמַלְכִ֣יןumalkhinconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine pluraltagged: and kings
See that you do not neglect this matter. Why allow this threat to increase and the royal interests to suffer?
- מַלְכִֽין׃ סmalkhinnoun · masculine pluraltagged: kings
When the text of the letter from King Artaxerxes was read to Rehum, Shimshai the scribe, and their associates, they went immediately to the Jews in Jerusalem and forcibly stopped them.
- מַלְכָּ֔אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
Thus the construction of the house of God in Jerusalem ceased, and it remained at a standstill until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.
- מֶֽלֶךְ־melekh-noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: king of
This is the text of the letter that Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates, the officials in the region, sent to King Darius.
- מַלְכָּֽא׃malka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
The report they sent him read as follows: To King Darius: All peace.
- מַלְכָּ֖אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
Let it be known to the king that we went into the province of Judah, to the house of the great God. The people are rebuilding it with large stones, and placing timbers in the walls. This work is being carried out diligently and is prospering in their hands.
- לְמַלְכָּ֗אlemalka'preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: to king the
And this is the answer they returned: “We are servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the temple that was built many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and completed.
- וּמֶ֤לֶךְumelekhconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singulartagged: and a king
But since our fathers angered the God of heaven, He delivered them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Chaldean who destroyed this temple and carried away the people to Babylon.
- מֶֽלֶךְ־melekh-noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: king of
In his first year, however, Cyrus king of Babylon issued a decree to rebuild this house of God.
- מַלְכָּ֖אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
- מַלְכָּא֙malka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
He also removed from the temple of Babylon the gold and silver articles belonging to the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken and carried there from the temple in Jerusalem. King Cyrus gave these articles to a man named Sheshbazzar, whom he appointed governor
- מַלְכָּ֗אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
Now, therefore, if it pleases the king, let a search be made of the royal archives in Babylon to see if King Cyrus did indeed issue a decree to rebuild the house of God in Jerusalem. Then let the king send us his decision in this matter.
- מַלְכָּ֣אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
- מַלְכָּ֣אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
- מַלְכָּא֙malka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
- מַלְכָּ֛אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
Thus King Darius ordered a search of the archives stored in the treasury of Babylon.
- מַלְכָּ֖אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
In the first year of King Cyrus, he issued a decree concerning the house of God in Jerusalem: Let the house be rebuilt as a place for offering sacrifices, and let its foundations be firmly laid. It is to be sixty cubits high and sixty cubits wide,
- מַלְכָּ֗אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
- מַלְכָּא֮malka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
with three layers of cut stones and one of timbers. The costs are to be paid from the royal treasury.
- מַלְכָּ֖אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
I hereby decree what you must do for these elders of the Jews who are rebuilding this house of God: The cost is to be paid in full to these men from the royal treasury out of the taxes of the provinces west of the Euphrates, so that the work will not be hindered.
- מַלְכָּ֗אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
Then they will be able to offer sacrifices of a sweet aroma to the God of heaven and to pray for the lives of the king and his sons.
- מַלְכָּ֖אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
May God, who has caused His Name to dwell there, overthrow any king or people who lifts a hand to alter this decree or to destroy this house of God in Jerusalem. I, Darius, have issued the decree. Let it be carried out with diligence.
- מֶ֤לֶךְmelekhnoun · masculine or feminine singulartagged: king
In response, Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates diligently carried out what King Darius had decreed.
- מַלְכָּ֛אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
So the Jewish elders built and prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah son of Iddo. They finished building according to the command of the God of Israel and the decrees of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes, kings of Persia.
- מֶ֥לֶךְmelekhnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: king of
And this temple was completed on the third day of the month of Adar, in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.
- מַלְכָּֽא׃ פmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
Artaxerxes, king of kings. To Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven: Greetings.
- מֶ֖לֶךְmelekhnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: king of
- מַלְכַיָּ֑אmalkhaiya'noun · masculine plural · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: the kings
You are sent by the king and his seven counselors to evaluate Judah and Jerusalem according to the Law of your God, which is in your hand.
- מַלְכָּ֜אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
Moreover, you are to take with you the silver and gold that the king and his counselors have freely offered to the God of Israel, whose dwelling is in Jerusalem,
- מַלְכָּ֣אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
And if anything else is needed for the house of your God that you may have occasion to supply, you may pay for it from the royal treasury.
- מַלְכָּֽא׃malka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
I, King Artaxerxes, decree to all the treasurers west of the Euphrates: Whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven, may require of you, it must be provided promptly,
- מַלְכָּא֙malka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
Whatever is commanded by the God of heaven must be done diligently for His house. For why should wrath fall on the realm of the king and his sons?
- מַלְכָּ֖אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
If anyone does not keep the law of your God and the law of the king, let a strict judgment be executed against him, whether death, banishment, confiscation of property, or imprisonment.
- מַלְכָּ֔אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
Daniel
135 uses
Then the astrologers answered the king in Aramaic, “O king, may you live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will give the interpretation.”
- מַלְכָּא֙malka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king O
The king replied to the astrologers, “My word is final: If you do not tell me the dream and its interpretation, you will be cut into pieces and your houses will be reduced to rubble.
- מַלְכָּא֙malka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
They answered a second time, “Let the king tell the dream to his servants, and we will give the interpretation.”
- מַלְכָּ֕אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king O
The king replied, “I know for sure that you are stalling for time, because you see that my word is final.
- מַלְכָּא֙malka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
The astrologers answered the king, “No one on earth can do what the king requests! No king, however great and powerful, has ever asked anything like this of any magician, enchanter, or astrologer.
- מַלְכָּא֙malka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
- מַלְכָּ֔אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
- מֶ֙לֶךְ֙melekhnoun · masculine or feminine singulartagged: king
What the king requests is so difficult that no one can tell it to him except the gods, whose dwelling is not with mortals.”
- מַלְכָּ֤הmalkah'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
- מַלְכָּ֑אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
This response made the king so furious with anger that he gave orders to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
- מַלְכָּ֕אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
When Arioch, the commander of the king’s guard, had gone out to execute the wise men of Babylon, Daniel replied with discretion and tact.
- מַלְכָּ֑אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
“Why is the decree from the king so harsh?” he asked. At this time Arioch explained the situation to Daniel.
- מַלְכָּ֔אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
- מַלְכָּ֑אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
So Daniel went in and asked the king to give him some time, so that he could give him the interpretation.
- מַלְכָּ֑אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
- לְמַלְכָּֽא׃ פlemalka'preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: to king the
He changes the times and seasons; He removes kings and establishes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning.
- מַלְכִ֖יןmalkhinnoun · masculine pluraltagged: kings
- מַלְכִ֑יןmalkhinnoun · masculine pluraltagged: kings
To You, O God of my fathers, I give thanks and praise, because You have given me wisdom and power. And now You have made known to me what we have requested, for You have made known to us the dream of the king.”
- מַלְכָּ֖אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
Therefore Daniel went to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon, and said to him, “Do not execute the wise men of Babylon! Bring me before the king, and I will give him the interpretation.”
- מַלְכָּ֔אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
- מַלְכָּ֔אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
- לְמַלְכָּ֥אlemalka'preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: to king the
Arioch hastily brought Daniel before the king and said to him, “I have found a man among the exiles from Judah who will tell the king the interpretation.”
- מַלְכָּ֑אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
- לְמַלְכָּ֥אlemalka'preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: to king the
The king responded to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, “Are you able to tell me what I saw in the dream, as well as its interpretation?”
- מַלְכָּא֙malka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
Daniel answered the king, “No wise man, enchanter, medium, or magician can explain to the king the mystery of which he inquires.
- מַלְכָּ֖אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
- מַלְכָּ֣אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
- לְמַלְכָּֽא׃lemalka'preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: to king the
But there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the latter days. Your dream and the visions that came into your mind as you lay on your bed were these:
- לְמַלְכָּא֙lemalka'preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: to king the
As you lay on your bed, O king, your thoughts turned to the future, and the Revealer of Mysteries made known to you what will happen.
- מַלְכָּ֗אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king O
And to me this mystery has been revealed, not because I have more wisdom than any man alive, but in order that the interpretation might be made known to the king, and that you may understand the thoughts of your mind.
- לְמַלְכָּ֣אlemalka'preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: to king the
As you, O king, were watching, a great statue appeared. A great and dazzling statue stood before you, and its form was awesome.
- מַלְכָּ֗אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king O
This was the dream; now we will tell the king its interpretation.
- מַלְכָּֽא׃malka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
You, O king, are the king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given sovereignty, power, strength, and glory.
- מַלְכָּ֔אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king O
- מֶ֖לֶךְmelekhnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: king of
- מַלְכַיָּ֑אmalkhaiya'noun · masculine plural · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: kings the
In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will shatter all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself stand forever.
- מַלְכַיָּ֣אmalkhaiya'noun · masculine plural · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: kings the
And just as you saw a stone being cut out of the mountain without human hands, and it shattered the iron, bronze, clay, silver, and gold, so the great God has told the king what will happen in the future. The dream is true, and its interpretation is trustworthy.”
- לְמַלְכָּ֔אlemalka'preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: to king the
At this, King Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face, paid homage to Daniel, and ordered that an offering of incense be presented to him.
- מַלְכָּ֤אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
The king said to Daniel, “Your God is truly the God of gods and Lord of kings, the Revealer of Mysteries, since you were able to reveal this mystery.”
- מַלְכָּ֨אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
- מַלְכִ֖יןmalkhinnoun · masculine pluraltagged: kings
Then the king promoted Daniel and gave him many generous gifts. He made him ruler over the entire province of Babylon and chief administrator over all the wise men of Babylon.
- מַלְכָּ֜אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
And at Daniel’s request, the king appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to manage the province of Babylon, while Daniel remained in the king’s court.
- מַלְכָּ֔אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
- מַלְכָּֽא׃ פmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
King Nebuchadnezzar made a golden statue sixty cubits high and six cubits wide, and he set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon.
- מַלְכָּ֗אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
Then King Nebuchadnezzar sent word to assemble the satraps, prefects, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates, and all the other officials of the provinces to attend the dedication of the statue he had set up.
- מַלְכָּ֡אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
- מַלְכָּֽא׃malka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
So the satraps, prefects, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates, and all the rulers of the provinces assembled for the dedication of the statue that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up, and they stood before it.
- מַלְכָּ֑אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
As soon as you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, you must fall down and worship the golden statue that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up.
- מַלְכָּֽא׃malka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
Therefore, as soon as all the people heard the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, and all kinds of music, the people of every nation and language would fall down and worship the golden statue that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
- מַלְכָּֽא׃malka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
saying to King Nebuchadnezzar, “O king, may you live forever!
- מַלְכָּ֑אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
- מַלְכָּ֖אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king O
You, O king, have issued a decree that everyone who hears the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music must fall down and worship the golden statue,
- מַלְכָּא֮malka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king O
But there are some Jews you have appointed to manage the province of Babylon—Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego—who have ignored you, O king, and have refused to serve your gods or worship the golden statue you have set up.”
- מַלְכָּא֙malka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king O
Then Nebuchadnezzar, furious with rage, summoned Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. So these men were brought before the king,
- מַלְכָּֽא׃malka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter.
- לְמַלְכָּ֑אlemalka'preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: to king the
If the God whom we serve exists, then He is able to deliver us from the blazing fiery furnace and from your hand, O king.
- מַלְכָּ֖אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king O
But even if He does not, let it be known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden statue you have set up.”
- מַלְכָּ֑אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king O
The king’s command was so urgent and the furnace so hot that the fiery flames killed the men who carried up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.
- מַלְכָּא֙malka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
Suddenly King Nebuchadnezzar jumped up in amazement and asked his advisers, “Did we not throw three men, firmly bound, into the fire?” “Certainly, O king,” they replied.
- מַלְכָּ֔אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
- לְמַלְכָּ֔אlemalka'preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: to king the
- מַלְכָּֽא׃malka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king O
and when the satraps, prefects, governors, and royal advisers had gathered around, they saw that the fire had no effect on the bodies of these men. Not a hair of their heads was singed, their robes were unaffected, and there was no smell of fire on them.
- מַלְכָּא֒malka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
Nebuchadnezzar declared, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent His angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him. They violated the king’s command and risked their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God.
- מַלְכָּא֙malka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the province of Babylon.
- מַלְכָּ֗אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
King Nebuchadnezzar, To the people of every nation and language who dwell in all the earth: May your prosperity be multiplied.
- מַלְכָּ֗אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
This is the dream that I, King Nebuchadnezzar, saw. Now, Belteshazzar, tell me the interpretation, because none of the wise men of my kingdom can interpret it for me. But you are able, because the spirit of the holy gods is in you.”
- מַלְכָּ֣אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
For a time, Daniel, who was also known as Belteshazzar, was perplexed, and his thoughts alarmed him. So the king said, “Belteshazzar, do not let the dream or its interpretation alarm you.” “My lord,” replied Belteshazzar, “may the dream apply to those who hate you, and its interpretation to your enemies!
- מַלְכָּ֜אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
you, O king, are that tree! For you have become great and strong; your greatness has grown to reach the sky, and your dominion extends to the ends of the earth.
- מַלְכָּ֔אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king O
And you, O king, saw a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven and saying: ‘Cut down the tree and destroy it, but leave the stump with its roots in the ground, and a band of iron and bronze around it, in the tender grass of the field. Let him be drenched with the dew of heaven, and graze with the beasts of the field till seven times pass him by.’
- מַלְכָּ֡אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree that the Most High has issued against my lord the king:
- מַלְכָּ֑אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king O
- מַלְכָּֽא׃malka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
Therefore, may my advice be pleasing to you, O king. Break away from your sins by doing what is right, and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed. Perhaps there will be an extension of your prosperity.”
- מַלְכָּ֗אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king O
All this happened to King Nebuchadnezzar.
- מַלְכָּֽא׃ פmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great, which I myself have built by the might of my power as a royal residence and for the glory of my majesty?”
- מַלְכָּא֙malka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
While the words were still in the king’s mouth, a voice came from heaven: “It is decreed to you, King Nebuchadnezzar, that the kingdom has departed from you.
- מַלְכָּ֔אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
- מַלְכָּ֔אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, for all His works are true and all His ways are just. And He is able to humble those who walk in pride.
- לְמֶ֣לֶךְlemelekhpreposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: obj. king of
Later, King Belshazzar held a great feast for a thousand of his nobles, and he drank wine with them.
- מַלְכָּ֗אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
Under the influence of the wine, Belshazzar gave orders to bring in the gold and silver vessels that Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, so that the king could drink from them, along with his nobles, his wives, and his concubines.
- מַלְכָּא֙malka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
Thus they brought in the gold vessels that had been taken from the temple, the house of God in Jerusalem, and the king drank from them, along with his nobles, his wives, and his concubines.
- מַלְכָּא֙malka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
At that moment the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the wall, near the lampstand in the royal palace. As the king watched the hand that was writing,
- מַלְכָּ֑אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
- וּמַלְכָּ֣אumalka'conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: and king the
his face grew pale and his thoughts so alarmed him that his hips gave way and his knees knocked together.
- מַלְכָּא֙malka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
The king called out for the enchanters, astrologers, and diviners to be brought in, and he said to these wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this inscription and tells me its interpretation will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around his neck, and he will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.”
- מַלְכָּא֙malka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
- מַלְכָּ֜אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
So all the king’s wise men came in, but they could not read the inscription or interpret it for him.
- מַלְכָּ֑אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
- לְמַלְכָּֽא׃lemalka'preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: to king the
Then King Belshazzar became even more terrified, his face grew even more pale, and his nobles were bewildered.
- מַלְכָּ֤אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
Hearing the outcry of the king and his nobles, the queen entered the banquet hall. “O king, may you live forever!” she said. “Do not let your thoughts terrify you, or your face grow pale.
- מַלְכָּא֙malka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
- מַלְכָּא֙malka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king O
There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods in him. In the days of your father he was found to have insight, intelligence, and wisdom like that of the gods. Your father, King Nebuchadnezzar, appointed him chief of the magicians, enchanters, astrologers, and diviners. Your own father, the king,
- וּמַלְכָּ֤אumalka'conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: and king the
- מַלְכָּֽא׃malka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
did this because Daniel, the one he named Belteshazzar, was found to have an extraordinary spirit, as well as knowledge, understanding, and the ability to interpret dreams, explain riddles, and solve difficult problems. Summon Daniel, therefore, and he will give you the interpretation.”
- מַלְכָּ֥אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
So Daniel was brought before the king, who asked him, “Are you Daniel, one of the exiles my father the king brought from Judah?
- מַלְכָּ֑אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
- מַלְכָּ֜אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
- מַלְכָּ֥אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
In response, Daniel said to the king, “You may keep your gifts for yourself and give your rewards to someone else. Nevertheless, I will read the inscription for the king and interpret it for him.
- מַלְכָּ֔אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
- לְמַלְכָּ֔אlemalka'preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: to king the
As for you, O king, the Most High God gave your father Nebuchadnezzar sovereignty and greatness, glory and honor.
- מַלְכָּ֑אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king O
That very night Belshazzar king of the Chaldeans was slain,
- מַלְכָּ֥אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
and over them three administrators, including Daniel, to whom these satraps were accountable so that the king would not suffer loss.
- וּמַלְכָּ֖אumalka'conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: and king the
Soon, by his extraordinary spirit, Daniel distinguished himself among the administrators and satraps. So the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom.
- וּמַלְכָּ֣אumalka'conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: and king the
So the administrators and satraps went together to the king and said, “O King Darius, may you live forever!
- מַלְכָּ֑אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
- מַלְכָּ֖אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
All the royal administrators, prefects, satraps, advisers, and governors have agreed that the king should establish an ordinance and enforce a decree that for thirty days anyone who petitions any god or man except you, O king, will be thrown into the den of lions.
- מַלְכָּ֔אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
- מַלְכָּ֔אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king O
Therefore, O king, establish the decree and sign the document so that it cannot be changed—in accordance with the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be repealed.”
- מַלְכָּ֔אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king O
Therefore King Darius signed the written decree.
- מַלְכָּא֙malka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
So they approached the king and asked about his royal decree: “Did you not sign a decree that for thirty days any man who petitions any god or man except you, O king, will be thrown into the den of lions?” The king replied, “According to the law of the Medes and Persians the order stands, and it cannot be repealed.”
- מַלְכָּא֮malka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
- מַלְכָּא֒malka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
- מַלְכָּ֔אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king O
- מַלְכָּ֜אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
Then they told the king, “Daniel, one of the exiles from Judah, shows no regard for you, O king, or for the decree that you have signed. He still makes his petition three times a day.”
- מַלְכָּא֒malka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
- מַלְכָּא֙malka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king O
As soon as the king heard this, he was deeply distressed and set his mind on delivering Daniel, and he labored until sundown to rescue him.
- מַלְכָּ֜אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
Then the men approached the king together and said to him, “Remember, O king, that by the law of the Medes and Persians no decree or ordinance established by the king can be changed.”
- מַלְכָּ֑אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
- לְמַלְכָּ֗אlemalka'preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: to king the
- מַלְכָּא֙malka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king O
- מַלְכָּ֥אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
So the king gave the order, and they brought Daniel and threw him into the den of lions. The king said to Daniel, “May your God, whom you serve continually, deliver you!”
- מַלְכָּ֣אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
- מַלְכָּא֙malka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
A stone was brought and placed over the mouth of the den, and the king sealed it with his own signet ring and with the rings of his nobles, so that nothing concerning Daniel could be changed.
- מַלְכָּ֜אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
Then the king went to his palace and spent the night fasting. No entertainment was brought before him, and sleep fled from him.
- מַלְכָּ֤אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
At the first light of dawn, the king got up and hurried to the den of lions.
- מַלְכָּ֔אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
When he reached the den, he cried out in a voice of anguish, “O Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to deliver you from the lions?”
- מַלְכָּ֜אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
Then Daniel replied, “O king, may you live forever!
- מַלְכָּ֖אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
- מַלְכָּ֖אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king O
My God sent His angel and shut the mouths of the lions. They have not hurt me, for I was found innocent in His sight, and I have done no wrong against you, O king.”
- מַלְכָּ֔אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king O
The king was overjoyed and gave orders to lift Daniel out of the den, and when Daniel was lifted out of the den, no wounds whatsoever were found on him, because he had trusted in his God.
- מַלְכָּ֗אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
At the command of the king, the men who had falsely accused Daniel were brought and thrown into the den of lions—they and their children and wives. And before they had reached the bottom of the den, the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.
- מַלְכָּ֗אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
Then King Darius wrote to the people of every nation and language throughout the land: “May your prosperity abound.
- מַלְכָּ֗אmalka'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: king the
In the first year of the reign of Belshazzar over Babylon, Daniel had a dream, and visions passed through his mind as he lay on his bed. He wrote down the dream, and this is the summary of his account.
- מֶ֣לֶךְmelekhnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: king of
‘These four great beasts are four kings who will arise from the earth.
- מַלְכִ֖יןmalkhinnoun · masculine pluraltagged: kings
And the ten horns are ten kings who will rise from this kingdom. After them another king, different from the earlier ones, will rise and subdue three kings.
- מַלְכִ֖יןmalkhinnoun · masculine pluraltagged: kings
- מַלְכִ֖יןmalkhinnoun · masculine pluraltagged: kings
The letters
Gematria 90· 570 mispar gadol
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in the first 120 verses where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.
