Bible Encyclopedia: Melech

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

MELECH

me'-lek (melekh, "king"): Great-grandson of Jonathan, son of Saul, grandson of Mephibosheth or Meribbaal (1 Chronicles 8:35; 1 Chronicles 9:41).

Strong's Hebrew

5663. Ebed Melek -- "servant of a king," an official under King ...
... "servant of a king," an official under King Zedekiah. Transliteration: Ebed Melek
Phonetic Spelling: (eh'-bed meh'-lek) Short Definition: Ebed-melech. ...
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5419. Nethan-melek -- "given of a king," a leader in Judah
... "given of a king," a leader in Judah. Transliteration: Nethan-melek Phonetic Spelling:
(neth-an' meh'-lek) Short Definition: Nathan-melech. ... Nathan-melech. ...
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4429. Melek -- a Benjamite
... 4428, 4429. Melek. 4430 . a Benjamite. Transliteration: Melek Phonetic Spelling:
(meh'-lek) Short Definition: Melech. ... Melech, Hammelech. ...
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7278. Regem Melek -- "king's heap," an Israelite
... NASB Word Usage Regemmelech (1). Regem-melech. From Regem and melek; king's heap;
Regem-Melek, an Israelite -- Regem-melech. see HEBREW Regem. see HEBREW melek. ...
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Library

Psalm LXXXVIII.
... 1. The Title of this eighty-seventh Psalm contains a fresh subject for enquiry:
the words occurring here, "for Melech to respond," being nowhere else found. ...
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Index of Names and Subjects.
... Duhm, Professor, 8, 15, 37, 38, 40, 82, 83, 91, 98, 115, 166, 194, 222, 227, 243,
244, 257, 268, 269, 276, 287, 295, 300, 312, 329, 375, etc. Ebed-Melech, 281. ...
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The Siege. (xxi, xxxii-xxxiv, xxxvii, xxxviii. )
... others seem to have stirred to rescue the Prophet"unless Baruch had a hand in what
he tells and is characteristically silent about it"Ebed-melech, a ...
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Chapter xx
... and J is claimed to be in error. "Abimelech" means "my father is king,"
or "Melech is father.". 3. But God came to Abimelech in a ...
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Life.
... With the type of name, cf. Melchi and the compounds of Melech (eg Abimelech) in
Scripture, and King, LeRoy, Koenig, among modern names. [7] Greg. Nyss., Vit. ...
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The Nations of the South-East
... into cloth. In the time of Ahab, Mesha, the son of Chemosh-melech, sent each
year 100,000 lambs and 100,000 rams. Mesha subsequently ...
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Here Beginneth the Life of Isaac
... his father saw not gladly the daughters of Canaan, he went to Ishmael, and took
him a wife beside them that he had taken tofore, that was Melech, daughter of ...
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Appendices
... (See page 112). 1. I am Mesha the son of Chemosh-melech, king of Moab, the Dibonite.
2. My father reigned over Moab thirty years, and I reigned. ...
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Against Jovinianus.
... Their type is [4322] Ebed-melech the eunuch in Jeremiah, and the eunuch of Queen
Candace in the [4323] Acts of the Apostles, who on account of the strength of ...
/.../jerome/the principal works of st jerome/against jovinianus.htm

The Prophet Joel.
... uncommon. Among the Rabbinical interpreters, it was held by Kimchi, Abenezra,
SB Melech, who explain it of a timely rain. Calvin ...
/.../hengstenberg/christology of the old testament/the prophet joel.htm

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Melech

king; counselor

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Melech

the second son of Micah, the son of Merib-baal or Mephibosheth. (1 Chronicles 8:35; 9:41)

Easton's Bible Dictionary

King, the second of Micah's four sons (1 Chronicles 8:35), and thus grandson of Mephibosheth.

Thesaurus

Melech (7 Occurrences)
... of Mephibosheth. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. MELECH. me'-lek ... 9:41).
Multi-Version Concordance Melech (7 Occurrences). 1 Kings ...
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Ebed-melech (6 Occurrences)
Ebed-melech. Ebedmelech, Ebed-melech. E'bed-Mel'ech . Easton's Bible Dictionary ...
39:15-18). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. EBED-MELECH. ...
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Nathan-melech (1 Occurrence)
Nathan-melech. Nathanmelech, Nathan-melech. Nation . Int. Standard
Bible Encyclopedia NATHAN-MELECH. na'-than-mel'-ek (nethan ...
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Regem-melech (1 Occurrence)
Regem-melech. Regemmelech, Regem-melech. Reg'em-mel'ech . Easton's Bible
Dictionary ... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. REGEM-MELECH. ...
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Nethan-melech (1 Occurrence)
Nethan-melech. Nethani'ah, Nethan-melech. Nether . Multi-Version
Concordance Nethan-melech (1 Occurrence). 2 Kings 23 ...
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Allam'melech (1 Occurrence)
Allam'melech. Allammelech, Allam'melech. Allam-melech .
Multi-Version Concordance Allam'melech (1 Occurrence). Joshua ...
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Allam-melech (1 Occurrence)
Allam-melech. Allam'melech, Allam-melech. Allar . Multi-Version
Concordance Allam-melech (1 Occurrence). Joshua 19:26 ...
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Adram'melech (3 Occurrences)
Adram'melech. Adrammelech, Adram'melech. Adramyttian . Multi-Version
Concordance Adram'melech (3 Occurrences). 2 Kings ...
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Anam'melech (1 Occurrence)
Anam'melech. Anammelech, Anam'melech. Anan . Multi-Version
Concordance Anam'melech (1 Occurrence). 2 Kings 17:31 and ...
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Cushite (15 Occurrences)
... Jeremiah 38:7 Now when Ebed-melech the Cushite, one of the eunuchs who was in the
king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon; the king then ...
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Bible Concordance

Melech (7 Occurrences)

1 Kings 21:10 and cause two men -- sons of worthlessness -- to sit over-against him, and they testify of him, saying, Thou hast blessed God and Melech; and they have brought him out, and stoned him, and he dieth.'
(YLT)

1 Kings 21:13 and two men -- sons of worthlessness -- come in, and sit over-against him, and the men of worthlessness testify of him, even Naboth, before the people, saying, 'Naboth blessed God and Melech;' and they take him out to the outside of the city, and stone him with stones, and he dieth;
(YLT)

2 Kings 23:11 He took away the horses that the kings of Judah had given to the sun, at the entrance of the house of Yahweh, by the chamber of Nathan Melech the officer, who was in the court; and he burned the chariots of the sun with fire.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 8:35 The sons of Micah: Pithon, and Melech, and Tarea, and Ahaz.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 9:41 The sons of Micah: Pithon, and Melech, and Tahrea, and Ahaz.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 57:9 And you went to Melech with oil and much perfume, and you sent your representatives far off, and went as low as the underworld.
(BBE)

Zechariah 7:2 The people of Bethel sent Sharezer and Regem Melech, and their men, to entreat Yahweh's favor,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Subtopics

Melech

Melech: Son of Micah

Related Terms

Ebed-melech (6 Occurrences)

Nathan-melech (1 Occurrence)

Regem-melech (1 Occurrence)

Nethan-melech (1 Occurrence)

Allam'melech (1 Occurrence)

Allam-melech (1 Occurrence)

Adram'melech (3 Occurrences)

Anam'melech (1 Occurrence)