מְלָכִ֜ים

𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉𐤌

melakhim

kings

from מָלַךְ; a king; king, royal.

H4428

Daniel 11:2 · Word #8

Lexicon H4428

Lemmaמֶלֶךְ
Lemma (Paleo)𐤌𐤋𐤊
Transliterationmelek
Strong'sH4428
In-contextkings

Morphology HNcmpa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number p — Plural — Plural
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H4428-33

kings

Rootמלך (m-l-k)
Core Meaningsto reign, to rule, kingship, royal authority
Semantic Rangeking (singular), kings (plural), royal (adjectival), referring to human monarchs, divine king (Yahweh), foreign rulers, or messianic figures
Conceptual SignificanceEmphasizes Yahweh's supreme sovereignty over all kings (e.g., 'King of kings'), with human kings as His delegated authorities accountable to divine law; foreshadows the eternal reign of the Messiah as ultimate King in prophetic eschatology.
Morphological NotesHNcmpa: Noun, common (masculine), masculine plural absolute construct form of מֶלֶךְ (melek), appearing in 39 occurrences with cantillation variations.
Rendering RationaleThe form מְלָכִים is a masculine plural noun (HNcmpa) from the root מלך meaning 'to reign,' so 'kings' directly preserves the core sense of royal rulers while matching the masculine plural morphology without pronominal suffixes or stem variations. This rendering maintains semantic connections to kingship evident in biblical contexts like judgments and divine sovereignty.

AI-generated (perplexity/sonar-pro)

Words from Root מלך (to reign, to rule, kingship, royal authority)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H4436-01 bamalekah in the reigning-woman
H4438-01 bamalekhut in the kingship
H4467-01 bamamelakhah in the royal dominion

Word Usage (2526 occurrences of H4428)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 14:1 מֶֽלֶךְ melekhe king
Genesis 14:1 מֶ֣לֶךְ melekhe-2 king
Genesis 14:1 מֶ֣לֶךְ melekhe-3 king
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