מַלְכָּ֗/א
𐤌𐤋𐤊/𐤀
maleka
the king
(Aramaic) corresponding to מֶלֶךְ; a king; king, royal.
H4430
Daniel 3:31 · Word #2
Lexicon H4430
| Lemma | מֶלֶךְ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤋𐤊 |
| Transliteration | melek |
| Strong's | H4430 |
| In-context | the king |
Morphology ANcmsd/Td
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | d — Determined — The noun is definite |
SIBI-P1 H4430-02
the ruling king
| Root | מלך (m-l-k) |
| Core Meanings | to reign, rule, exercise royal authority, kingship |
| Semantic Range | king, sovereign, monarch, royal authority, the reigning ruler of a territory or empire |
| Conceptual Significance | In the biblical text, the king embodies centralized authority, justice, and covenantal responsibility. Whether referring to Israelite or foreign rulers, the term evokes the concept of divinely permitted or appointed governance, and ultimately frames YHWH as the supreme King over all earthly rulers. |
| Morphological Notes | Aramaic noun, common masculine singular, determinate (emphatic) state; functions as a definite noun, "the king." Corresponds to Hebrew מֶלֶךְ. |
| Rendering Rationale | The root מלך conveys the exercise of royal rule and authority. Rendering the determinate masculine singular form as "the ruling king" preserves both the core idea of active reign inherent in the root and the grammatical features: masculine singular noun in the determinate (emphatic) state, hence "the." |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root מלך (to reign, rule, exercise royal authority, kingship)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H4467-01 |
bamamelakhah | in the royal dominion |
H4428-01 |
bamelakhim | among the kings |
H4428-02 |
bamelekhe | in the king |
H4427-01 |
bemalekho | in his reigning as king |
H4437-01 |
bemalekhut | in the kingship-of |
H4438-01 |
bemalekhuto | in his kingship |
H4428-03 |
bemaleko | his king |
H4467-02 |
bemamelakhah | in a kingdom-realm |
H4428-04 |
bemelekhe | in his royal |
H4427-02 |
emelokhe | I will reign as king |
H4436-01 |
hamalekah | the reigning-queen |
H4428-05 |
hamalekhim | the kings |
H4438-02 |
hamalekhut | the kingship |
H4427-03 |
hamalokhe | Will you truly reign? |
H4467-03 |
hamamelakhah | the royal dominion |
H4467-04 |
hamamelakhot | the kingly realms |
H4467-05 |
hamamelekhot | the reign-realms of |
H4427-04 |
hamamelikhe | the one causing to reign |
H4427-05 |
hamelakhe | he caused to reign as king |
H4428-06 |
hamelakhim | the kings |
H4428-07 |
hamelekh | the king |
H4410-01 |
hamelukhah | the kingship |
H4427-06 |
hamolekhe | the reigning-one |
H4427-07 |
hatimelokhe | Will you reign as king? |
H4427-08 |
himelakheta | you have caused to reign |
H4427-09 |
himelakhetani | you have caused me to reign as king |
H4427-10 |
himelakheti | I have caused to reign as king |
H4427-11 |
himelakhetikha | I have caused you to reign |
H4427-12 |
himelikhe | he caused to reign |
H4427-13 |
himelikhu | they caused to reign |
H4428-09 |
kemalekhey | like kings' |
H4428-10 |
kemelekhe | as a king |
H4427-14 |
khemalekho | as he reigned as king |
H4428-11 |
lamelakhim | to/for **king**-s |
H4432-01 |
lamolekhe | to the King (Molek) |
H4427-15 |
lehamelikhe | to cause to reign as king |
H4427-16 |
lehamelikho | to cause him to reign as king |
H4430-01 |
lemaleka | to the reigning king |
H4428-13 |
lemalekah | to her king |
H4436-02 |
lemalekat | to the reigning-queen of |
H4428-14 |
lemalekenu | to our king |
H4427-17 |
lemalekho | for his reigning as king |
H4438-03 |
lemalekhut | to the reign of |
H4438-04 |
lemalekhuto | to his kingship |
H4428-16 |
lemaleko | to his king |
H4467-06 |
lemamelakhah | for a kingdom |
H4467-07 |
lemamelekhot | to the kingdoms-of |
H4428-18 |
limelakheynu | to our kings |
H4427-18 |
limelokhe | to reign as king |
H4427-19 |
malakhe | he became king |
H4427-20 |
malakheta | you became king |
H4428-20 |
malekam | their king |
H4436-03 |
malekat | reigning-queen of |
H4428-21 |
malekekha | your king |
H4428-22 |
malekekhe | your King |
H4428-23 |
malekekhem | your king |
H4433-01 |
maleketa | the reigning queen |
H4427-21 |
malekhah | Reign as king! |
H4430-03 |
malekhaya | the kings |
H4437-02 |
malekhevata | the kingship-realm (feminine singular) / the kingship-realms (feminine plural) |
H4428-25 |
malekhey | kings of |
H4428-26 |
malekheyhem | their kings |
H4428-27 |
malekheykhem | your kings |
H4427-22 |
malekhi | Reign as queen! |
H4430-04 |
malekhim | kings (ruling ones) |
H4430-05 |
malekhin | reigning kings |
H4427-23 |
malekho | his reigning as king |
H4437-03 |
malekhu | royal dominion |
H4438-05 |
malekhut | kingship |
H4437-04 |
malekhuta | the kingship |
H4437-05 |
malekhutah | the kingly-realm |
H4437-06 |
malekhutakhe | your kingship-realm |
H4438-06 |
malekhutam | their kingship-realm |
H4437-07 |
malekhuteh | his kingship |
H4438-07 |
malekhutekha | your kingship |
H4437-08 |
malekhuti | my royal dominion |
H4438-08 |
malekhuto | his kingship |
H4441-01 |
malekiyah | My-King-is-Yah |
H4428-29 |
maleko | his king |
H4427-24 |
malokhe | Reign as king! |
H4409-01 |
malukhe | Reigning-One |
H4467-08 |
mamelakhah | royal realm |
H4467-09 |
mamelakhetekha | your kingship-realm |
H4467-10 |
mamelakheti | my reign-realm |
H4467-11 |
mamelakheto | his kingship-realm |
H4467-12 |
mamelakhot | kingly realms |
H4467-13 |
mamelekhat | reign-realm of |
H4467-14 |
mamelekhet | reign-realm of |
H4467-15 |
mamelekhot | kingly realms of |
H4468-01 |
mamelekhut | royal reign-realm of |
H4428-30 |
mehamelekhe | from the king |
H4427-25 |
melakhe | you reigned as king |
H4428-31 |
melakheyha | her reigning-ones |
H4428-32 |
melakheynu | our kings |
H4428-33 |
melakhim | kings |
H4428-34 |
melakhin | reigning ones |
|
melakhot | reigning-queens |
H4428-35 |
melekh | ruler |
H4428-36 |
melekhe | king |
H4427-26 |
melokhe | Reign as king! |
H4410-02 |
melukhah | ruled-realm |
H4435-01 |
milekah | Queenly One |
H4467-16 |
mimamelakhah | from a kingly-realm |
H4428-37 |
mimelekhe | from a king |
H4427-27 |
mimelokhe | from reigning as king |
H4427-28 |
mlvkhh | you have reigned as king |
H4427-29 |
mlvkhy | you reigned |
H4427-30 |
molekhe | one reigning |
H4427-31 |
molekhet | a reigning-woman |
H4427-32 |
namelikhe | we will cause to reign as king |
H4428-40 |
shehamelekhe | the king |
H4428-41 |
shemalekekhe | your reigning-king |
H4427-33 |
timelokhe | you shall reign (2ms); let her reign (3fs jussive) |
H4428-42 |
ulemalekah | and to her king |
H4428-43 |
ulemalekhey | and to the kings of |
H4467-17 |
ulemamelekhot | and to reign-realms of |
H4445-01 |
ulemilekom | and to Malkam (their king-idol) |
H4427-34 |
umalakhe | and he reigned as king |
H4427-35 |
umalakheta | and you reigned as king |
H4430-06 |
umaleka | and the reigning king |
H4436-04 |
umalekat | and the reigning-queen of |
H4428-44 |
umalekhey | and **kings** of |
H4428-45 |
umalekheyhem | and their kings |
H4430-07 |
umalekhin | and ruling-kings |
H4437-09 |
umalekhu | and a kingship |
H4437-10 |
umalekhutah | and her kingship |
H4437-11 |
umalekhuteh | and his kingship |
H4442-01 |
umaleki | and Malki-Tsedeq (King-of-Righteousness) |
H4439-01 |
umalekiel | and My-King-is-El |
H4441-02 |
umalekiyah | and My-King-is-Yah |
H4467-18 |
umamelakhah | and a kingship-realm |
H4467-19 |
umamelakhetekha | and your kingly realm |
H4467-20 |
umamelakheti | and my reign-realm |
H4467-21 |
umamelakhot | and realms of rule |
H4428-46 |
umelakhim | and **king-rulers** |
H4428-47 |
umelekh | and **king** |
H4428-48 |
umelekhe | and the king |
H4435-02 |
umilekah | and Milkah (Queenly-One) |
H4467-22 |
umimamelakhah | and from a reign-realm |
H4428-49 |
uvemalekhey | and in the kings of |
H4437-12 |
uvemalekhut | and in the kingship of |
H4427-36 |
vaamelikhe | and I caused to reign |
H4428-50 |
vamelekhe | the king |
H4427-37 |
vatamelikhu | and you (masculine plural) caused to reign |
H4427-38 |
vayamelekhe | and he caused to reign |
H4427-39 |
vayamelikheha | and he caused her to reign as queen |
H4427-40 |
vayamelikhehu | and he caused him to reign as king |
H4427-41 |
vayamelikhu | and they caused to reign |
H4427-42 |
vayamelikhuhu | and they caused him to reign as king |
H4427-43 |
vayimalekhe | and he became king |
H4427-44 |
vayimelakhe | And he began to reign as king |
H4427-45 |
vayimelekhu | and they reigned as kings |
H4427-46 |
vayimelokhe | and he reigned as king |
H4467-23 |
vehamamelakhah | and the kingship-realm |
H4428-51 |
vehamelakhim | and the kings |
H4428-52 |
vehamelekhe | and the king |
H4427-47 |
vehimelakheta | and you caused to reign as king |
H4427-48 |
vehimelakhetani | and you caused me to reign as king |
H4428-54 |
vemalekam | in their king |
H4427-49 |
vemalekho | in his reigning |
H4437-13 |
vemalekhuta | in the reign |
H4427-50 |
venamelikhe | and we will cause to reign |
H4427-51 |
vmlkh | in his reigning |
H4427-52 |
yimelakhe | he will reign as king |
H4427-53 |
yimelokhe | he will reign as king |
H4427-54 |
yimelokhu | they shall reign as kings |
Word Usage (180 occurrences of H4430)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel 2:4 | מַלְכָּ/א֙ | maleka | O king |
| Daniel 2:5 | מַלְכָּ/א֙ | maleka | the king |
| Daniel 2:7 | מַלְכָּ֕/א | maleka | O king |