וּ֝/מֶ֗לֶךְ

𐤅/𐤌𐤋𐤊

umelekhe

and-a-king

from מָלַךְ; a king; king, royal.

H4428

Proverbs 30:31 · Word #5

Lexicon H4428

Lemmaמֶלֶךְ
Lemma (Paleo)𐤌𐤋𐤊
Transliterationmelek
Strong'sH4428
In-contextand-a-king

Morphology HC/Ncmsa 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 a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H4428-48

and the king

Rootמלך (m-l-k)
Core Meaningsreign, rule, kingship, royal authority, counsel
Semantic Rangeking, royal (person or quality); rulers from tribal chieftains to emperors; occasionally proper names (H4429 Melech); Aramaic cognates extend to counsel (H4431).
Conceptual Significanceמֶלֶךְ emphasizes all human kingship as derivative of Yahweh's ultimate reign, threading from patriarchal interactions (Gen 14) to messianic fulfillment; prophets critique unauthorized kings (Hos 8:4), underscoring divine sovereignty over earthly rule (cf. Rom 13:1 precedent).
Morphological NotesHC/Ncmsc: He locale/conjunction (וּ), Noun common masculine singular construct (מֶלֶךְ); appears in construct state 27 times as 'ūmeleḵ', linking to following nouns.
Rendering RationaleThe form וּמֶלֶךְ is a masculine singular construct noun with the conjunction וּ ('and'), directly rendered as 'and the king' to preserve the root's core sense of royal rule and the exact morphology of HC/Ncmsc (he waw + noun common masculine singular construct). This maintains grammatical gender (masculine), number (singular), and state (construct, often implying relation like 'the king of'), without alteration. It reflects the Qal-derived nominal form from מָלַךְ denoting one who reigns.

AI-generated (perplexity/sonar-pro)

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

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