II. מָלַךְ346 verb denominative be, or become king, or queen, reign; —
Qal296 Perfect ׳מ Jos 13,10 + etc.;
Imperfect יִמְלֹךְ (
לוֺךְ-)
2 Mos 15,18 +;
וַיִּמְלֹךְ 1 Mos 36,32 +; 2 masculine singular
תִּמְלֹךְ 1 Mos 37,8 +, (
הֲִתִמֲלֹךְ Jer 22,15 Baer);
Imperative מְלָךְֿ Dom 9,14 מָלְכָה Dom 9,8 מָלְכִי Dom 9,10;
Dom 9,12 Infinitive absolute מָלֹךְ 1 Mos 37,8;
1 Sam 24,21 construct.
מְלֹךְ 1 Kong 2,15 +; suffix
מָלְכוֺ 1 Sam 13,1 +;
Participle מֹלֵךְ Jer 22,11 + 2 t.;
מֹלֶכֶת 2 Kong 11,3 =
2 Kron 22,12 —
be (become)
king, reign, mostly of Hebrew kings,
2 Sam 2,10;
1 Kong 16,22;
2 Kong 3,1;
2 Kong 9,13, but also generally
Ord 8,15;
Ord 30,22 of Canaanite, Edomite, Aramaic, Assyrian, Persian kings, etc.:
Dom 4,2;
1 Mos 36,31;
1 Kong 11,25;
2 Kong 8,15;
2 Kong 19,37;
Est 1,1 +; followed by
בְּ local (usually city)
Jos 13,10;
Jos 13,12;
Dom 4,2;
2 Sam 5,5;
1 Kong 11,24;
1 Kong 14,21 + often; but also
1 Mos 36,31;
1 Mos 36,32;
1 Kron 1,43 בְּארץ, and even
בְּכֹלאֲשֶׁרתְּֿאַוֶּה נַפְשֶׁ֑ךָ 2 Sam 3,21 followed by
עַל with people or land
1 Sam 8,9;
1 Sam 8,11;
1 Sam 12,14;
1 Sam 13,1;
1 Kong 15,1;
1 Kong 15,9;
1 Kong 16,23 + often; followed by
בְּ local +
עַל territory (or population)
2 Sam 5,5;
1 Kong 11,42 followed by
תַּחַת (
חַחְתָּיו)
2 Sam 16,8;
1 Mos 36,33f. =
1 Kron 1,44f.,
1 Kong 14,20;
1 Kong 14,31;
2 Kong 8,15;
2 Kong 13,24;
Jer 22,11 + often; subject God, followed by
על Sl 47,9;
Mik 4,7;
Ezk 20,33;
1 Sam 8,7 followed by
בְּ Es 24,23 absolute
2 Mos 15,18;
Es 52,7;
Sl 93,1;
Sl 96,10 =
1 Kron 16,31;
Sl 97,1;
Sl 99,1;
Sl 146,10 +; subject future (Messianic) king
Es 32,1;
Jer 23,5 subject a woman (=
be queen)
2 Kong 11,3 =
2 Kron 22,12 (both followed by
עַל),
Est 2,4 followed by
תַּחַת ; Imperative only in fable, king of trees,
Dom 9,8;
Dom 9,10;
Dom 9,12;
Dom 9,14 all followed by
על;
בְּמָלְכוֺ especially =
when he began to reign, became king 1 Sam 13,1;
2 Sam 2,10;
1 Kong 14,21 + often; Infinitive also =
reign: בְּשְׁנַת שְׁמֹנֶה לְמָלְכוֺ 2 Kong 24,12;
2 Kong 25,1, compare v
2 Kong 25,27;
1 Kong 6,1;
2 Kron 16,13;
2 Kron 17,7;
2 Kron 29,3;
2 Kron 34,3;
2 Kron 34,8, compare
עַד מְלֹךְ דָּוִד 1 Kron 4,31 עַד מְלֹךְ מַלְכוּת פָּרָס 2 Kron 36,20 began to reign and reigned מָלַךְ וַיִּמְלֹךְ 1 Kong 15,25;
1 Kong 16,29;
2 Kong 3,1 +; often
מָלַךְ alone with
same meaning 1 Kong 16,23;
2 Kong 13,1;
2 Kong 13,10;
2 Kong 14,23 +.
Hiph`il Perfect הִמְלִיךְ 1 Sam 15,35 + 2 t.;
הִמְלַ֫כְתָּ 1 Kong 3,7, etc.; Imperfect
וַיַּמְלֵךְ 2 Kong 33,34 + 4 t.;
וַיַּמְלִיכוּ Dom 9,6 + etc.;
Infinitive construct הַמְלִיךְ 1 Kong 12,1 + etc.;
Participle מַמְלִךְֻ Ezk 17,16 —
make king, or
queen, cause to reign, followed by accusative of person
Dom 9,16;
1 Sam 11,15;
1 Kong 1,43;
1 Kong 12,1;
1 Kong 16,21;
2 Kong 10,5;
2 Kong 11,12 (anointing and coronation) =
2 Kron 23,11;
2 Kong 17,21;
1 Kron 11,10;
1 Kron 12,32;
1 Kron 12,39;
2 Kron 10,1;
2 Kron 11,22;
Ezk 17,16 followed by
לִשׁלמֹה (
לְ of direct object, as Aramaic)
1 Kron 29,22 followed by accusative of congnate meaning with verb
1 Sam 8,22 (+
לָהֶם),
1 Sam 12,1 (+
על),
Es 7,6 (+
בְּתוֺךְ); followed by
לְמֶלֶךְ Dom 9,6;
1 Sam 15,11 followed by accusative of person +
בְּ local
Jer 37,1 +
עַל Dom 9,18;
1 Sam 15,35;
1 Kong 12,20;
1 Kong 16,16;
2 Kong 8,20;
1 Kron 12,38;
1 Kron 28,4 (accusative omitted),
1 Kron 23,1;
2 Kron 1,9;
2 Kron 1,11;
2 Kron 21,8;
2 Kron 36,4;
2 Kron 36,10, compare
2 Sam 2,9 (3 t.
עֲלֿ, 3 t.
אֶלֿ); +
תַּחַת 1 Kong 3,7;
2 Kong 14,21;
2 Kong 21,24;
2 Kong 23,30 (anointing), v
2 Kong 23,34;
2 Kong 24,17;
2 Kron 1,8;
2 Kron 22,1;
2 Kron 26,1;
2 Kron 33,25;
2 Kron 36,1;
Est 2,17 (=
make queen at coronation); absolute
Hos 8,4.
Hoph`al Perfect הָמְלַךְ עַל מַלְכוּת כַּשְׂדִּים Dan 9,1.