What does מָלַךְ · βασιλεύω mean in the Bible?
מָלַךְ · βασιλεύω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to reign, rule as king".
Hebrew · H4427, G936
Malak
To reign ; inceptively, to ascend the throne ; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel · to rule (literally or figuratively)
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מָלַךְ H4427 to reign ; inceptively, to ascend the throne ; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel
Pronunciation malak
Kingship involves both accession to throne and the ongoing exercise of sovereign judgment and counsel.
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βασιλεύω G936 to rule (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation basileúō
To reign or rule with authority; applied to God, Christ, sin, death, and Christians in eschatological contexts.
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What does malak (malak) mean in the Bible?
מָלַךְ · βασιλεύω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to reign, rule as king".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H4427, G936?
H4427, G936 is connected to 351 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to reign, rule as king
Source Gloss
to reign, rule as king
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 153
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 145×
Perfect 1Chr 3:4 · 1Chr 16:31 · 1Chr 29:26 · 1Chr 29:27 · 1Kgs 1:11 · 1Kgs 1:13 · 1Kgs 1:18 · 1Kgs 2:11 · 1Kgs 11:42 · 1Kgs 14:19 · 1Kgs 14:20 · 1Kgs 14:21 · 1Kgs 15:1 · 1Kgs 15:2 · 1Kgs 15:9 · 1Kgs 15:10 111×
Imperfect 1Kgs 1:13 · 1Kgs 1:17 · 1Kgs 1:24 · 1Kgs 1:30 · 1Kgs 1:35 · 1Sam 8:9 · 1Sam 8:11 · 1Sam 11:12 · 1Sam 12:12 · 2Chr 23:3 · 2Kgs 3:27 · Exod 15:18 · Isa 32:1 · Prov 30:22 · Ps 146:10 · 1Sam 23:17 21×
Infinitive construct 1Chr 1:43 · 1Chr 4:31 · 2Chr 36:20 · Gen 36:31 4×
Sequential imperfect Judg 9:10 · Judg 9:12 · Judg 9:14 4×
Participle active 2Chr 22:12 · 2Kgs 11:3 · Jer 33:21 3×
Infinitive absolute 1Sam 24:21 1×
Jussive Esth 2:4 1×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 7×
Perfect 1Kgs 1:43 · 1Sam 15:35 · Jer 37:1 · 1Kgs 3:7 · 1Sam 15:11 · Hos 8:4 6×
Imperfect 2Kgs 10:5 1×
Hophal causative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action 1×
Perfect Dan 9:1 1×
Word Origins
malak is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain