Strong's Definition
to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV Usage: consult, [idiom] indeed, be (make, set a, set up) king, be (make) queen, (begin to, make to) reign(-ing), rule, [idiom] surely.
TWOT Reference: 1199,1200
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) to be or become king or queen, reign
1a) (Qal) to be or become king or queen, reign
1b) (Hiphil) to make one king or queen, cause to reign
1c) (Hophal) to be made king or queen
2) to counsel, advise
2a) (Niphal) to consider
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
מָלַךְ
mâlak
BDB Definition:
1) to be or become king or queen, reign
1a) (Qal) to be or become king or queen, reign
1b) (Hiphil) to make one king or queen, cause to reign
1c) (Hophal) to be made king or queen
2) to counsel, advise
2a) (Niphal) to consider
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1199, 1200
Total KJV Occurrences: 336
Bible Occurrences (284)
1:17
3:1
3:27
8:15
8:16
8:17
8:20
8:24
8:25
8:26
9:13
9:29
10:5
10:35
10:36
11:3
11:12
11:21
12:1
12:21
13:1
13:9
13:10
13:24
14:1
14:2
14:16
14:21
14:23
14:29
15:1
15:2
15:7
15:8
15:10
15:13
15:14
15:17
15:22
15:23
15:25
15:27
15:30
15:32
15:33
15:38
16:1
16:2
16:20
17:1
17:21
18:1
18:2
19:37
20:21
21:1
21:18
21:19
21:24
21:26
22:1
23:30
23:31
23:33
23:34
23:36
24:6
24:8
24:12
24:17
24:18
25:1
25:27
1:8
1:9
1:11
1:13
9:30
9:31
10:1
10:17
11:22
12:13
12:16
13:1
13:2
14:1
16:13
17:1
17:7
20:31
21:1
21:5
21:8
21:20
22:1
22:2
22:12
23:3
23:11
24:1
24:27
25:1
26:1
26:3
26:23
27:1
27:8
27:9
28:1
28:27
29:1
29:3
32:33
33:1
33:20
33:21
33:25
34:1
34:3
34:8
36:1
36:2
36:4
36:5
36:8
36:9
36:10
36:11
36:20