מָלַךְ (ma.lakh) means “to reign” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: maw-lak' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
מָלַךְ · ma.lakh · to reign
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
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מָלַךְ · ma.lakh · to advise
1) to counsel, advise 1a) (Niphal) to consider Aramaic equivalent: me.lakh (מְלֵךְ "counsel" H4431)
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a primitive root; to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel
KJV glosses: consult, [idiom] indeed, be (make, set a, set up) king, be (make) queen, (begin to, make to) reign(-ing), rule, [idiom] surely.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| reigned | 69 |
| and he reigned | 50 |
| when he became king | 39 |
| became king | 29 |
| king | 19 |
| will reign | 9 |
| of his reign | 8 |
| reigns | 8 |
| reign | 7 |
| and made him king | 6 |
| and reigned | 6 |
| as king | 6 |
| he reigned | 4 |
| and reign | 3 |
| of zedekiahs reign | 3 |
| and appointed | 2 |
| and proclaimed him king | 2 |
| and was succeeded by | 2 |
| has become king | 2 |
| ruled | 2 |
| still reigned | 2 |
| to make him king | 2 |
| will be king | 2 |
| and david reigned | 1 |
| and gained control | 1 |
| and he will reign | 1 |
| and i have set | 1 |
| and made her queen | 1 |
| and that you may rule | 1 |
| and you have made me king | 1 |
| and you shall reign | 1 |
| and zimri reigned | 1 |
| appoint | 1 |
| as their king | 1 |
| baasha became king | 1 |
| become king | 1 |
| become queen | 1 |
| becomes king | 1 |
| bolstered | 1 |
| came to power | 1 |
| do you intend to reign | 1 |
| does it make you a king | 1 |
| had become king | 1 |
| had reigned | 1 |
| have made me king | 1 |
| he must reign | 1 |
| i have made you king | 1 |
| i will rule | 1 |
| intending to make him king | 1 |
| is king | 1 |
| of solomons reign | 1 |
| of the reign | 1 |
| reigns forever | 1 |
| rules | 1 |
| set up kings | 1 |
| should not reign | 1 |
| should not rule | 1 |
| so rezon ruled | 1 |
| so that he could not reign | 1 |
| succeeded him | 1 |
| succeeded his father | 1 |
| that i should reign | 1 |
| the king | 1 |
| the reign | 1 |
| thought | 1 |
| to make | 1 |
| to make me king | 1 |
| to reign | 1 |
| to rule | 1 |
| to the kingship | 1 |
| was king | 1 |
| was made ruler | 1 |
| was to succeed him | 1 |
| when he began to reign | 1 |
| who enthroned him | 1 |
| who reigned over | 1 |
| who succeeded | 1 |
| will rule | 1 |
| you have reigned | 1 |
| you will be king | 1 |
| zimri began to reign | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| reigned | 88 |
| when he began to reign | 32 |
| and he reigned | 31 |
| king | 22 |
| and reigned | 14 |
| began to reign | 14 |
| to reign | 13 |
| of his reign | 12 |
| reign | 12 |
| shall reign | 12 |
| reigneth | 9 |
| and made him king | 6 |
| he reigned | 5 |
| him and reigned | 5 |
| to make him king | 5 |
| was he when he began to reign | 5 |
| which reigned | 5 |
| and made | 3 |
| that reigned | 3 |
| made | 2 |
| that shall reign | 2 |
| and hast made me to reign | 1 |
| and how he reigned | 1 |
| and it came to pass when he began to reign | 1 |
| and it came to pass when he reigned | 1 |
| and made her queen | 1 |
| and make | 1 |
| and there he reigned | 1 |
| and they made him king | 1 |
| and when he had reigned | 1 |
| be king | 1 |
| be queen | 1 |
| begin to reign | 1 |
| did reign | 1 |
| doth reign | 1 |
| for he shall be king | 1 |
| for thou hast made me king | 1 |
| he began to reign | 1 |
| him and made him king | 1 |
| him from reigning | 1 |
| i will be king | 1 |
| in whose stead thou hast reigned | 1 |
| is king | 1 |
| made king | 1 |
| me that i have set up | 1 |
| me that i should not reign | 1 |
| on me that i should reign | 1 |
| over whom i have made thee king | 1 |
| shalt thou reign | 1 |
| that he began to reign | 1 |
| that he might not reign | 1 |
| that he reigned | 1 |
| that made him king | 1 |
| that reigneth | 1 |
| that should have reigned | 1 |
| that thou shalt surely | 1 |
| thee and thou shalt be king | 1 |
| thee and thou shalt reign | 1 |
| then i consulted | 1 |
| there reigned | 1 |
| therein and reigned | 1 |
| therein for us and set | 1 |
| they have set up kings | 1 |
| to him shalt thou indeed | 1 |
| until the reign | 1 |
| unto me and have made | 1 |
| unto the reign | 1 |
| when he reigneth | 1 |
| which was made king | 1 |
| will i rule | 1 |
| with thee and that thou mayest reign | 1 |
Page 3 of 6. 284 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
But the next day Hazael took a thick cloth, dipped it in water, and spread it over the king’s face. So Ben-hadad died, and Hazael reigned in his place.
Read word by wordIn the fifth year of the reign of Joram son of Ahab over Israel, Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat succeeded his father as king of Judah.
Read word by wordJehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years.
Read word by wordIn the days of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against the hand of Judah and appointed their own king.
Read word by wordAnd Jehoram rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David. And his son Ahaziah reigned in his place.
Read word by wordIn the twelfth year of the reign of Joram son of Ahab over Israel, Ahaziah son of Jehoram became king of Judah.
Read word by wordAhaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem one year. His mother’s name was Athaliah, the granddaughter of Omri king of Israel.
Read word by wordQuickly, each man took his garment and put it under Jehu on the bare steps. Then they blew the ram’s horn and proclaimed, “Jehu is king!”
Read word by word(In the eleventh year of Joram son of Ahab, Ahaziah had become king over Judah.)
Read word by wordSo the palace administrator, the overseer of the city, the elders, and the guardians sent a message to Jehu: “We are your servants, and we will do whatever you say. We will not make anyone king. Do whatever is good in your sight.”
Read word by wordAnd Jehu rested with his fathers and was buried in Samaria, and his son Jehoahaz reigned in his place.
Read word by wordSo the duration of Jehu’s reign over Israel in Samaria was twenty-eight years.
Read word by wordAnd Joash remained hidden with his nurse in the house of the LORD for six years while Athaliah ruled the land.
Read word by wordThen Jehoiada brought out the king’s son, put the crown on him, presented him with the Testimony, and proclaimed him king. They anointed him, and the people clapped their hands and declared, “Long live the king!”
Read word by wordJoash was seven years old when he became king.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 12.1
In the seventh year of Jehu, Joash became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem forty years. His mother’s name was Zibiah; she was from Beersheba.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 12.2
His servants Jozabad son of Shimeath and Jehozabad son of Shomer struck him down, and he died. And they buried him with his fathers in the City of David, and his son Amaziah reigned in his place.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 12.22
In the twenty-third year of the reign of Joash son of Ahaziah over Judah, Jehoahaz son of Jehu became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria seventeen years.
Read word by wordAnd Jehoahaz rested with his fathers and was buried in Samaria. And his son Jehoash reigned in his place.
Read word by wordIn the thirty-seventh year of the reign of Joash over Judah, Jehoash son of Jehoahaz became king of Israel in Samaria, and he reigned sixteen years.
Read word by wordWhen Hazael king of Aram died, his son Ben-hadad reigned in his place.
Read word by wordIn the second year of the reign of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz over Israel, Amaziah son of Joash became king of Judah.
Read word by wordHe was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother’s name was Jehoaddan; she was from Jerusalem.
Read word by wordAnd Jehoash rested with his fathers and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. And his son Jeroboam reigned in his place.
Read word by wordThen all the people of Judah took Azariah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah.
Read word by wordIn the fifteenth year of the reign of Amaziah son of Joash over Judah, Jeroboam son of Jehoash became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria forty-one years.
Read word by wordAnd Jeroboam rested with his fathers, the kings of Israel. And his son Zechariah reigned in his place.
Read word by wordIn the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam’s reign over Israel, Azariah son of Amaziah became king of Judah.
Read word by wordHe was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-two years. His mother’s name was Jecoliah; she was from Jerusalem.
Read word by wordAnd Azariah rested with his fathers and was buried near them in the City of David. And his son Jotham reigned in his place.
Read word by wordIn the thirty-eighth year of Azariah’s reign over Judah, Zechariah son of Jeroboam became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria six months.
Read word by wordThen Shallum son of Jabesh conspired against Zechariah, struck him down and killed him in front of the people, and reigned in his place.
Read word by wordIn the thirty-ninth year of Uzziah’s reign over Judah, Shallum son of Jabesh became king, and he reigned in Samaria one full month.
Read word by wordThen Menahem son of Gadi went up from Tirzah to Samaria, struck down and killed Shallum son of Jabesh, and reigned in his place.
Read word by wordIn the thirty-ninth year of Azariah’s reign over Judah, Menahem son of Gadi became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria ten years.
Read word by wordAnd Menahem rested with his fathers, and his son Pekahiah reigned in his place.
Read word by wordIn the fiftieth year of Azariah’s reign over Judah, Pekahiah son of Menahem became king of Israel and reigned in Samaria two years.
Read word by wordThen his officer, Pekah son of Remaliah, conspired against him along with Argob, Arieh, and fifty men of Gilead. And at the citadel of the king’s palace in Samaria, Pekah struck down and killed Pekahiah and reigned in his place.
Read word by wordIn the fifty-second year of Azariah’s reign over Judah, Pekah son of Remaliah became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria twenty years.
Read word by wordThen Hoshea son of Elah led a conspiracy against Pekah son of Remaliah. In the twentieth year of Jotham son of Uzziah, Hoshea attacked Pekah, killed him, and reigned in his place.
Read word by wordIn the second year of the reign of Pekah son of Remaliah over Israel, Jotham son of Uzziah became king of Judah.
Read word by wordHe was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. His mother’s name was Jerusha daughter of Zadok.
Read word by wordAnd Jotham rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David his father. And his son Ahaz reigned in his place.
Read word by wordIn the seventeenth year of Pekah son of Remaliah, Ahaz son of Jotham became king of Judah.
Read word by wordAhaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. And unlike David his father, he did not do what was right in the eyes of the LORD his God.
Read word by wordAnd Ahaz rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David, and his son Hezekiah reigned in his place.
Read word by wordIn the twelfth year of the reign of Ahaz over Judah, Hoshea son of Elah became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria nine years.
Read word by wordWhen the LORD had torn Israel away from the house of David, they made Jeroboam son of Nebat king, and Jeroboam led Israel away from following the LORD and caused them to commit a great sin.
Read word by wordIn the third year of the reign of Hoshea son of Elah over Israel, Hezekiah son of Ahaz became king of Judah.
Read word by wordHe was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother’s name was Abi, the daughter of Zechariah.
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