H3230 H3230
Yamlekh — personal name of a Simeonite (1 Chr 4:34)
This Simeonite name appears in Chronicles' tribal genealogies. The Palmyrene parallel confirms this was a known Semitic name in the broader region. Chronicles preserves such names even without biographical details, maintaining tribal memory and identity. The genealogies served to connect the postexilic community to their pre-conquest heritage.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A Simeonite listed with conjunction 'and' in 1 Chronicles 4:34's genealogical catalog. The Palmyrene attestation shows this name's currency in the ancient Near East. Translations (Spanish 'y-Yamlec,' German intriguingly 'und-er-herrschte' meaning 'and-he-reigned') preserve the name, with the German perhaps reflecting the root's meaning rather than pure transliteration. The name's preservation honors Simeonite tribal heritage. 1×
AR["وَ-يَمليك"]·ben["ও-যম্লেক"]·DE["und-er-herrschte"]·EN["and-Yamlekh"]·FR["[וימלך]"]·heb["ו-ימלך"]·HI["और-यम्लेक"]·ID["dan-Yamlekh"]·IT["[וימלך]"]·jav["lan-Yamlèkh"]·KO["그-와-야묘렉"]·PT["e-Yamlekh"]·RU["и-Иамлех"]·ES["y-Yamlec"]·SW["na-Yamleki"]·TR["ve-Yamlek"]·urd["اور-یملک"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† יַמְלֵךְ n.pr.m. a Simeonite (cf. Palm. n.pr. ימלכו VogPalm. 36 a);—1 Ch 4:34. 𝔊 Ιεμολοχ.