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Conj-w | N-proper-ms  |  4× in 1 sense
Melek, Benjamite name; also 'king'
A proper name borne by a Benjamite descendant of Micah (1 Chronicles 8:35, 9:41), though the same form also means 'king' in Hebrew. This creates interpretive challenges in Jeremiah 36:26 and 38:6, where 'son of the king' might refer either to 'the king's son' (royal prince) or to someone named Melek. The ambiguity reflects the common practice of using titles as personal names and the difficulty of distinguishing common nouns from proper names in unpointed ancient texts.
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Senses
1. sense 1 — A masculine proper name in the Benjamite genealogy, identical in form to the common noun 'king.' The multilingual evidence shows confusion ('king,' 'el-rey' vs. 'Melek,' 'Mélec'), reflecting the genuine ambiguity in some passages. The name's use as a personal identifier alongside its meaning as a title demonstrates the fluid boundary between common vocabulary and proper names in Hebrew, particularly when royal terminology enters personal nomenclature. 4×
PROPERTIES_RELATIONS › Nature, Class, Example › Geography and Space
AR["الْمَلِكِ", "وَمَالِك"]·ben["ও-মেলখ", "রাজার"]·DE["der-Koenig", "und-herrschte"]·EN["and-Melekh", "the-king"]·FR["et-roi", "le-roi"]·heb["ה-מלך", "ו-מלך"]·HI["और-मेलेक", "राजा"]·ID["dan-Melekh", "raja"]·IT["e-re", "il-re"]·jav["lan-Mèlèkh", "lan-Mélèkh", "raja"]·KO["그-와-멜렉", "그리고-멜렉", "왕의"]·PT["e-Melech", "o-rei"]·RU["и-Мелех", "царя"]·ES["el-rey", "y-Mélec"]·SW["mfalme", "na-Meleki"]·TR["kralın", "ve-Melek"]·urd["اور-ملک", "بادشاہ"]
1 Chr 8:35, 1 Chr 9:41, Jer 36:26, Jer 38:6
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† II. מֶ֫לֶךְ n.pr.m. son of Micah, a Benjamite (on מ׳ as individ. name v. GrayProp. N. 116, 112 n. 4; cf. Ph. n.pr. מלך (v. Bloch); Sab. n.pr. מלכם CIS iv. 1; Palm. n.pr. מלכו VogPalm. 92 al. Nab. id., EutNab 21, 4 al. VogNab. 1, 2);—1 Ch 8:35 (𝔊 Μελχηλ), 9:41 (𝔊 Μαλαχ; 𝔊L Μελχιηλ in both).