Study
Word study

Word study

Hebrew

To reign

מָלַךְStrong’s H4427

malakh (ma-lakh)

Appears in 284 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Malakh is the Hebrew word usually translated “reigned”, “became king” and “when became king he”. It appears in 284 verses of the Old Testament.

“In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, which was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans;”
Daniel 9:1 KJV
Meaning
  1. To be or become king or queen, reign(Qal) to be or become king or queen, reign · (Hiphil) to make one king or queen, cause to reign · (Hophal) to be made king or queen
  2. To counsel, advise(Niphal) to consider
How it's translated
  • he reigned 63
  • and he became king 48
  • when became king he 40
  • and he reigned 35
  • he became king 30
  • and they made king 16
  • he will reign 14
  • of reigning his 12

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • 2 Kings 73
  • 2 Chronicles 57
  • 1 Kings 51
  • 1 Chronicles 22
  • 1 Samuel 15
  • Genesis 10

22 books in all.

Related words
Explore in Scripture
All 284 verses, by book
Exodus 1
15:18
Nehemiah 1
5:7
Job 1
34:30
Proverbs 2
8:1530:22
Ecclesiastes 1
4:14
Ezekiel 2
17:1620:33
Daniel 2
9:19:2
Hosea 1
8:4
Micah 1
4:7
Hebrew dictionary

מָלַךְ malakh · 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

מָלַךְ malakh · to advise

1) to counsel, advise 1a) (Niphal) to consider Aramaic equivalent: me.lakh (מְלֵךְ "counsel" H4431)

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “reign” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

REIGN, verb intransitive

rane. [Latin regno, a derivative of rego, regnum.]

  1. To possess or exercise sovereign power or authority; to rule; to exercise government, as a king or emperor; or to hold the supreme power.“Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness” Isaiah 32:1
  2. To be predominant; to prevail.
  3. To rule; to have superior or uncontrolled dominion. Romans 6:12
All definitions and other forms of “reign”

    REIGN, noun

    rane. [Latin regnum.]

    1. Royal authority; supreme power; sovereignty.
    2. The time during which a king, queen or emperor possesses the supreme authority.
    3. Kingdom; dominion.
    4. Power; influence.
    5. Prevalence.

    Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.