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Ezra 4:20

“There have been mighty kings also over Jerusalem, which have ruled over all countries beyond the river; and toll, tribute, and custom, was paid unto them.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

מֶלֶךְmelek · meh'-lek
H4430 · Aramaic

Definition: a king
Derivation: (Aramaic) corresponding to H4428 (מֶלֶךְ);
KJV renderings: king, royal.
Grammar: וּ — conjunction
מַלְכִ֣ין — common noun, masculine, plural, absolute
Code AC/Ncmpa
Usage: Occurs 180 times in the Hebrew Bible.Ezra 4:8 Ezra 4:11 Ezra 4:12 Ezra 4:13 Ezra 4:13

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read מֶלֶךְ here.

Verse 19 Verse 21

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.