Original Language Studio
Jeremiah 22:15
“Shalt thou reign, because thou closest thyself in cedar? did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and then it was well with him?” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
מָלַךְmâlak · maw-lak'
H4427 · Hebrew
H4427 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- consult, [idiom] indeed, be (make, set a, set up) king, be (make) queen, (begin to, make to) reign(-ing), rule, [idiom] surely.
- Grammar
- הֲ — particle (interrogative)
- תִֽמְלֹ֔ךְ — verb Qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 351 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 36:31Genesis 36:31Genesis 36:32Genesis 36:33Genesis 36:34
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 מָלַךְ here.
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.