Aramaic

Noun

מלך • ‎(transliteration needed)

1. absolute form of מלכא
2. construct form of מלכא

Hebrew

Etymology

From the root מ־ל־ך , Proto-Semitic *malk-.

Pronunciation

• (מֶלֶךְ, mélekh):
  • (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛː.lɛx/
  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈme.leχ/
• (מָלַךְ, malákh):
  • (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /mɔːˈlax/
  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /maˈlaχ/

Noun

מֶלֶךְ‏ • ‎(mélekh) m ‎(plural indefinite מְלָכִים, singular construct מֶלֶךְ־, plural construct מַלְכֵי־, feminine counterpart מַלְכָּה, Biblical Hebrew pausal form מֶלֶךְ) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. king
   • Exodus 1:17:
   • Numbers 1:17, with translation of the King James Version:

     […] וְלֹא עָשׂוּ כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר אֲלֵיהֶן מֶלֶךְ מִצְרָיִם […] ‎

     […] v'ló asú ka'ashér dibér aleihén mélekh mitsráyim […]

     […] and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them […]

Declension

Derived terms

• מֶלֶךְ‏ מַלְכֵי הַמְּלָכִים

Verb

מָלַךְ • ‎(malákh) ‎(pa'al construction)

1. to rule

Judeo-Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic مَلِك ‎(malik).

Noun

מלך ‎(malikun) m

1. king
   • Exodus 1:8 in Saadia Gaon's Tafsir (circa 10th century)

     וקאם מלך גׄדיד עלי מצר מן לם ישאהד יוסף׃‎

     waqāma malikun jadīdun ʿalā miṣra man lam yušāhid yūsufa.

     And a new king arose over Egypt who had not witnessed Joseph.

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew מֶלֶךְ‏ ‎(mélekh).

Noun

מלך • ‎(meylekh) m, plural מלכים ‎(melokhem)

1. king

Synonyms

• קיניג ‎(kinig)

Related terms

• מלכּה ‎(malke)