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H4427

מָלַךְ

mâlak [maw-lak'] Verb
Core meaningto reign

Lexical Definition

Strong's Hebrew H4427

to reign ; inceptively, to ascend the throne ; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel

KJV usage: consult, × indeed, be (make, set a, set up) king, be (make) queen, (begin to, make to) reign(-ing), rule, × surely.
Etymology: a primitive root;
Brown–Driver–Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

. Usage: consult, × indeed, be (make, set a, set up) king, be (make) queen, (begin to, make to) reign(-ing), rule, × surely. consult, × indeed, be (make, set a, set up) king, be (make) queen, (begin to, make to) reign(-ing), rule, × surely.

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