Strong's H4427 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: מָלַךְ (mâlak)

Pronunciation: maw-lak'

Morphology: v

Derivation: a primitive root;

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

KJV Renderings: consult, [idiom] indeed, be (make, set a, set up) king, be (make) queen, (begin to, make to) reign(-ing), rule, [idiom] surely.

Senses

1. to be or become king or queen, reign
1. (Qal) to be or become king or queen, reign
2. (Hiphil) to make one king or queen, cause to reign
3. (Hophal) to be made king or queen
2. to counsel, advise
1. (Niphal) to consider

Cross References

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.