Strong H4428H4428Lמֶ֫לֶךְ
King's
One of the 6 senses of Strong H4428
- Transliteration
- melek
- Pronunciation
- meh'-lek
- Morphology
- Hebrew Noun (Masculine)
Definition
From H4427; a king: - {king} royal.
Detailed definition
King's (Valley) (Gen.14.17)
In the biblical story
King's Valley
A valley near Salem (Jerusalem), site of significant events
The King's Valley, located near Salem (Jerusalem), was the site where Melchizedek met Abraham and where Absalom erected a pillar for himself (Genesis 14:17; 2 Samuel 18:18).
In the Bible
Strong H4428L appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- king2
First verses
- Genesis 14:17And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings that were with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the king’s dale.
- 2 Samuel 18:18Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself a pillar, which is in the king’s dale: for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance: and he called the pillar after his own name: and it is called unto this day, Absalom’s place.