{
  "type": "word",
  "id": "H4430",
  "lemma": "מֶלֶךְ",
  "transliteration": "melek",
  "definition": "a king",
  "kjv": "king, royal.",
  "occurrences": 180,
  "language": "Hebrew",
  "brownDriverBriggs": [
    "מֶ֫לֶךְ 178 n.m. king"
  ],
  "whereItOccurs": [
    {
      "reference": "Daniel 2:4",
      "text": "Then the Kasdim spoke to the king in the Syrian language, “O king, live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/daniel/2?v=4"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Daniel 2:5",
      "text": "The king answered the Kasdim, “The thing has gone from me. If you don’t make known to me the dream and its…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/daniel/2?v=5"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Daniel 2:7",
      "text": "They answered the second time and said, “Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation.”",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/daniel/2?v=7"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Daniel 2:8",
      "text": "The king answered, “I know of a certainty that you are trying to gain time, because you see the thing has gone from me.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/daniel/2?v=8"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Daniel 2:10",
      "text": "The Kasdians answered the king and said, “There is not a man on the earth who can show the king’s matter, because no…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/daniel/2?v=10"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Daniel 2:11",
      "text": "It is a rare thing that the king requires, and there is no other who can show it before the king except the gods, whose…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/daniel/2?v=11"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Daniel 2:12",
      "text": "Because of this, the king was angry and very furious, and commanded that all the wise men of Babylon be destroyed.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/daniel/2?v=12"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Daniel 2:14",
      "text": "Then Daniel returned answer with counsel and prudence to Arioch the captain of the king’s guard, who had gone out to…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/daniel/2?v=14"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Daniel 2:15",
      "text": "He answered Arioch the king’s captain, “Why is the decree so urgent from the king?” Then Arioch made the thing known to…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/daniel/2?v=15"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Daniel 2:16",
      "text": "Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would appoint him a time, and he would show the king the interpretation.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/daniel/2?v=16"
    }
  ],
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