Hammelech

HAMMELECH

ham'-e-lek (ha-melekh, "the king"):

Wrongly translated as a proper name in the King James Version. It should be rendered "the king," as in the American Standard Revised Version (Jeremiah 36:26; 38:6).


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Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'HAMMELECH'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.