Malak, “To reign,” Strong’s H4427

The first occurrence.

And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel. Gen 36:31

The primitive root.

Strong’s H4427 מלך malak, a primitive root meaning, “to reign.” The 3-letter root is mem + lamed + kaph.

mem מ ,ם = the water, thus chaos, mighty, blood
lamed ל = the shepherd’s staff, thus teach, yoke, to, bind
kaph כ , ך  =  the open palm, thus bend, open, allow, tame

The story: The mighty (mem, but may also carry the meaning of a blood line) who use their authority (lamed) to bless (kaph).

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