Genesis 36:31
And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel.
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Revelation 20:4
And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
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מָלַךְ
mâlak · maw-lak'
160 times translated as this KJV form350 total Strong's occurrences
to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel
Strong's KJV usage: consult, × indeed, be (make, set a, set up) king, be (make) queen, (begin to, make to) reign(-ing), rule, × surely.
Strong's first: Genesis 36:31Strong's last: Jeremiah 52:1
Open full H4427 profile →βασιλεύω
basileúō · bas-il-yoo'-o
5 times translated as this KJV form23 total Strong's occurrences
to rule (literally or figuratively)
Strong's KJV usage: :--king, reign.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Romans 5:14Strong's last: Revelation 20:4
Open full G936 profile →מָשַׁל
mâshal · maw-shal'
3 times translated as this KJV form81 total Strong's occurrences
to rule
Strong's KJV usage: (have, make to have) dominion, governor, × indeed, reign, (bear, cause to, have) rule(-ing, -r), have power.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Joshua 12:5Strong's last: 2 Chronicles 9:26
Open full H4910 profile →שׂוּר
sûwr · soor
1 times translated as this KJV form3 total Strong's occurrences
properly, to vanquish; by implication, to rule (causatively, crown)
Strong's KJV usage: make princes, have power, reign. See 5493.
Strong's first: Judges 9:22Strong's last: Judges 9:22
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H4427
And Zimri went in and smote him, and killed him, in the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in his stead.
H4427
But the people that followed Omri prevailed against the people that followed Tibni the son of Ginath: so Tibni died, and Omri reigned.
H4427
In the thirty and first year of Asa king of Judah began Omri to reign over Israel, twelve years: six years reigned he in Tirzah.
H4427
So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria: and Ahab his son reigned in his stead.
H4427
And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel: and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years.
H4427
So Ahab slept with his fathers; and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead.
H4427
Jehoshaphat was thirty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.
H4427
And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Jehoram his son reigned in his stead.
H4427
Ahaziah the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned two years over Israel.
H4427
So he died according to the word of the LORD which Elijah had spoken. And Jehoram reigned in his stead in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah; because he had no son.
H4427
Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years.
H4427
Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead, and offered him for a burnt offering upon the wall. And there was great indignation against Israel: and they departed from him, and returned to their own land.
H4427
And it came to pass on the morrow, that he took a thick cloth, and dipped it in water, and spread it on his face, so that he died: and Hazael reigned in his stead.
H4427
Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
H4427
And Joram slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead.
H4427
Two and twenty years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Athaliah, the daughter of Omri king of Israel.
H4427
And Jehu slept with his fathers: and they buried him in Samaria. And Jehoahaz his son reigned in his stead.
H4427
And the time that Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria was twenty and eight years.
H4427
In the seventh year of Jehu Jehoash began to reign; and forty years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Zibiah of Beersheba.
H4427
For Jozachar the son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his servants, smote him, and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Amaziah his son reigned in his stead.
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In the three and twentieth year of Joash the son of Ahaziah king of Judah Jehoahaz the son of Jehu began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned seventeen years.
H4427
And Jehoahaz slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria: and Joash his son reigned in his stead.
no direct Strong's tag
In the thirty and seventh year of Joash king of Judah began Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned sixteen years.
H4427
So Hazael king of Syria died; and Benhadad his son reigned in his stead.
H4427
In the second year of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel reigned Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah.
English meaning and historical usage.
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reign
REIGN, verb intransitive rane. [Latin regno, a derivative of rego, regnum.]
1. To possess or exercise sovereign power or authority; to rule; to exercise government, as a king or emperor; or to hold the supreme power. George the third reigned over Great Britain more than fifty years.
Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness. Isaiah 32:1.
2. To be predominant; to prevail.
Pestilent diseases which commonly reign in summer or autumn.
3. To rule; to have superior or uncontrolled dominion. Romans 6:12.
[This word is never applied to the exercise of supreme power by a legislative body or the executive administration, in the United States.]
REIGN, noun rane. [Latin regnum.]
1. Royal authority; supreme power; sovereignty.
He who like a father held his reign
2. The time during which a king, queen or emperor possesses the supreme authority. The Spanish armada was equipped to invade England in the reign of queen Elizabeth. Magna Charta was obtained in the reign of king John.
3. Kingdom; dominion.
Saturn's sons received the threefold reign of heav'n, of ocean, and deep hell beneath.
4. Power; influence.
5. Prevalence.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.
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