מְלֵךְ
me.lakh
H4431
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Hebrew
counsel
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me.lakh denotes counsel presented as a decree upon the king in Daniel 4:24.
Its single attested use presents counsel in the setting of an interpretation and a decree that has come upon the king.
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Counsel expressed in a decree · dominant
In Daniel 4:24, the construct singular form occurs in the clause identifying the interpretation with a decree of the Most High that has come upon the king; the APB renders the verse, “This is the interpretation, and it is the decree of the Most High that has come upon my lord the king.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Daniel 4:24, the APB presents the surrounding clause as “the decree of the Most High”; Its precise rendering of the term cannot be isolated with certainty.