Melekh hachayot (מלך החיות) means king of beasts in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
מֶלֶךְ הַחַיּוֹת
melekh hachayot
noun · masculine
In English
king of beasts
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Melekh hachayot.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מליצהאריה
The word Melekh hachayot is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מֶלֶךְ הַחַיּוֹת
- Written without vowel points
- מלך החיות
- Said
- melekh hachayot
- Root
- מ־ל־כ
- Gematria
- 519
This is how Melekh hachayot is said in other languages.
- English
- king of beasts
These words mean nearly the same as Melekh hachayot.
The word Melekh hachayot comes from the root מ־ל־כ, like these words.
These words come before and after Melekh hachayot in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Melekh hachayot.
What does Melekh hachayot (מלך החיות) mean in Hebrew?
Melekh hachayot (מלך החיות) means king of beasts. It is said melekh hachayot, with the stress on me.
What is a synonym for Melekh hachayot (מלך החיות)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Melekh hachayot (מלך החיות) are אריה and ליש.
Is Melekh hachayot (מלך החיות) masculine or feminine?
The word Melekh hachayot (מלך החיות) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מלך החיות of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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