How to Pronounce Regem-melech

REH-gehm-MEH-leck

Regem-melech is pronounced REH-gehm-MEH-leck (ˌriːgəmˈmiːlɪk): four syllables, stress on the first and third. Also heard: REE-guhm-MEE-lik.

What does Regem-melech mean?

Regem-melech means “he that stones the king; purple of the king”.

Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.

Who was Regem-melech?

Friend of the king, one of the two messengers sent by the exiled Jews to Jerusalem in the time of Darius (Zech. 7:2) to make inquiries at the temple.

Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.

Also pronounced

REE-guhm-MEE-lik

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