I’m reading Samuel for the first time and puzzling over whether translating Melekhà King is a good one. The root of my puzzlement is that “King” usually (always?) is a hereditary form of rule, while the Jews wanted a king instead of hereditary rule by Samuel’s n’er-do-well sons. Some Google etymology suggests that King does have a hereditary meaning, although it appears quite muddled. It seems to me that Monarch, in it’s root meaning of rule by one, is a much better translation. Thoughts?
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