LMLK seal

LMLK seals are ancient Hebrew seals stamped on the handles of large storage jars dating from reign of King Hezekiah (circa 700 BC) discovered mostly in and around Jerusalem. Several complete jars were found in situ buried under a destruction layer caused by Sennacherib at Lachish. While none of the original seals have been found, some 2,000 impressions made by at least 21 seal types have been published.

למלך

LMLK stands for the Hebrew letters lamedh mem lamedh kaph (vocalized, lamelekh), which can be translated as:

  • "[belonging] to the king" (of Judah)
  • "[belonging] to King" (name of a person or deity)
  • "[belonging] to the government" (of Judah)
  • "[to be sent] to the King"
  • As a prepositional prefix, the lamedh (ל) has either a genitive or dative function, and the "to" in each of the above readings can also be read as "for" or "of". The other three letters form the word "melech"; as shown above, its translation can refer to a specific king, to any king, or to the king's government.

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    Seal

    Seal commonly refers to:

  • Pinniped, a diverse group of semi-aquatic marine mammals, many of which are commonly called seals
  • Seal (emblem), an emblem used as a means of authentication; both an impression in paper, wax, clay or other medium, and the device used
  • Seal (mechanical), a device which helps prevent leakage, contain pressure, or exclude contamination where two systems join
  • variant of English for decal or sticker
  • Seal may also refer to:

    Computers

  • Digital Signature And Electronic Authentication Law (SEAL), a bill that sought to update banking regulations in America
  • SEAL (cipher), a cryptographic algorithm
  • sealed, a keyword used in the programming languages Managed Extensions for C++ and C# to denote that this class cannot be inherited from
  • Entertainment

  • Seal (musician), English singer and songwriter, or any of his three self-titled albums:
  • Seal IV

    Seal IV is the fourth studio album (and third self-titled album) by Seal. It follows the aborted sessions for Togetherland, which was scrapped because Seal thought it was not up to the standard of his previous work.

    In the United Kingdom, the album debuted at number four. In the United States, it debuted at number three in the U.S. Billboard 200, making his highest charting album to date. The album sold over 1 million copies worldwide.

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  • ^[a] signifies a co-producer
  • ^[a] signifies additional production and remix
  • References

    External links

  • Seal IV at Metacritic
  • Seal (1994 album)

    Seal (sometimes referred to as Seal II to avoid confusion with the 1991 album of the same name) is the second self-titled album of singer Seal. The album was released in 1994 on ZTT and Sire Records and features the worldwide smash hit single "Kiss from a Rose".

    The image on the cover has since become nearly synonymous with Seal, in that it has appeared on several singles covers and was reused for his greatest hits album.

    Track listing

    Singles

    UK

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