מַלְכוּת
malkûwth · H4438 · Hebrew · 91 occurrences
Meanings
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kingship, kingdom, reign
State in which a person or deity has been entrusted with the office of king or queen
Examples1 Samuel 20:31 “For, as long as the son of Jesse lives on the earth, neither you nor your kingdom will be established. Now then, send men and bring him to me, for he is doomed to die!”
1 Kings 2:12 Then Solomon sat on the throne of his father David, and his kingdom was firmly established.
1 Chronicles 11:10 Now these are the heads of the mighty men whom David had, who remained faithful to him in his kingdom, together with all Israel, to make him king, in accordance with the word of the LORD concerning Israel.
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kingdom, realm
The realm of a king or queen including the land and all other assets
Examples1 Chronicles 17:14 “But I will settle him in My house and in My kingdom forever, and his throne will be established forever.”’”
2 Chronicles 20:30 So the kingdom of Jehoshaphat was at peace, for his God gave him rest on all sides.
2 Chronicles 36:20 He took into exile those who had escaped from the sword to Babylon; and they were servants to him and to his sons until the rule of the kingdom of Persia,
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royal
State in which objects are associated with a king or queen
Examples2 Chronicles 2:1 Now Solomon decided to build a house for the name of the LORD, and a royal palace for himself.
2 Chronicles 2:12 Then Huram continued, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who made heaven and earth, who has given King David a wise son, endowed with discretion and understanding, who will build a house for the LORD and a royal palace for himself.
Esther 1:2 in those days as King Ahasuerus sat on his royal throne which was at the citadel in Susa,
How it’s used In 9 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
72 occurrences in 27 groups
- הוּhis 33
- ךָyour 6
- אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁAhasuerus 3
- אָסָאAsa 3
- הֶםtheir 3
- Other words · 22 groups that occur once or twice (25) 25
Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- אַרְבַּעfour 1
Named alongside itApposition
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- מְדִינָהprovince 1
What it doesIt is the subject
10 occurrences in 8 groups
- כּוּןto establish, to prepare 2
- נָשָׂאto lift up, to carry, to bear 2
- מָלַךְto reign, to be king 1
- מָשַׁלto rule, to have dominion 1
- נָתַשׁto uproot, to pluck up 1
- עָמַדto stand 1
What is done to itIt is the object
8 occurrences in 5 groups
- כּוּןto establish, to prepare 3
- חָזַקto be strong, to strengthen 2
- לָבַשׁto put on, to clothe, to wear 1
- נָתַןto give, to put, to set 1
- סָבַבto turn, to go around, to surround 1
What it is said to bePredicate
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- מַלְכוּתkingdom, reign, kingship 1
What is said to be itIt is the predicate
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- מַלְכוּתkingdom, reign, kingship 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
36 occurrences in 5 groups
- בin/on/with 25
- לto/for 18
- עַלon, upon, over, against 5
- עַדto, as far as, until 1
- עִםwith 1
In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive
33 occurrences in 19 groups
- כִּסֵּאthrone, seat 5
- בַּיִתhouse, household 3
- חֵצִיhalf 3
- כֶּתֶרcrown 3
- Other words · 15 groups that occur once or twice (19) 19
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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In the other Testament 2 words
- βασιλεία basileía · G932 · rule, reign, kingdom
- Greek βασιλεία (basileía, G932) (properly 'royalty,' hence abstractly 'rule' or concretely 'a realm') is the direct translation equivalent of Hebrew מַלְכוּת across all its core senses — kingdom, realm, royal power, and reign — representing the standard Septuagint rendering of this lexeme.
- מַלְכוּ malkûw · H4437 · kingdom, reign
- Aramaic cognate of Hebrew מַלְכוּת, denoting the same kingdom/reign semantic range across the sister languages of the biblical corpus.
Semantic domains 3 entries
- Control002003002007
- מַלְכוּת denotes the exercise of royal rule or governing authority, as when a king's kingdom is described as firmly established under his control.
- Land001002002
- מַלְכוּת can denote the territory or realm over which a king rules, the kingdom as a geographic and political domain rather than merely the act of ruling.
- Attribute002001001
- מַלְכוּת also functions adjectivally to describe something as royal or kingly in quality, an attribute characterizing persons or things associated with the throne.
Word family 12 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H4438. malkuth מַלְכוּת noun feminine royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom (chiefly…
מַלְכוּת noun feminine royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom (chiefly late); — ׳מ absolute Est 1:9 +; construct 1Ch 12:23 +; suffix מַלְכוּתִי 1Ch 17:14, etc.; plural מַלְכֻיּוֺת Dan 8:22; —
1 royal power, dominion Num 24:7 (with תִּנַשֵּׂא), 1Sa 20:31 (with תִּכּוֺן), 1Ki 2:12 (c. id.); compare Jer 10:7; Ecc 4:14; 1Ch 11:10; 1Ch 12:23; 1Ch 29:30 (|| גְּבוּרָה), 2Ch 33:13; Est 1:19, royal (queenly) dignity Est 4:14; 1Ch 14:2 (with נִשֵּׂאת); with לָכַד Dan 11:21; with הֵכִין (subject ׳י) 1Ch 17:11; 1Ch 28:7; 2Ch 12:1 (subject Rehob.); Israel royalty as belonging to ׳י 1Ch 17:14; dominion of ׳י Psa 103:19 (with מָֽשְׁלָה), Psa 145:13 (twice in verse); מ ׳כְּבוֺד Psa 145:11; מ הֲדַר ׳כְּבוֺד Psa 145:12; מ ׳שֵׁבֶט Psa 45:7; מ ׳כִּסֵּא 1Ch 22:10; 1Ch 28:5; 2Ch 7:18; of Persia Est 1:2; Est 5:1; לְמ ׳בַּיִת2Chron 1:18; 2Ch 2:11; מ ׳בֵּית Est 1:9; Est 2:16; Est 5:1 (compare Assyrian bit šarruti DlHWB 171); מ ׳יֵין royal wine Est 1:7; מ ׳דְּבַר royal command Est 1:19; מ ׳הוֺד royal honour, majesty 1Ch 29:25; Dan 11:21; so perhaps also מ ׳הֶדֶר Dan 11:20 see Bev; מ בְּבוֺד ׳עשֶׁר Est 1:4; מ ׳כֶּתֶר royal crown Est 1:11; Est 2:17; Est 6:8; מ ׳לְבוּשׁ royal apparel Est 6:8; Est 8:15; ׳מ (לְבוּשׁ omitted) Est 5:1 (queenly attire).
2 reign: 40th year of reign of David 1Ch 26:31 compare 2Ch 3:2; 2Ch 15:10, 2Ch 15:19; 2Ch 16:1, 2Ch 16:12; 2Ch 35:19; Jer 49:34; Dan 1:1; also 2Ch 29:19; of Babylonian and Persian kings Jer 52:31 (מ ׳בִּשְׁנַת || 2Ki 25:27 מָלְכוֺ) Dan 2:1; Dan 8:1; Ezr 4:5-6, (twice in verse); Ezr 7:1; Ezr 8:1; Neh 12:22; Est 2:16; compare מָּרָס מַלְכוּת עַדמְֿלֹח2Ch 36:20.
3 kingdom, realm2Ch 1:1; 2Ch 11:17; 2Ch 20:30; Neh 9:35; especially realm of Babylonia and Persia 2Ch 36:22 = Ezr 1:1; Est 1:14, Est 1:20; Est 2:3; Est 3:6, Est 3:8; Est 5:3, Est 5:6; Est 7:2; Est 9:30; Dan 8:22; Dan 9:1; Dan 10:13; compare Dan 11:2, Dan 11:4 (twice in verse); Dan 11:9, Dan 11:17; Dan 11:20 מ ׳הֶדֶר = Jerusalem according to Hi., but see 1 above
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 3 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
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