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Lexicon :: Strong's H4437 - malkû

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מַלְכּוּ
Transliteration
malkû
Pronunciation
mal-koo'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Corresponding to מַלְכוּת (H4438)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2829c

Strong’s Definitions

מַלְכוּ malkûw, mal-koo'; (Aramaic) corresponding to H4438; dominion (abstractly or concretely):—kingdom, kingly, realm, reign.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 57x

The KJV translates Strong's H4437 in the following manner: kingdom (49x), reign (4x), realm (3x), kingly (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 57x
The KJV translates Strong's H4437 in the following manner: kingdom (49x), reign (4x), realm (3x), kingly (1x).

  1. royalty, reign, kingdom

    1. royalty, kingship, kingly authority

    2. kingdom

    3. realm (of territory)

    4. reign (of time)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מַלְכוּ malkûw, mal-koo'; (Aramaic) corresponding to H4438; dominion (abstractly or concretely):—kingdom, kingly, realm, reign.
STRONGS H4437: Abbreviations

Biblical Aramaic

† מַלְכוּ noun feminine royalty, reign, kingdom; — absolute מ׳ Daniel 2:39 +; construct מַלְכוּת Ezra 4:24 +; emphatic תָא_ Daniel 2:37 +, תָה_ Daniel 2:44; suffix תִי_ Daniel 4:15 [Daniel 4:18] +, תֵהּ-_ Daniel 3:33 [Daniel 4:3]+, תָך- Daniel 4:23 [Daniel 4:26] +; plural construct מַלְכְוָת Daniel 7:27; emphatic וָתָא_ Daniel 2:44; Daniel 7:23; —
1. royalty, kingship, kingly authority: Daniel 4:23 [Daniel 4:26]; Daniel 4:28 [Daniel 4:31]; Daniel 4:33 [Daniel 4:36]; הֵיכַל מ׳ Daniel 4:26 [Daniel 4:29], בֵּית מ׳ Daniel 4:27 [Daniel 4:30], כָּרְסֵא Daniel 5:20.
2. organized (world-) kingdom: Daniel 2:39 (twice in verse); Daniel 2:40, 41, 42, 44; Daniel 7:23 (twice in verse); Daniel 7:24, 27; אֲנָשָׁא מ׳ Daniel 4:14 [Daniel 4:17]; Daniel 4:22 [Daniel 4:25]; Daniel 4:29 [Daniel 4:32]; Daniel 5:21; of specific kings Daniel 2:37; Daniel 5:18, 28; Daniel 6:1 [Daniel 5:31]; of God Daniel 3:33 [Daniel 4:3]; Daniel 7:27 (both עָלַם מ׳), Daniel 2:44 (twice in verse); Daniel 3:33 [Daniel 4:3]; Daniel 4:31 [Daniel 4:34]; Daniel 6:27 [Daniel 6:26]; ">Daniel 7:27; of Messiah Daniel 7:14 (twice in verse); of saints Daniel 7:18 (twice in verse); Daniel 7:22, 27.
3. realm (territorial) Daniel 4:15 [Daniel 4:18]; Daniel 4:33b [Daniel 4:36b]; Daniel 5:7, 11, 16, 29; Daniel 6:2 [Daniel 6:1] (twice in verse); Daniel 6:4 [Daniel 6:3]; Daniel 6:8 [Daniel 6:7]; Daniel 6:27 [Daniel 6:26]; Ezra 7:13, 23; metonymy Ezra 6:5 = administration of realm.
4. reign, time of reigning Daniel 5:26; Daniel 6:29 [Daniel 6:29] (twice in verse); Ezra 4:24; Ezra 6:15.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Ezra

4:24; 4:24; 6:5; 6:15; 7:13; 7:23

Daniel

2:37; 2:37; 2:39; 2:39; 2:40; 2:41; 2:42; 2:44; 2:44; 2:44; 2:44; 4:3; 4:3; 4:3; 4:17; 4:18; 4:18; 4:25; 4:26; 4:26; 4:29; 4:30; 4:31; 4:32; 4:34; 4:36; 4:36; 5:7; 5:11; 5:16; 5:18; 5:20; 5:21; 5:26; 5:28; 5:29; 5:31; 6:1; 6:3; 6:7; 6:26; 6:26; 6:29; 7:14; 7:18; 7:22; 7:23; 7:23; 7:24; 7:27; 7:27; 7:27; 7:27; 7:27

H4437

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Strong's Number H4437 matches the Hebrew מַלְכּוּ (malkû),
which occurs 57 times in 43 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:24 -

Then the work on the house of God in Jerusalem stopped, and it was stopped until the second year of the reign H4437 of Darius king of Persia.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 6:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:15 - And this house was brought to completion [fn]on the third day of the month Adar; it was the sixth year of the reign H4437 of King Darius.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 7:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:13 -

I have issued a decree that any of the people of Israel and their priests and the Levites in my kingdom H4437 who freely offer to go to Jerusalem, may go with you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:23 -

“Whatever is [fn]decreed by the God of heaven, let it be done with zeal for the house of the God of heaven, so that there will not be wrath against the kingdom H4437 of the king and his sons.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:37 - “You, O king, are the king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given the [fn]kingdom H4437, the power, the strength, and the glory;

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:39 - “But after you there will arise another kingdom H4437 inferior to you, then another third kingdom H4437 of bronze, which will rule with power over all the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:40 - “Then there will be a fourth kingdom H4437 as strong as iron; inasmuch as iron crushes and shatters all things, so, like iron that breaks in pieces, it will crush and break all these in pieces.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:41

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:41 - “Now in that you saw the feet and toes, partly of potter’s clay and partly of iron; it will be a divided kingdom H4437; but it will have in it the toughness of iron, inasmuch as you saw the iron mixed with [fn]common clay.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:42

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:42 - “And as the toes of the feet were partly of iron and partly of clay, so some of the kingdom H4437 will be strong and part of it will be brittle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:44

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:44 - “And in the days of those kings the God of heaven will cause a kingdom H4437 to rise up which will never be destroyed, and that kingdom H4437 will not be [fn]left for another people; it will crush and put an end to all these kingdoms H4437, but it will itself stand forever.

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“How great are His signs,

And how strong are His wonders!

His kingdom H4437 is an everlasting kingdom H4437,

And His [fn]dominion is from generation to generation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:17

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“This edict is by the resolution of the watchers,

And the decision is a command of the holy ones,

In order that the living may know

That the Most High is the powerful ruler over the kingdom H4437 of mankind

And gives it to whom He wishes

And sets up over it the lowliest of men.”

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‘This is the dream which I, King Nebuchadnezzar, have seen. Now you, Belteshazzar, say to me its interpretation, inasmuch as none of the wise men of my kingdom H4437 is able to make known to me the interpretation; but you are able, for a spirit of the holy gods is in you.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:25 - that you be driven away from mankind and your place of habitation be with the beasts of the field, and you be given grass to eat like cattle and be drenched with the dew of heaven; and seven [fn]periods of time will pass over you, until you know that the Most High is the powerful ruler over the kingdom H4437 of mankind and gives it to whomever He wishes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:26 - ‘And in that they said to leave the stump [fn]with the roots of the tree, your kingdom H4437 will endure for you after you know that it is Heaven that rules with power.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:29 - “At the end of twelve months he was walking on the roof of the royal H4437 palace of Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:30

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:30 - “The king answered and said, ‘Is this not Babylon the great, which I myself have built as a royal H4437 house by the strength of my power and for the glory of my majesty?’

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:31

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:31 - “While the word was in the king’s mouth, a voice [fn]came from heaven, saying, ‘King Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is said: the kingdom H4437 has been removed from you,

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:32

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:32 - and you will be driven away from mankind, and your place of habitation will be with the beasts of the field. You will be given grass to eat like cattle, and seven [fn]periods of time will pass over you until you know that the Most High is the powerful ruler over the kingdom H4437 of mankind and gives it to whomever He wishes.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:34

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“But at the end of those days, I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted up my eyes toward heaven, and my knowledge returned to me, and I blessed the Most High and praised and honored Him who lives forever;

For His [fn]dominion is an everlasting [fn]dominion,

And His kingdom H4437 endures from generation to generation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:36

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“At that time my knowledge returned to me. And my majesty and splendor were returned to me for the glory of my kingdom H4437, and my high officials and my nobles began seeking me out; so I was reestablished in my kingdom H4437, and extraordinary greatness was added to me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:7 - The king called out loudly to bring in the conjurers, the [fn]Chaldeans, and the diviners. The king answered and said to the wise men of Babylon, “Any man who can read this writing and declare its interpretation to me shall be clothed with purple and have a necklace of gold around his neck and rule with power as [fn]third ruler in the kingdom H4437.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:11 - “There is a man in your kingdom H4437 in whom is [fn]a spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of your father, illumination, insight, and wisdom like the wisdom of the gods were found in him. And King Nebuchadnezzar, your father, your father [fn]the king, set him as chief of the [fn]magicians, conjurers, [fn]Chaldeans, and diviners.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:16 - “But I personally have heard about you, that you are able to give interpretations and [fn]solve difficult problems. Now if you are able to read the writing and make its interpretation known to me, you will be clothed with purple and wear a necklace of gold around your neck, and you will rule with power as the [fn]third ruler in the kingdom H4437.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:18 - “[fn]O king, the Most High God granted the kingdom H4437, grandeur, glory, and majesty to Nebuchadnezzar your father.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:20 - “But when his heart was raised up and his spirit became so strong that he behaved arrogantly, he was deposed from his royal H4437 throne, and his glory was taken away from him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:21 - “He was also driven away from the sons of [fn]men, and his heart was made like that of beasts, and his place of habitation was with the wild donkeys. He was given grass to eat like cattle, and his body was drenched with the dew of the sky until he knew that the Most High God is the powerful ruler over the kingdom H4437 of mankind and that He sets up over it whomever He wishes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:26 - “This is the interpretation of the [fn]message: ‘MENĒ’—God has numbered your kingdom H4437 and put an end to it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:28

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:28 - “‘PERĒS’—your kingdom H4437 has been divided and given over to the Medes and [fn]Persians.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:29 -

Then Belshazzar said the word, and they clothed Daniel with purple and put a necklace of gold around his neck and issued a proclamation concerning him that he now would be the [fn]third powerful ruler in the kingdom H4437.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:31

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:31 -

[fn]So Darius the Mede received the kingdom H4437 at about the age of sixty-two.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:1

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[fn]It seemed good to Darius that he set 120 satraps over the kingdom H4437, that they would be in charge of the whole kingdom H4437,

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:3 - Then this Daniel began distinguishing himself [fn]among the commissioners and satraps because an extraordinary spirit was in him, and the king planned to set him over the entire kingdom H4437.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:4 - Then the commissioners and satraps began seeking to find a ground of accusation against Daniel in regard to matters of the kingdom H4437; but they were not able to find any ground of accusation or evidence of corruption, inasmuch as he was faithful, and no negligence or corruption was to be found in him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:7 - “All the commissioners of the kingdom H4437, the prefects and the satraps, the high officials and the governors have counseled together that the king should establish a statute and enforce an injunction that anyone who seeks to make a petition [fn]to any god or man besides you, O king, for thirty days, shall be cast into the lions’ [fn]den.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:26 - “[fn]I make a decree that in all the [fn]dominion of my kingdom H4437, men are to fear and be in dread before the God of Daniel;

For He is the living God and enduring forever,

And His kingdom H4437 is one which will not be destroyed,

And His [fn]dominion will be unto the end.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:28

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:28 -

So this Daniel enjoyed success in the kingdom H4437 of Darius and in the kingdom H4437 of Cyrus the Persian.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 7:14

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“And to Him was given [fn]dominion,

Glory, and a kingdom H4437,

That all the peoples, nations, and men of every tongue

Might serve Him.

His [fn]dominion is an everlasting [fn]dominion

Which will not be taken away;

And His kingdom H4437 is one

Which will not be destroyed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 7:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:18 - ‘But the [fn]saints of the Highest One will receive the kingdom H4437 and possess the kingdom H4437 forever, [fn]for all ages to come.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 7:22

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:22 - until the Ancient of Days came and judgment was given in favor of the saints of the Highest One, and the season arrived when the saints took possession of the kingdom H4437.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 7:23

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“Thus he said: ‘The fourth beast will be a fourth kingdom H4437 on the earth, which will be different from all the other kingdoms H4437 and will devour the whole earth and tread it down and crush it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 7:24

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:24 - ‘As for the ten horns, out of this kingdom H4437 ten kings will arise; and another will arise after them, and he will be different from the previous ones and will make low three kings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 7:27

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:27 - ‘Then the [fn]reign H4437, the dominion, and the greatness of all the kingdoms H4437 under the whole heaven will be given to the people of the saints of the Highest One; His kingdom H4437 will be an everlasting kingdom H4437, and all the dominions will serve and obey Him.’
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