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Lexicon :: Strong's H4438 - malḵûṯ

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מַלְכוּת
Transliteration
malḵûṯ
Pronunciation
mal-kooth'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1199e

Strong’s Definitions

מַלְכוּת malkûwth, mal-kooth'; or מַלְכֻת malkuth; or (in plural) מַלְכֻיָּה malkuyâh; from H4427; a rule; concretely, a dominion:—empire, kingdom, realm, reign, royal.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 91x

The KJV translates Strong's H4438 in the following manner: kingdom (51x), reign (21x), royal (13x), realm (4x), empire (1x), estate (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 91x
The KJV translates Strong's H4438 in the following manner: kingdom (51x), reign (21x), royal (13x), realm (4x), empire (1x), estate (1x).

  1. royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom, sovereign power

    1. royal power, dominion

    2. reign

    3. kingdom, realm

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מַלְכוּת malkûwth, mal-kooth'; or מַלְכֻת malkuth; or (in plural) מַלְכֻיָּה malkuyâh; from H4427; a rule; concretely, a dominion:—empire, kingdom, realm, reign, royal.
STRONGS H4438: Abbreviations
† מַלְכוּת noun feminine royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom (chiefly late); — מ׳ absolute Esther 1:9 +; construct 1 Chronicles 12:23 +; suffix מַלְכוּתִי 1 Chronicles 17:14, etc.; plural מַלְכֻיּוֺת Daniel 8:22; —
1. royal power, dominion Numbers 24:7 (with תִּנַשֵּׂא), 1 Samuel 20:31 (with תִּכּוֺן), 1 Kings 2:12 (with id.); compare Jeremiah 10:7; Ecclesiastes 4:14; 1 Chronicles 11:10; 1 Chronicles 12:23; 1 Chronicles 29:30 (|| גְּבוּרָה), 2 Chronicles 33:13; Esther 1:19, royal (queenly) dignity Esther 4:14; 1 Chronicles 14:2 (with נִשֵּׂאת); with לָכַד Daniel 11:21; with הֵכִין (subject י׳) 1 Chronicles 17:11; 1 Chronicles 28:7; 2 Chronicles 12:1 (subject Rehoboam); Israel royalty as belonging to י׳ 1 Chronicles 17:14; dominion of י׳ Psalm 103:19 (with מָֽשְׁלָה), Psalm 145:13 (twice in verse); כְּבוֺד מ׳ Psalm 145:11; כְּבוֺד הֲדַר מ׳ Psalm 145:12; שֵׁבֶט מ׳ Psalm 45:7; כִּסֵּא מ׳ 1 Chronicles 22:10; 1 Chronicles 28:5; 2 Chronicles 7:18; of Persia Esther 1:2; Esther 5:1; בַּיִת לְמ׳ 2 Chronicles 1:18; 2 Chronicles 2:11; בֵּית מ׳ Esther 1:9; Esther 2:16; Esther 5:1 (compare Assyrian bit šarruti DlHWB 171); יֵין מ׳ royal wine Esther 1:7; דְּבַר מ׳ royal command Esther 1:19; הוֺד מ׳ royal honour, majesty 1 Chronicles 29:25; Daniel 11:21; so perhaps also הֶדֶר מ׳ Daniel 11:20 see Bev; עשֶׁר בְּבוֺד מ׳ Esther 1:4; כֶּתֶר מ׳ royal crown Esther 1:11; Esther 2:17; Esther 6:8; לְבוּשׁ מ׳ royal apparel Esther 6:8; Esther 8:15; מ׳ (לְבוּשׁ omitted) Esther 5:1 (queenly attire).
2. reign: 40th year of reign of David 1 Chronicles 26:31 compare 2 Chronicles 3:2; 15:10, 19; 16:1, 12; 35:19; Jeremiah 49:34; Daniel 1:1; also 2 Chronicles 29:19; of Babylonian and Persian kings Jeremiah 52:31 (בִּשְׁנַת מ׳ || 2 Kings 25:27 מָלְכוֺ) Daniel 2:1; Daniel 8:1; Ezra 4:5, 6 (twice in verse); Ezra 7:1; Ezra 8:1; Nehemiah 12:22; Esther 2:16; compare פָּרָס מַלְכוּת עַדמְֿלֹח 2 Chronicles 36:20.
3. kingdom, realm 2 Chronicles 1:1; 11:17; 20:30; Nehemiah 9:35; especially realm of Babylonia and Persia 2 Chronicles 36:22 = Ezra 1:1; Esther 1:14, 20; Esther 2:3; Esther 3:6, 8; Esther 5:3, 6; Esther 7:2; Esther 9:30; Daniel 8:22; Daniel 9:1; Daniel 10:13; compare Daniel 11:2, 4 (twice in verse); Daniel 11:9, 17; Daniel 11:20 הֶדֶר מ׳ = Jerusalem according to Hi., but see 1 above.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Numbers

24:7

1 Samuel

20:31

1 Kings

2:12

2 Kings

25:27

1 Chronicles

11:10; 12:23; 12:23; 14:2; 17:11; 17:14; 17:14; 22:10; 26:31; 28:5; 28:7; 29:25; 29:30

2 Chronicles

1:1; 2:11; 3:2; 7:18; 11:17; 12:1; 15:10; 15:19; 16:1; 16:12; 20:30; 29:19; 33:13; 35:19; 36:20; 36:22

Ezra

1:1; 4:5; 4:6; 7:1; 8:1

Nehemiah

9:35; 12:22

Esther

1:2; 1:4; 1:7; 1:9; 1:9; 1:11; 1:14; 1:19; 1:19; 1:20; 2:3; 2:16; 2:16; 2:17; 3:6; 3:8; 4:14; 5:1; 5:1; 5:1; 5:3; 5:6; 6:8; 6:8; 7:2; 8:15; 9:30

Psalms

45:7; 103:19; 145:11; 145:12; 145:13

Ecclesiastes

4:14

Jeremiah

10:7; 49:34; 52:31

Daniel

1:1; 2:1; 8:1; 8:22; 8:22; 9:1; 10:13; 11:2; 11:4; 11:9; 11:17; 11:20; 11:20; 11:21; 11:21

H4438

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Strong's Number H4438 matches the Hebrew מַלְכוּת (malḵûṯ),
which occurs 91 times in 82 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Num 24:7–Est 3:6)

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:7 - He will pour the water out of his buckets, and their descendants will be like abundant water; their king will be greater than Agag, and their kingdom will be exalted.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 20:31

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:31 - For as long as this son of Jesse is alive on the earth, you and your kingdom will not be established. Now, send some men and bring him to me. For he is as good as dead!"

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:12 - Solomon sat on his father David's throne, and his royal authority was firmly solidified.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 11:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:10 - These were the leaders of David's warriors who helped establish and stabilize his rule over all Israel, in accordance with the LORD's word.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 12:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:23 - The following is a record of the armed warriors who came with their leaders and joined David in Hebron in order to make David king in Saul's place, in accordance with the LORD's decree:

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 14:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 14:2 - David realized that the LORD had established him as king over Israel and that he had elevated his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 17:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 17:11 - When the time comes for you to die, I will raise up your descendant, one of your own sons, to succeed you, and I will establish his kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 17:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 17:14 - I will put him in permanent charge of my house and my kingdom; his dynasty will be permanent."'"

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 22:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:10 - He will build a temple to honor me; he will become my son, and I will become his father. I will grant to his dynasty permanent rule over Israel.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 26:31

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:31 - As for the Hebronites: Jeriah was the leader of the Hebronites according to the genealogical records. In the fortieth year of David's reign, they examined the records and discovered there were highly respected men in Jazer in Gilead.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 28:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:5 - From all the many sons the LORD has given me, he chose Solomon my son to rule on his behalf over Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 28:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:7 - I will establish his kingdom permanently, if he remains committed to obeying my commands and regulations, as you are doing this day.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 29:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:25 - The LORD greatly magnified Solomon before all Israel and bestowed on him greater majesty than any king of Israel before him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 29:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:30 - Recorded there are all the facts about his reign and accomplishments, and an account of the events that involved him, Israel, and all the neighboring kingdoms.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 1:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 1:1 - Solomon son of David solidified his royal authority, for the LORD his God was with him and magnified him greatly.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 2:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:1 - (1:18) Solomon ordered a temple to be built to honor the LORD, as well as a royal palace for himself.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 2:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:12 - Huram also said, "Worthy of praise is the LORD God of Israel, who made the sky and the earth! He has given David a wise son who has discernment and insight and will build a temple for the LORD, as well as a royal palace for himself.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 3:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:2 - He began building on the second day of the second month of the fourth year of his reign.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 7:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:18 - Then I will establish your dynasty, just as I promised your father David, 'You will not fail to have a successor ruling over Israel.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 11:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 11:17 - They supported the kingdom of Judah and were loyal to Rehoboam son of Solomon for three years; they followed the edicts of David and Solomon for three years.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 12:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 12:1 - After Rehoboam's rule was established and solidified, he and all Israel rejected the law of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 15:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 15:10 - They assembled in Jerusalem in the third month of the fifteenth year of Asa's reign.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 15:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 15:19 - There was no more war until the thirty-fifth year of Asa's reign.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 16:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 16:1 - In the thirty-sixth year of Asa's reign, King Baasha of Israel attacked Judah, and he established Ramah as a military outpost to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the land of King Asa of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 16:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 16:12 - In the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa developed a foot disease. Though his disease was severe, he did not seek the LORD, but only the doctors.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 20:30

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:30 - Jehoshaphat's kingdom enjoyed peace; his God made him secure on every side.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 29:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:19 - We have prepared and consecrated all the items that King Ahaz removed during his reign when he acted unfaithfully. They are in front of the altar of the LORD."

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 33:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:13 - When he prayed to the LORD, the LORD responded to him and answered favorably his cry for mercy. The LORD brought him back to Jerusalem to his kingdom. Then Manasseh realized that the LORD is the true God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 35:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:19 - This Passover was observed in the eighteenth year of Josiah's reign.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 36:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:20 - He deported to Babylon all who escaped the sword. They served him and his sons until the Persian kingdom rose to power.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 36:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:22 - In the first year of the reign of King Cyrus of Persia, in fulfillment of the promise he delivered through Jeremiah, the LORD moved King Cyrus of Persia to issue a written decree throughout his kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 1:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 1:1 - In the first year of King Cyrus of Persia, in order to fulfill the LORD'S message spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD stirred the mind of King Cyrus of Persia. He disseminated a proclamation throughout his entire kingdom, announcing in a written edict the following:

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:5 - They were hiring advisers to oppose them, so as to frustrate their plans, throughout the time of King Cyrus of Persia until the reign of King Darius of Persia.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:6 - At the beginning of the reign of Ahasuerus they filed an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 7:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:1 - Now after these things had happened, during the reign of King Artaxerxes of Persia, Ezra came up from Babylon. Ezra was the son of Seraiah, who was the son of Azariah, who was the son of Hilkiah,

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 8:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:1 - These are the leaders and those enrolled with them by genealogy who were coming up with me from Babylon during the reign of King Artaxerxes:

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:35

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:35 - Even when they were in their kingdom and benefiting from your incredible goodness that you had lavished on them in the spacious and fertile land you had set before them, they did not serve you, nor did they turn from their evil practices.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 12:22

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:22 - As for the Levites, in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan and Jaddua the heads of families were recorded, as were the priests during the reign of Darius the Persian.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:2 - In those days, as King Ahasuerus sat on his royal throne in Susa the citadel,

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:4 - He displayed the riches of his royal glory and the splendor of his majestic greatness for a lengthy period of time - a hundred and eighty days, to be exact!

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:7 - Drinks were served in golden containers, all of which differed from one another. Royal wine was available in abundance at the king's expense.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:9 - Queen Vashti also gave a banquet for the women in King Ahasuerus' royal palace.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:11 - to bring Queen Vashti into the king's presence wearing her royal high turban. He wanted to show the people and the officials her beauty, for she was very attractive.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:14 - Those who were closest to him were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan. These men were the seven officials of Persia and Media who saw the king on a regular basis and had the most prominent offices in the kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 1:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:19 - If the king is so inclined, let a royal edict go forth from him, and let it be written in the laws of Persia and Media that cannot be repealed, that Vashti may not come into the presence of King Ahasuerus, and let the king convey her royalty to another who is more deserving than she.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 1:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:20 - And let the king's decision which he will enact be disseminated throughout all his kingdom, vast though it is. Then all the women will give honor to their husbands, from the most prominent to the lowly."

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:3 - And let the king appoint officers throughout all the provinces of his kingdom to gather all the attractive young women to Susa the citadel, to the harem under the authority of Hegai, the king's eunuch who oversees the women, and let him provide whatever cosmetics they desire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:16 - Then Esther was taken to King Ahasuerus at his royal residence in the tenth month (that is, the month of Tebeth) in the seventh year of his reign.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 2:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:17 - And the king loved Esther more than all the other women, and she met with his loving approval more than all the other young women. So he placed the royal high turban on her head and appointed her queen in place of Vashti.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 3:6 - But the thought of striking out against Mordecai alone was repugnant to him, for he had been informed of the identity of Mordecai's people. So Haman sought to destroy all the Jews (that is, the people of Mordecai) who were in all the kingdom of Ahasuerus.

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