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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 Box Ezr 4:24

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:24 -

Then the [fn]work on the house of God in Jerusalem stopped. It was suspended until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 6:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:15 - This temple was finished on the third day of the month of Adar, in the [fn]sixth year of the reign of King Darius.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 7:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:13 - I have issued a decree that all of the people of Israel and their priests and the Levites in my kingdom who are willing to go to Jerusalem, may go with you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 7:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:23 - “Whatever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be done diligently and with enthusiasm for the house of the God of heaven, so that there will not be wrath against the kingdom of the king and his sons.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:37

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:39

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:39 - “After you will arise another kingdom (Medo-Persia) inferior to you, and then a third kingdom of bronze (Greece under Alexander the Great), which will rule over all the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:40

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:40 - “Then a fourth kingdom (Rome) will be strong as iron, for iron breaks to pieces and shatters all things; and like iron which crushes things in pieces, it will break and crush all these [others].

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:41

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:41 - “And as you saw the feet and toes, partly of potter’s clay and partly of iron, it will be a divided kingdom; but there will be in it some of the durability and strength of iron, just as you saw the iron mixed with common clay.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:42

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:42 - “As the [ten] toes of the feet were partly of iron and partly of clay, so some of the kingdom will be strong, and another part of it will be brittle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:44

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:44 - “In the days of those [final ten] kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will its sovereignty be left for another people; but it will crush and put an end to all these kingdoms, and it will stand forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:3 -

“How great are His signs

And how mighty are His wonders!

His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom

And His dominion is from generation to generation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:17 -

“This sentence is by the decree of the angelic watchers

And the decision is a command of the holy ones,

So that the living may know [without any doubt]

That the Most High [God] rules over the kingdom of mankind

And He bestows it on whomever He desires

And sets over it the humblest and lowliest of men.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:18

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‘This is the dream which I, King Nebuchadnezzar, have seen. Now you, Belteshazzar, explain its meaning, since none of the wise men of my kingdom are able to reveal its interpretation to me; 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 shall be driven from mankind and your dwelling place shall be with the beasts of the field; and that you be given grass to eat like the cattle and be wet with the dew of heaven; and seven periods of time shall pass over you, until you know [without any doubt] that the Most High [God] rules over the kingdom of mankind and He bestows it to whomever He desires.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:26 - ‘And in that it was commanded to leave the stump with the roots of the tree [in the earth], your kingdom shall be restored to you after you recognize (understand fully) that Heaven rules.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:29 - “Twelve months later he was walking on the upper level of the royal palace of Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:30

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:30 - “The king said thoughtfully, ‘Is not this the great Babylon which I myself have built as the royal residence and seat of government by the might of my power and for the honor and glory of my majesty?’

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:31

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:31 - “While the words were still in the king’s mouth, a voice came [as if falling] from heaven, saying, ‘O King Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is declared: “The kingdom 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 dwelling place will be with the animals of the field. You will be given grass to eat like the cattle, and seven periods of time will pass over you until you know [without any doubt] that the Most High God rules over the kingdom of mankind and He bestows it on whomever He desires.”’

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:34

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:34 -

“But at the end of the days [that is, at the seven periods of time], I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven, and my understanding and reason returned to me; and I blessed the Most High [God] and I praised and honored and glorified Him who lives forever,

For His dominion is an everlasting dominion;

And His kingdom endures from generation to generation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:36

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“Now at the same time my reason returned to me; and for the glory of my kingdom, my majesty and splendor were returned to me, and my counselors and my nobles began seeking me out; so I was re-established in my kingdom, and still more greatness [than before] was added to me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:7 - The king called aloud to bring in the enchanters (Magi), the Chaldeans [who were master astrologers] and the diviners. The king said to the wise men of Babylon, “Whoever can read this writing and explain its interpretation to me shall be clothed with purple and have a chain of gold put around his neck, and have authority as the [fn]third ruler in the kingdom.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:11 - “There is a man in your kingdom in whom is [fn]a spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of your father, illumination, understanding and wisdom like the wisdom of the gods were found in him. And [fn]King Nebuchadnezzar, your father—your father the king, appointed him chief of the magicians, enchanters, 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 make interpretations and solve complex problems. Now if you are able to read the writing and reveal its interpretation to me, you shall be clothed with purple and have a chain of gold put around your neck, and you shall have authority as the third ruler in the kingdom.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:18 - “O king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar your father a kingdom and greatness and glory and majesty;

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:20 - “But when his heart was lifted up and his spirit became so proud that he behaved arrogantly, he was deposed from his royal 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 from mankind, and his mind was made like that of an animal, and his dwelling place was with the wild donkeys. He was given grass to eat like cattle, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven until he came to know [without any doubt] that the Most High God rules over the kingdom of mankind and He appoints it to whomever He wills.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:26 - “This is the interpretation of the message: ‘MENE’—God has numbered the days of your kingdom and put an end to it;

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:28

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:28 - ‘[fn]PERES’—[fn]your kingdom 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 gave the command, and Daniel was clothed with purple and a chain of gold was put around his neck, and a proclamation concerning him was issued [declaring] that he now had authority as the third ruler in the kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:31

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:31 - So [fn]Darius the Mede received the kingdom; he was about the age of sixty-two.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:1 -

It seemed good to Darius [who became king after Belshazzar] to appoint over the kingdom 120 [fn]satraps who would be in charge throughout the kingdom,

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:3 - Then this Daniel, because of the extraordinary spirit within him, began distinguishing himself among the commissioners and the satraps, and the king planned to appoint him over the entire realm.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:4 - Then the [other two] commissioners and the satraps began trying to find a reason to bring a complaint against Daniel concerning the [administration of the] kingdom; but they could find no reason for an accusation or evidence of corruption, because he was faithful [a man of high moral character and personal integrity], and no negligence or corruption [of any kind] was found in him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:7 - “All the commissioners of the kingdom, the prefects and the satraps, the counselors and the governors have consulted and agreed together that the king should establish a royal statute and enforce an injunction that anyone who petitions (prays to) any god or man besides you, O king, during the next thirty days, shall be thrown into the den of lions.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:26 - “I issue a decree that in all the dominion of my kingdom men are to [reverently] fear and tremble before the God of Daniel,

For He is the living God, enduring and steadfast forever,

And His kingdom is one which will not be destroyed,

And His dominion will be forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:28

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:28 -

So this [man] Daniel prospered and enjoyed success in the reign of Darius and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 7:14

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“And to Him (the Messiah) was given dominion (supreme authority),

Glory and a kingdom,

That all the peoples, nations, and speakers of every language

Should serve and worship Him.

His dominion is an everlasting dominion

Which will not pass away;

And His kingdom 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 (believers) of the Most High [God] will receive the kingdom and possess the kingdom forever, 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 passed in favor of the saints of the Most High [God], and the time arrived when the saints (believers) took possession of the kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 7:23

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“Thus the angel said, ‘The fourth beast shall be a fourth kingdom on earth, which will be different from all other kingdoms 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 ten kings will arise; and another will arise after them, and he will be different from the former ones, and he will subdue three kings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 7:27

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:27 - ‘Then the kingdom and the dominion and the greatness of all the kingdoms under the whole heaven will be given to the people of the saints (believers) of the Most High; His kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom, and all the dominions will serve and obey Him.’
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