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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)
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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.
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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

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:24 - Then ceased the work of the house of God in Jerusalem, and it was at a stand until the second year of the reign of Darius king of the Persians.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:15 - And they finished this house by the third day of the month Adar, which is the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:13 - A decree is made by me, that every one who is willing in my kingdom of the people of Israel, and of the priests and Levites, to go to Jerusalem, be permitted to go with thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:23 - Let whatever is in the decree of the God of heaven, be done: take heed lest any one make an attack on the house of the God of heaven, lest at any time there should be wrath against the realm of the king and his sons.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:37

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:37 - Thou, O king, art a king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given a powerful and strong and honourable kingdom,

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:39

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:39 - Thou art the head of gold. And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and a third kingdom which is the brass, which shall have dominion over all the earth;

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:40

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:40 - and a fourth kingdom, which shall be strong as iron: as iron beats to powder and subdues all things, so shall it beat to powder and subdue.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:41

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:41 - And whereas thou sawest the feet and the toes, part of earthenware and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; yet there shall be in it of the strength of iron, as thou sawest the iron mixed with earthenware.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:42

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:42 - And whereas the toes of the feet were part of iron and part of earthenware, part of the kingdom shall be strong, and part of it shall be broken.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:44

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:44 - And in the days of those kings the God of heaven shall set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed: and his kingdom shall not be left to another people, but it shall beat to pieces and grind to powder all other kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:3 - how great and mighty they are: his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his power to all generations.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:17 - The matter is by the decree of the watcher, and the demand is a word of the holy ones; that the living may know that the Lord is most high over the kingdom of men, and he will give it to whomsoever he shall please, and will set up over it that which is set at nought of men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:18 - This is the vision which I king Nabuchodonosor saw: and do thou, Baltasar, declare the interpretation, for none of the wise men of my kingdom are able to shew me the interpretation of it: but thou, Daniel, art able; for the Holy Spirit of God is in thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:25 - And they shall drive thee forth from men, and thy dwelling shall be with wild beasts, and they shall feed thee with grass as an ox, and thou shalt have thy lodging under the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the Most High is Lord of the kingdom of men, and will give it to whom he shall please.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:26 - And whereas they said, Leave the stumps of the roots of the tree; thy kingdom abides sure to thee from the time that thou shalt know the power of the heavens.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:29 - After a twelvemonth, as he walked in his palace in Babylon,

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:30

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:30 - the king answered and said, Is not this great Babylon, which I have built for a royal residence, by the might of my power, for the honour of my glory?

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:31

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:31 - While the word was yet in the king's mouth, there came a voice from heaven, saying, To thee, king Nabuchodonosor, they say, The kingdom has departed from thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:32

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:32 - And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the wild beasts of the field, and they shall feed thee with grass as an ox: and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the Most High is Lord of the kingdom of men, and he will give it to whomsoever he shall please.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:34

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:34 - And at the end of the time I Nabuchodonosor lifted up mine eyes to heaven, and my reason returned to me, and I blessed the Most High, and praised him that lives for ever, and gave him glory; for his dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom lasts to all generations:

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:36

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:36 - At the same time my reason returned to me, and I came to the honour of my kingdom; and my natural form returned to me, and my princes, and my nobles, sought me, and I was established in my kingdom, and more abundant majesty was added to me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:7 - And the king cried aloud to bring in the magicians, Chaldeans, and soothsayers; and he said to the wise men of Babylon, Whosoever shall read this writing, and make known to me the interpretation, shall be clothed with scarlet, and there shall be a golden chain upon his neck, and he shall be the third ruler in my kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:11 - There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the Spirit of God; and in the days of thy father watchfulness and understanding were found in him; and king Nabuchodonosor thy father made him chief of the enchanters, magicians, Chaldeans, and soothsayers.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:16 - And I have heard concerning thee, that thou art able to make interpretations: now then if thou shalt be able to read the writing, and to make known to me the interpretation of it, thou shalt be clothed with purple, and there shall be a golden chain upon thy neck, and thou shalt be third ruler in my kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:18 - O king, the most high God gave to thy father Nabuchodonosor a kingdom, and majesty, and honour, and glory:

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:20 - But when his heart was lifted up, and his spirit was emboldened to act proudly, he was deposed from his royal throne, and his honour was taken from him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:21 - And he was driven forth from men; and his heart was given him after the nature of wild beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses; and they fed him with grass as an ox, and his body was bathed with the dew of heaven; until he knew that the most high God is Lord of the kingdom of men, and will give it to whomsoever he shall please.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:26 - This is the interpretation of the sentence: Mane; God has measured thy kingdom, and finished it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:28

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:28 - Phares; thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:29 - Then Baltasar commanded, and they clothed Daniel with scarlet, and put the golden chain about his neck, and proclaimed concerning him that he was the third ruler in the kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:31

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:31 - (LXX 6:1) And Darius the Mede succeeded to the kingdom, being sixty-two years old.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:1 - (LXX 6:2) And it pleased Darius, and he set over the kingdom a hundred and twenty satraps, to be in all his kingdom;

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:3 - (LXX 6:4) And Daniel was over them, for there was an excellent spirit in him; and the king set him over all his kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:4 - (LXX 6:5) Then the governors and satraps sought to find occasion against Daniel; but they found against him no occasion, nor trespass, nor error, because he was faithful.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:7 - (LXX 6:8) All who preside over thy kingdom, captains and satraps, chiefs and local governors, have taken counsel together, to establish by a royal statute and to confirm a decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any god or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:26 - (LXX 6:27) This decree has been set forth by me in every dominion of my kingdom, that men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living and eternal God, and his kingdom shall not be destroyed, and his dominion is for ever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:28

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:28 - (LXX 6:29) And Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:14 - And to him was given the dominion, and the honour, and the kingdom; and all nations, tribes, and languages, shall serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom shall not be destroyed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:18 - which shall be taken away; and the saints of the Most High shall take the kingdom, and possess it for ever and ever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:22

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:22 - until the Ancient of days came, and he gave judgment to the saints of the Most High; and the time came on, and the saints possessed the kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:23 - And he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom on the earth, which shall excel all other kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and trample and destroy it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:24

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:24 - And his ten horns are ten kings that shall arise: and after them shall arise another, who shall exceed all the former ones in wickedness, and he shall subdue three kings.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:27

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:27 - And the kingdom and the power and the greatness of the kings that are under the whole heaven were given to the saints of the Most High; and his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all powers shall serve and obey him.
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