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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 Box Ezr 4:24

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:24 - Then the work on the house of God that is in Jerusalem stopped, and it ceased 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 - and this house was finished on the third day of the month of Adar, in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 7:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:13 - I make a decree that anyone of the people of Israel or their priests or Levites in my kingdom, who freely offers 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 decreed by the God of heaven, let it be done in full for the house of the God of heaven, lest his wrath be against the realm of the king and his sons.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:37

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:37 - You, O king, the king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given the kingdom, the power, and the might, and the glory,

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:39

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:39 - Another kingdom inferior to you shall arise after you, and yet a third kingdom of bronze, which shall rule over all the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:40

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:40 - And there shall be a fourth kingdom, strong as iron, because iron breaks to pieces and shatters all things. And like iron that crushes, it shall break and crush all these.

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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 shall be a divided kingdom, but some of the firmness of iron shall be in it, just as you saw iron mixed with the soft 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 iron and partly clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly 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 set up a kingdom that shall never be destroyed, nor shall the kingdom be left to another people. It shall break in pieces all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, and it shall stand forever,

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:3 - How great are his signs,
how mighty his wonders!
His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
and his dominion endures from generation to generation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:17 - The sentence is by the decree of the watchers, the decision by the word of the holy ones, to the end that the living may know that the Most High rules the kingdom of men and gives it to whom he will and sets over it the lowliest of men.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:18 - This dream I, King Nebuchadnezzar, saw. And you, O Belteshazzar, tell me the interpretation, because all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known to me the interpretation, but you are able, for the 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 among men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field. You shall be made to eat grass like an ox, and you shall be wet with the dew of heaven, and seven periods of time shall pass over you, till you know that the Most High rules the kingdom of men and gives it to whom he will.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:26 - And as it was commanded to leave the stump of the roots of the tree, your kingdom shall be confirmed for you from the time that you know that Heaven rules.

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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 palace of Babylon,

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:30

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:30 - and the king answered and said, “Is not this great Babylon, which I have built by my mighty power as a royal residence and for the 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, there fell a voice from heaven, “O King Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is spoken: The kingdom has departed from you,

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:32

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:32 - and you shall be driven from among men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field. And you shall be made to eat grass like an ox, and seven periods of time shall pass over you, until you know that the Most High rules the kingdom of men and gives it to whom he will.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:34

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:34 - At the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted my eyes to heaven, and my reason returned to me, and I blessed the Most High, and praised and honored 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

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:36 - At the same time my reason returned to me, and for the glory of my kingdom, my majesty and splendor returned to me. My counselors and my lords sought me, and I was established in my kingdom, and still more greatness was added to me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:7 - The king called loudly to bring in the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the astrologers. The king declared[fn] to the wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this writing, and shows me its interpretation, shall be clothed with purple and have a chain of gold around his neck and shall be the 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 the spirit of the holy gods.[fn] In the days of your father, light and understanding and wisdom like the wisdom of the gods were found in him, and King Nebuchadnezzar, your father—your father the king—made him chief of the magicians, enchanters, Chaldeans, and astrologers,

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:16 - But I have heard that you can give interpretations and solve problems. Now if you can read the writing and make known to me its interpretation, you shall be clothed with purple and have a chain of gold around your neck and shall be 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 kingship 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 was hardened so that he dealt proudly, he was brought down from his kingly throne, and his glory was taken from him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:21 - He was driven from among the children of mankind, and his mind was made like that of a beast, and his dwelling was with the wild donkeys. He was fed grass like an ox, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, until he knew that the Most High God rules the kingdom of mankind and sets over it whom he will.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:26 - This is the interpretation of the matter: Mene, God has numbered[fn] the days of your kingdom and brought it to an end;

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:28

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:28 - Peres, your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes and Persians.”[fn]

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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, a chain of gold was put around his neck, and a proclamation was made about him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:31

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:31 - [fn] And Darius the Mede received the kingdom, being about sixty-two years old.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:1 - It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom 120 satraps, to be throughout the whole kingdom;

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:3 - Then this Daniel became distinguished above all the other high officials and satraps, because an excellent spirit was in him. And the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:4 - Then the high officials and the satraps sought to find a ground for complaint against Daniel with regard to the kingdom, but they could find no ground for complaint or any fault, because he was faithful, and no error or fault was found in him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:7 - All the high officials of the kingdom, the prefects and the satraps, the counselors and the governors are agreed that the king should establish an ordinance and enforce an injunction, that whoever makes petition to any god or man for thirty days, except to you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:26 - I make a decree, that in all my royal dominion people are to tremble and fear before the God of Daniel,
for he is the living God,
enduring forever;
his kingdom shall never be destroyed,
and his dominion shall be to the end.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:28

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:28 - So this Daniel prospered during the reign of Darius and the reign of Cyrus the Persian.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 7:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:14 - And to him was given dominion
and glory and a kingdom,
that all peoples, nations, and languages
should serve him;
his dominion is an everlasting dominion,
which shall not pass away,
and his kingdom one
that shall not be destroyed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 7:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:18 - But the saints of the Most High shall receive the kingdom and possess the kingdom forever, forever and ever.’

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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 for the saints of the Most High, and the time came when the saints possessed the kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 7:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:23 - “Thus he said: ‘As for the fourth beast,
there shall be a fourth kingdom on earth,
which shall be different from all the kingdoms,
and it shall devour the whole earth,
and trample it down, and break it to pieces.

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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 shall arise,
and another shall arise after them;
he shall be different from the former ones,
and shall put down three kings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 7:27

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:27 - And the kingdom and the dominion
and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven
shall be given to the people of the saints of the Most High;
his kingdom shall be an everlasting kingdom,
and all dominions shall serve and obey him.’[fn]
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