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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.
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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 - So the work on the temple of God in Jerusalem came to a halt. It remained halted until the second year of the reign of King Darius of Persia.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 6:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:15 - They finished this temple on the third day of the month Adar, which is the 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 now issued a decree that anyone in my kingdom from the people of Israel - even the priests and Levites - who wishes to do so may go up with you to Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 7:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:23 - Everything that the God of heaven has required should be precisely done for the temple of the God of heaven. Why should there be wrath against the empire 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 kings. The God of heaven has granted you sovereignty, power, strength, and honor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:39

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:39 - Now after you another kingdom will arise, one inferior to yours. Then a third kingdom, one of bronze, will rule in all the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:40

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:40 - Then there will be a fourth kingdom, one strong like iron. Just like iron breaks in pieces and shatters everything, and as iron breaks in pieces all of these metals, so it will break in pieces and crush the others.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:41

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:41 - In that you were seeing feet and toes partly of wet clay and partly of iron, so this will be a divided kingdom. Some of the strength of iron will be in it, for you saw iron mixed with wet clay.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:42

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:42 - In that the toes of the feet were partly of iron and partly of clay, the latter stages of this kingdom will be partly strong and partly fragile.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:44

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:44 - In the days of those kings the God of heaven will raise up an everlasting kingdom that will not be destroyed and a kingdom that will not be left to another people. It will break in pieces and bring about the demise of all these kingdoms. But it will stand forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:3 - "How great are his signs! How mighty are his wonders! His kingdom will last forever, and his authority continues from one generation to the next."

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:17 - This announcement is by the decree of the sentinels; this decision is by the pronouncement of the holy ones, so that those who are alive may understand that the Most High has authority over human kingdoms, and he bestows them on whomever he wishes. He establishes over them even the lowliest of human beings.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:18 - "This is the dream that I, King Nebuchadnezzar, saw. Now you, Belteshazzar, declare its interpretation, for none of the wise men in my kingdom are able to make known to me the interpretation. But you can do so, 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 - You will be driven from human society, and you will live with the wild animals. You will be fed grass like oxen, and you will become damp with the dew of the sky. Seven periods of time will pass by for you, before you understand that the Most High is ruler over human kingdoms and gives them to whomever he wishes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:26 - They said to leave the taproot of the tree, for your kingdom will be restored to you when you come to understand that heaven rules.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:29 - After twelve months, he happened to be walking around on the battlements of the royal palace of Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:30

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:30 - The king uttered these words: "Is this not the great Babylon that I have built for a royal residence by my own mighty strength and for my majestic honor?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:31

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:31 - While these words were still on the king's lips, a voice came down from heaven: "It is hereby announced to you, King Nebuchadnezzar, that your kingdom has been removed from you!

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:32

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:32 - You will be driven from human society, and you will live with the wild animals. You will be fed grass like oxen, and seven periods of time will pass by for you before you understand that the Most High is ruler over human kingdoms and gives them to whomever he wishes."

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:34

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:34 - But at the end of the appointed time I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up toward heaven, and my sanity returned to me. I extolled the Most High, and I praised and glorified the one who lives forever. For his authority is an everlasting authority, and his kingdom extends from one generation to the next.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:36

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:36 - At that time my sanity returned to me. I was restored to the honor of my kingdom, and my splendor returned to me. My ministers and my nobles were seeking me out, and I was reinstated over my kingdom. I became even greater than before.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:7 - The king called out loudly to summon the astrologers, wise men, and diviners. The king proclaimed to the wise men of Babylon that anyone who could read this inscription and disclose its interpretation would be clothed in purple and have a golden collar placed on his neck and be 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 who has within him a spirit of the holy gods. In the days of your father, he proved to have insight, discernment, and wisdom like that of the gods. King Nebuchadnezzar your father appointed him chief of the magicians, astrologers, wise men, and diviners.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:16 - However, I have heard that you are able to provide interpretations and to decipher knotty problems. Now if you are able to read this writing and make known to me its interpretation, you will wear purple and have a golden collar around your neck and be third ruler in the kingdom."

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:18 - As for you, O king, the most high God bestowed on your father Nebuchadnezzar a kingdom, greatness, honor, and majesty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:20 - And when his mind became arrogant and his spirit filled with pride, he was deposed from his royal throne and his honor was removed from him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:21 - He was driven from human society, his mind was changed to that of an animal, he lived with the wild donkeys, he was fed grass like oxen, and his body became damp with the dew of the sky, until he came to understand that the most high God rules over human kingdoms, and he appoints over them whomever he wishes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:26 - This is the interpretation of the words: As for mene - God has numbered your kingdom's days and brought it to an end.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:28

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:28 - As for peres - your kingdom is divided and given over to the Medes and Persians."

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:29 - Then, on Belshazzar's orders, Daniel was clothed in purple, a golden collar was placed around his neck, and he was proclaimed third ruler in the kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:31

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:31 - (6:1) So Darius the Mede took control of the kingdom when he was about sixty-two years old.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:1 - It seemed like a good idea to Darius to appoint over the kingdom 120 satraps who would be in charge of the entire kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:3 - Now this Daniel was distinguishing himself above the other supervisors and the satraps, for he had an extraordinary spirit. In fact, the king intended to appoint him over the entire kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:4 - Consequently the supervisors and satraps were trying to find some pretext against Daniel in connection with administrative matters. But they were unable to find any such damaging evidence, because he was trustworthy and guilty of no negligence or corruption.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:7 - To all the supervisors of the kingdom, the prefects, satraps, counselors, and governors it seemed like a good idea for a royal edict to be issued and an interdict to be enforced. For the next thirty days anyone who prays to any god or human other than you, O king, should be thrown into a den of lions.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:26 - I have issued an edict that throughout all the dominion of my kingdom people are to revere and fear the God of Daniel. "For he is the living God; he endures forever. His kingdom will not be destroyed; his authority is forever.

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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 - To him was given ruling authority, honor, and sovereignty. All peoples, nations, and language groups were serving him. His authority is eternal and will not pass away. His kingdom will not be destroyed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 7:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:18 - The holy ones of the Most High will receive the kingdom and will take possession of the kingdom forever and ever.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 7:22

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:22 - until the Ancient of Days arrived and judgment was rendered in favor of the holy ones of the Most High. Then the time came for the holy ones to take possession of the kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 7:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:23 - "This is what he told me: 'The fourth beast means that there will be a fourth kingdom on earth that will differ from all the other kingdoms. It will devour all the earth and will trample and crush it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 7:24

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:24 - The ten horns mean that ten kings will arise from that kingdom. Another king will arise after them, but he will be different from the earlier ones. He will humiliate three kings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 7:27

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:27 - Then the kingdom, authority, and greatness of the kingdoms under all of heaven will be delivered to the people of the holy ones of the Most High. His kingdom is an eternal kingdom; all authorities will serve him and obey him.'
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