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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 - fluet aqua de situla eius et semen illius erit in aquas multas tolletur propter Agag rex eius et auferetur regnum illius

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 20:31

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:31 - omnibus enim diebus quibus filius Isai vixerit super terram non stabilieris tu neque regnum tuum itaque iam nunc mitte et adduc eum ad me quia filius mortis est

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:12 - Salomon autem sedit super thronum David patris sui et firmatum est regnum eius nimis

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 11:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:10 - hii principes virorum fortium David qui adiuverunt eum ut rex fieret super omnem Israhel iuxta verbum Domini quod locutus est ad Israhel

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 12:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:23 - iste quoque est numerus principum exercitus qui venerunt ad David cum esset in Hebron ut transferrent regnum Saul ad eum iuxta verbum Domini

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 14:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 14:2 - cognovitque David eo quod confirmasset eum Dominus in regem super Israhel et sublevatum esset regnum suum super populum eius Israhel

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 17:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 17:11 - cumque impleveris dies tuos ut vadas ad patres tuos suscitabo semen tuum post te quod erit de filiis tuis et stabiliam regnum eius

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 17:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 17:14 - et statuam eum in domo mea et in regno meo usque in sempiternum et thronus eius erit firmissimus in perpetuum

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 22:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:10 - ipse aedificabit domum nomini meo et ipse erit mihi in filium et ego ero ei in patrem firmaboque solium regni eius super Israhel in aeternum

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 26:31

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:31 - Hebronitarum autem princeps fuit Hieria secundum familias et cognationes eorum quadragesimo anno regni David recensiti sunt et inventi viri fortissimi in Iazer Galaad

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 28:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:5 - sed et de filiis meis filios enim multos dedit mihi Dominus elegit Salomonem filium meum ut sederet in throno regni Domini super Israhel

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 28:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:7 - et firmabo regnum eius usque in aeternum si perseveraverit facere praecepta mea et iudicia sicut et hodie

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 29:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:25 - magnificavit ergo Dominus Salomonem super omnem Israhel et dedit illi gloriam regni qualem nullus habuit ante eum rex Israhel

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 29:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:30 - universique regni eius et fortitudinis et temporum quae transierunt sub eo sive in Israhel sive in cunctis regnis terrarum

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 1:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 1:1 - confortatus est ergo Salomon filius David in regno suo et Dominus erat cum eo et magnificavit eum in excelsum

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 2:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:1 - decrevit autem Salomon aedificare domum nomini Domini et palatium sibi

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 2:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:12 - et addidit dicens benedictus Dominus Deus Israhel qui fecit caelum et terram qui dedit David regi filium sapientem et eruditum et sensatum atque prudentem ut aedificaret domum Domino et palatium sibi

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 3:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:2 - coepit autem aedificare mense secundo anno quarto regni sui

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 7:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:18 - suscitabo thronum regni tui sicut pollicitus sum David patri tuo dicens non auferetur de stirpe tua vir qui sit princeps in Israhel

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 11:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 11:17 - et roboraverunt regnum Iuda et confirmaverunt Roboam filium Salomonis per tres annos ambulaverunt enim in viis David et Salomonis annis tantum tribus

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 12:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 12:1 - cumque roboratum fuisset regnum Roboam et confortatum dereliquit legem Domini et omnis Israhel cum eo

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 15:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 15:10 - cumque venissent Hierusalem mense tertio anno quintodecimo regni Asa

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 15:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 15:19 - bellum vero non fuit usque ad tricesimum quintum annum regni Asa

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 16:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 16:1 - anno autem tricesimo sexto regni eius ascendit Baasa rex Israhel in Iudam et muro circumdabat Rama ut nullus tute posset egredi et ingredi de regno Asa

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 16:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 16:12 - aegrotavit etiam Asa anno tricesimo nono regni sui dolore pedum vehementissimo et nec in infirmitate sua quaesivit Dominum sed magis in medicorum arte confisus est

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 20:30

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:30 - quievitque regnum Iosaphat et praebuit ei Deus pacem per circuitum

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 29:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:19 - cunctamque templi supellectilem quam polluerat rex Achaz in regno suo postquam praevaricatus est et ecce exposita sunt omnia coram altari Domini

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 33:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:13 - deprecatusque est eum et obsecravit intente et exaudivit orationem eius reduxitque eum Hierusalem in regnum suum et cognovit Manasses quod Dominus ipse esset Deus

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 35:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:19 - octavodecimo anno regni Iosiae hoc phase celebratum est

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 36:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:20 - si quis evaserat gladium ductus in Babylonem servivit regi et filiis eius donec imperaret rex Persarum

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 36:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:22 - anno autem primo Cyri regis Persarum ad explendum sermonem Domini quem locutus fuerat per os Hieremiae suscitavit Dominus spiritum Cyri regis Persarum qui iussit praedicari in universo regno suo etiam per scripturam dicens

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 1:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 1:1 - in anno primo Cyri regis Persarum ut conpleretur verbum Domini ex ore Hieremiae suscitavit Dominus spiritum Cyri regis Persarum et transduxit vocem in universo regno suo etiam per scripturam dicens

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:5 - conduxerunt quoque adversum eos consiliatores ut destruerent consilium eorum omnibus diebus Cyri regis Persarum et usque ad regnum Darii regis Persarum

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:6 - in regno autem Asueri principio regni eius scripserunt accusationem adversum habitatores Iudae et Hierusalem

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 7:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:1 - post haec autem verba in regno Artarxersis regis Persarum Ezras filius Saraiae filii Azariae filii Helciae

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 8:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:1 - hii sunt ergo principes familiarum et genealogia eorum qui ascenderunt mecum in regno Artarxersis regis de Babylone

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:35

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:35 - et ipsi in regnis suis bonis et in bonitate tua multa quam dederas eis et in terra latissima et pingui quam tradideras in conspectu eorum non servierunt tibi nec reversi sunt ab studiis suis pessimis

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 12:22

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:22 - Levitae in diebus Eliasib et Ioiada et Ionan et Ieddoa scripti principes familiarum et sacerdotes in regno Darii Persae

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:2 - quando sedit in solio regni sui Susa civitas regni eius exordium fuit

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:4 - ut ostenderet divitias gloriae regni sui ac magnitudinem atque iactantiam potentiae suae multo tempore centum videlicet et octoginta diebus

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:7 - bibebant autem qui invitati erant aureis poculis et aliis atque aliis vasis cibi inferebantur vinum quoque ut magnificentia regia dignum erat abundans et praecipuum ponebatur

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:9 - Vasthi quoque regina fecit convivium feminarum in palatio ubi rex Asuerus manere consueverat

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:11 - ut introducerent reginam Vasthi coram rege posito super caput eius diademate et ostenderet cunctis populis et principibus illius pulchritudinem erat enim pulchra valde

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:14 - erant autem primi et proximi Charsena et Sethar et Admatha et Tharsis et Mares et Marsana et Mamucha septem duces Persarum atque Medorum qui videbant faciem regis et primi post eum residere soliti erant

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 1:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:19 - et si tibi placet egrediatur edictum a facie tua et scribatur iuxta legem Persarum atque Medorum quam praeteriri inlicitum est ut nequaquam ultra Vasthi ingrediatur ad regem sed regnum illius altera quae melior illa est accipiat

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 1:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:20 - et hoc in omne quod latissimum est provinciarum tuarum divulgetur imperium et cunctae uxores tam maiorum quam minorum deferant maritis suis

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:3 - et mittantur qui considerent per universas provincias puellas speciosas et virgines et adducant eas ad civitatem Susan et tradant in domum feminarum sub manu Aegaei eunuchi qui est praepositus et custos mulierum regiarum et accipiant mundum muliebrem et cetera ad usus necessaria

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:16 - ducta est itaque ad cubiculum regis Asueri mense decimo qui vocatur tebeth septimo anno regni eius

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 2:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:17 - et amavit eam rex plus quam omnes mulieres habuitque gratiam et misericordiam coram eo super omnes mulieres et posuit diadema regni in capite eius fecitque eam regnare in loco Vasthi

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 3:6 - et pro nihilo duxit in unum Mardocheum mittere manus suas audierat enim quod esset gentis iudaeae magisque voluit omnem Iudaeorum qui erant in regno Asueri perdere nationem

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