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Lexicon :: Strong's H4446 - milkōṯ

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מִלְכֹּת
Transliteration
milkōṯ
Pronunciation
mel-eh'-keth
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1199c

Strong’s Definitions

מְלֶכֶת mᵉleketh, mel-eh'-keth; from H4427; a queen:—queen.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's H4446 in the following manner: queen (5x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's H4446 in the following manner: queen (5x).
  1. queen

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מְלֶכֶת mᵉleketh, mel-eh'-keth; from H4427; a queen:—queen.
STRONGS H4446: Abbreviations
מְלֶ֫כֶת noun feminine queen (form difficult; compare Ol§ 147 dii, 169 n. GieJeremiah 7:18 BaNB 165, Anm. 2; ZMG xii. 1887, 606); — only construct הַשָּׁמַיִם מ׳ Jeremiah 7:18 + 4 times Jeremiah = queen of the heavens, a goddess; identification dubious; perhaps= Ištar, Venus, compare Schrbelow and others; (> = מְלֶאכֶת (Manuscripts), construct of מְלָאכָה (see לאך), worship of the heavens (CastLex. Syr.), or creative work of the heavens, collective = צְבָא הַשּׁ׳ host of heaven, Stabelow (compare Greek Version of the LXX); see SchrCOT Jeremiah 7:18; SBAk 1886, 477 ff., ZA iii. 1888, 353 ff., iv. 1889, 74 ff. StaZAW 1886,123 ff. 289 ff. KueGes. Abh. 186 ff. WeSkizzen iii. 38ZMG xli. 1889, 710 f. RSSemitic i. 57, 172 (ed. 2, 57, 189) GrünbZMG xiii.1888, 45); — only as worshipped by people of Jerusalem הַשּׁ׳ לַעֲשׂוֺת כַּוָּנִים לִמְ׳ Jeremiah 7:18 (|| הַסֵּךְ נְסָכִים לֵאלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים); הַשּׁ׳ לְקַטֵּר לִמ׳ Jeremiah 44:17, 18, 19, 25 (all || הַסֵּךְ לָהּ נְסָכִים).
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H4446

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Strong's Number H4446 matches the Hebrew מִלְכֹּת (milkōṯ),
which occurs 5 times in 5 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:18 -

“The sons gather wood, the fathers light the fire, and the women knead dough to make cakes for the queen of heaven,[fn] and they pour out drink offerings to other gods so that they provoke me to anger.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 44:17 -

“Instead, we will do everything we promised:[fn] we will burn incense to the queen of heaven[fn] and offer drink offerings to her just as we, our ancestors, our kings, and our officials did in Judah’s cities and in Jerusalem’s streets. Then we had enough food, we were well off, and we saw no disaster,

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 44:18 -

“but from the time we ceased to burn incense to the queen of heaven and to offer her drink offerings, we have lacked everything, and through sword and famine we have met our end.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 44:19 -

And the women said,[fn] “When we burned incense to the queen of heaven and poured out drink offerings to her, was it apart from our husbands’ knowledge that we made sacrificial cakes in her image and poured out drink offerings to her? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 44:25 -

“This is what the LORD of Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘As for you and your wives, you women have spoken with your mouths, and you men fulfilled it by your deeds, saying, “We will keep our vows that we have made to burn incense to the queen of heaven and to pour out drink offerings for her.” Go ahead, confirm your vows! Keep your vows! ’

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