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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)

From מָלַךְ (H4427)

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1199c

Strong's Info

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).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

queen

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

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

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H4446: Abbreviations

† מְלֶ֫כֶת noun feminine queen (form difficult; compare Ol^{§ 147 d} Kö^{ii, 169 n.} Gie^{Jeremiah 7:18} Ba^{NB 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 Schr^below and others; (> = מְלֶאכֶת (Manuscripts), construct of מְלָאכָה (see לאך), worship of the heavens (Cast^{Lex. Syr.}), or creative work of the heavens, collective = צְבָא הַשּׁ׳ host of heaven, Sta^below (compare Greek Version of the LXX

); see Schr^{COT Jeremiah 7:18; SBAk 1886, 477 ff., ZA iii. 1888, 353 ff., iv. 1889, 74 ff.} Sta^{ZAW 1886,123 ff. 289 ff.} Kue^{Ges. Abh. 186 ff.} We^{Skizzen iii. 38} Nö^{ZMG xli. 1889, 710 f.} RS^{Semitic i. 57, 172 (ed. 2, 57, 189)} Grünb^{ZMG 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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Jeremiah

7:18; 7:18; 7:18; 7:18; 44:17; 44:18; 44:19; 44:25

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

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Jer 7:18 - “The [fn]children^H1121 gather^H3950 wood,^H6086 and the fathers^H1 kindle^H1197 the fire,^H784 and the women^H802 knead^H3888 dough^H1217 to make^H6213 cakes^H3561 for the queen^H4446 of heaven;^H8064 and they pour^H5258 out drink^H5262 offerings^H5262 to other^H312 gods^H430 in order^H4616 to spite^H3707 Me.

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Jer 44:17 - “But rather^H3588^H518 we will certainly^H6213 carry^H6213 out every^H3605 word^H1697 that has proceeded^H3318 from our mouths,^H6310 [fn]by burning^H6999 [fn]sacrifices^H6999 to the queen^H4446 of heaven^H8064 and pouring^H5258 out drink^H5262 offerings^H5262 to her, just^H834 as we ourselves,^H587 our forefathers,^H1 our kings^H4428 and our princes^H8269 did^H6213 in the cities^H5892 of Judah^H3063 and in the streets^H2351 of Jerusalem;^H3389 for then we had plenty^H7646 of [fn]food^H3899 and were well^H2896 off^H2896 and saw^H7200 no^H3808 [fn]misfortune.^H7451

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Jer 44:18 - “But since^H4480^H227 we stopped^H2308 burning^H6999 [fn]sacrifices^H6999 to the queen^H4446 of heaven^H8064 and pouring^H5258 out drink^H5262 offerings^H5262 to her, we have lacked^H2637 everything^H3605 and have [fn]met^H8552 our end^H8552 by the sword^H2719 and by famine.”^H7458

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Jer 44:19 - “And,” said the women, “when^H3588 we were burning^H6999 [fn]sacrifices^H6999 to the queen^H4446 of heaven^H8064 and [fn]were pouring^H5258 out drink^H5262 offerings^H5262 to her, was it without^H4480^H1107 our husbands^H376 that we made^H6213 for her sacrificial cakes^H3561 [fn]in her image^H6087 and poured^H5258 out drink^H5262 offerings^H5262 to her?”

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Jer 44:25 - thus^H3541 says^H559 the LORD^H3068 of hosts,^H6635 the God^H430 of Israel,^H3478 as follows:^H559 ‘As for you and your wives,^H802 you have spoken^H1696 with your mouths^H6310 and fulfilled^H4390 it with your hands,^H3027 saying,^H559 “We will certainly^H6213 perform^H6213 our vows^H5088 that we have vowed,^H5087 to burn^H6999 [fn]sacrifices^H6999 to the queen^H4446 of heaven^H8064 and pour^H5258 out drink^H5262 offerings^H5262 to her.” [fn]Go^H6965 ahead^H6965 and confirm^H6965 your vows,^H5088 and certainly^H6213 perform^H6213 your vows!’^H5088

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