Word Study · Strong's H4410 · Hebrew
מְלוּכָה
melukah
mel-oo-kaw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: mᵉlûwkâh
“something ruled, i.e. a realm”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
something ruled, i.e. a realm
Rendered in the KJV as
kingsom, king's, [idiom] royal.
- 24occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 11 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 11inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 24 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 11
- הַמְּלוּכָ֔ה6
- הַמְּלוּכָֽה׃5
- הַמְּלוּכָ֖ה3
- הַמְּלוּכָה֙2
- מְלוּכָ֖ה2
- הַמְּלוּכָ֑ה1
- הַמְּלוּכָ֗ה1
- הַ֠מְּלוּכָה1
- הַמְּלֻכָ֔ה1
- לִמְלוּכָֽה׃1
- מְלוּכָ֣ה1
How it is rendered · 6
- the kingship14
- the royalty6
- [will be that which] a kingship1
- into kingship1
- kingship1
- royalty1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular20
- noun · feminine singular3
- preposition + noun · feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HTd/Ncfsa · 20
- HNcfsa · 3
- HR/Ncfsa · 1
All 24, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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1 Samuel5 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 10:16הַמְּלוּכָה֙hamelukhahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularAnd Saul replied, “He assured us that the donkeys had been found.” But Saul did not tell his uncle what Samuel had said about the kingship.here: the kingship
- 1 Samuel 10:25הַמְּלֻכָ֔הhamelukhahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularThen Samuel explained to the people the rights of kingship. He wrote them on a scroll and laid it up before the LORD. And Samuel sent all the people away, each to his own home.here: the kingship
- 1 Samuel 11:14הַמְּלוּכָֽה׃hamelukhahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularThen Samuel said to the people, “Come, let us go to Gilgal and renew the kingship there.”here: the kingship
- 1 Samuel 14:47הַמְּלוּכָ֖הhamelukhahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularAfter Saul had assumed the kingship over Israel, he fought against all his enemies on every side—the Moabites, the Ammonites, the Edomites, the kings of Zobah, and the Philistines. Wherever he turned, he routed them.here: the kingship
- 1 Samuel 18:8הַמְּלוּכָֽה׃hamelukhahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularAnd Saul was furious and resented this song. “They have ascribed tens of thousands to David,” he said, “but only thousands to me. What more can he have but the kingdom?”here: the kingship
2 Samuel2 occurrences
- 2 Samuel 12:26הַמְּלוּכָֽה׃hamelukhahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularMeanwhile, Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and captured the royal fortress.here: the royalty
- 2 Samuel 16:8הַמְּלוּכָ֔הhamelukhahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularThe LORD has paid you back for all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose place you have reigned, and the LORD has delivered the kingdom into the hand of your son Absalom. See, you have come to ruin because you are a man of bloodshed!”here: the kingship
1 Kings7 occurrences
- 1 Kings 1:46הַמְּלוּכָֽה׃hamelukhahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularMoreover, Solomon has taken his seat on the royal throne.here: the royalty
- 1 Kings 2:15הַמְּלוּכָ֔הhamelukhahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular“You know that the kingship was mine,” he said. “All Israel expected that I should reign, but the kingship has turned to my brother, for it has come to him from the LORD.here: the kingship
- 1 Kings 2:15הַמְּלוּכָה֙hamelukhahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular“You know that the kingship was mine,” he said. “All Israel expected that I should reign, but the kingship has turned to my brother, for it has come to him from the LORD.here: the kingship
- 1 Kings 2:22הַמְּלוּכָ֔הhamelukhahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularKing Solomon answered his mother, “Why do you request Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Since he is my older brother, you might as well request the kingdom for him and for Abiathar the priest and for Joab son of Zeruiah!”here: the kingship
- 1 Kings 11:35הַמְּלוּכָ֖הhamelukhahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularBut I will take ten tribes of the kingdom from the hand of his son and give them to you.here: the kingship
- 1 Kings 12:21הַמְּלוּכָ֔הhamelukhahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularAnd when Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he mobilized the whole house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin—180,000 chosen warriors—to fight against the house of Israel and restore the kingdom to Rehoboam son of Solomon.here: the kingship
- 1 Kings 21:7מְלוּכָ֖הmelukhahnoun · feminine singularBut his wife Jezebel said to him, “Do you not reign over Israel? Get up, eat some food, and be cheerful, for I will get you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.”here: kingship
Isaiah2 occurrences
- Isaiah 34:12מְלוּכָ֣הmelukhahnoun · feminine singularNo nobles will be left to proclaim a king, and all her princes will come to nothing.here: [will be that which] a kingship
- Isaiah 62:3מְלוּכָ֖הmelukhahnoun · feminine singularYou will be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, a royal diadem in the palm of your God.here: royalty
Ezekiel2 occurrences
- Ezekiel 16:13לִמְלוּכָֽה׃limlukhahpreposition + noun · feminine singularSo you were adorned with gold and silver, and your clothing was made of fine linen, silk, and embroidered cloth. You ate fine flour, honey, and oil. You became very beautiful and rose to be queen.here: into kingship
- Ezekiel 17:13הַמְּלוּכָ֔הhamelukhahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularHe took a member of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. Then he carried away the leading men of the land,here: the royalty