Hebrew noun (Aramaic, feminine) · H4437
מַלְכוּ
malkumal-koo'
kingdom
57 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: malkûw
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H4437is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 2 of 39Old Testament books
- 41spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H4437
dominion (abstractly or concretely)
The King James renders it: kingdom, kingly, realm, reign.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
malku is rendered "kingdom". It stands 57 times in the Hebrew text, across two books.
- Fifty-three of the uses stand in Daniel, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Ezra 4:24Thus the construction of the house of God in Jerusalem ceased, and it remained at a standstill until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.
- The Greek text spells it forty-one different ways.
The first use
Thus the construction of the house of God in Jerusalem ceased, and it remained at a standstill until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.
Ezra 4:24לְמַלְכ֖וּת
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- kingdom the14
- a kingdom5
- kingdom my4
- over kingdom of4
- and a kingdom3
- and kingdom his3
- and kingdom the3
- in kingdom the3
- kingdom his3
- kingdom your3
- a kingdom of2
- kingdoms the2
and 7 more, 57 uses in all
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| מַלְכוּת | malkuth | royalty | Uses91 |
| מַלְכָּה | malkah | Queen (of Sheba) | Uses35 |
| מַלְקוֹחַ | malqoach | prey | Uses8 |
| מַלְקוֹשׁ | malqosh | spring rain | Uses8 |
| מַלְבּוּשׁ | malbush | garment | Uses8 |
| מַלְבֵּן | malben | brick | Uses3 |
| מַלְאַךְ | malak | angel | Uses2 |
| מַלְכָּא | malka | queen | Uses2 |
| מַלְמָד | malmad | oxgoad | Uses1 |
| מַלְאֲכוּת | malakuth | message | Uses1 |
| מַלְכֹּדֶת | malkodeth | snare | Uses1 |
| מַלְתָּעָה | maltaah | tooth | Uses1 |
and 1 more on the stem.
The words it stands beside
All 57, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
41 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- בְּמַלְכ֣וּת5
- בְמַלְכוּתָ֖א2
- וּמַלְכוּתֵ֖הּ2
- לְמַלְכ֖וּת2
- מַלְכ֤וּ2
- מַלְכ֣וּת2
- מַלְכוּתָא֙2
- מַלְכוּתָ֑א2
- מַלְכוּתָ֔א2
- מַלְכוּתָֽא׃2
- מַלְכוּתֵהּ֙2
- מַלְכוּתִ֗י2
and 29 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- noun · feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)14ANcfsd/Ta
- preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)7AR/Ncfsc
- noun · masculine or feminine singular5ANcbsa
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular4ANcfsc/Sp1bs
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular3AC/Ncbsa
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular3AC/Ncfsc/Sp3ms
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)3AC/Ncfsd/Ta
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)3ANcfsc
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular3ANcfsc/Sp2ms
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular3ANcfsc/Sp3ms
- preposition + noun · feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)3AR/Ncfsd/Ta
- noun · feminine plural · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)2ANcfpd/Ta
Ezra
four uses
Thus the construction of the house of God in Jerusalem ceased, and it remained at a standstill until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.
- לְמַלְכ֖וּתlemalkhutpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: of reign of
And this temple was completed on the third day of the month of Adar, in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.
- לְמַלְכ֖וּתlemalkhutpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: of reign of
I hereby decree that any volunteers among the Israelites in my kingdom, including the priests and Levites, may go up with you to Jerusalem.
- בְּמַלְכוּתִי֩bemalkhutipreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: in kingdom my
Whatever is commanded by the God of heaven must be done diligently for His house. For why should wrath fall on the realm of the king and his sons?
- מַלְכ֥וּתmalkhutnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: kingdom of
Daniel
fifty-three uses
You, O king, are the king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given sovereignty, power, strength, and glory.
- מַלְכוּתָ֥אmalkhuta'noun · feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: kingdom the
But after you, there will arise another kingdom, inferior to yours. Next, a third kingdom, one of bronze, will rule the whole earth.
- מַלְכ֥וּmalkhunoun · masculine or feminine singulartagged: a kingdom
- וּמַלְכ֨וּumalkhuconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singulartagged: and a kingdom
Finally, there will be a fourth kingdom as strong as iron; for iron shatters and crushes all things, and like iron that crushes all things, it will shatter and crush all the others.
- וּמַלְכוּ֙umalkhuconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singulartagged: and a kingdom
And just as you saw that the feet and toes were made partly of fired clay and partly of iron, so this will be a divided kingdom, yet some of the strength of iron will be in it—just as you saw the iron mixed with clay.
- מַלְכ֤וּmalkhunoun · masculine or feminine singulartagged: a kingdom
And as the toes of the feet were partly iron and partly clay, so this kingdom will be partly strong and partly brittle.
- מַלְכוּתָא֙malkhuta'noun · feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: kingdom the
In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will shatter all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself stand forever.
- מַלְכוּ֙malkhunoun · masculine or feminine singulartagged: a kingdom
- וּמַ֨לְכוּתָ֔הumalkhutah'conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: and kingdom the
- מַלְכְוָתָ֔אmalkhevata'noun · feminine plural · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: kingdoms the
How great are His signs, how mighty His wonders! His kingdom is an eternal kingdom; His dominion endures from generation to generation.
- מַלְכוּתֵהּ֙malkhutehnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: kingdom his
- מַלְכ֣וּתmalkhutnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: a kingdom of
This decision is the decree of the watchers, the verdict declared by the holy ones, so that the living will know that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes, setting over it the lowliest of men.’
- בְּמַלְכ֣וּתbemalkhutpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: over kingdom of
This is the dream that I, King Nebuchadnezzar, saw. Now, Belteshazzar, tell me the interpretation, because none of the wise men of my kingdom can interpret it for me. But you are able, because the spirit of the holy gods is in you.”
- מַלְכוּתִ֗יmalkhutinoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: kingdom my
You will be driven away from mankind, and your dwelling will be with the beasts of the field. You will feed on grass like an ox and be drenched with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass you by, until you acknowledge that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes.
- בְּמַלְכ֣וּתbemalkhutpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: over kingdom of
As for the command to leave the stump of the tree with its roots, your kingdom will be restored to you as soon as you acknowledge that Heaven rules.
- מַלְכוּתָ֖ךְmalkhutakhnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: kingdom your
Twelve months later, as he was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon,
- מַלְכוּתָ֛אmalkhuta'noun · feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: kingdom the
the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great, which I myself have built by the might of my power as a royal residence and for the glory of my majesty?”
- מַלְכ֔וּmalkhunoun · masculine or feminine singulartagged: a kingdom
While the words were still in the king’s mouth, a voice came from heaven: “It is decreed to you, King Nebuchadnezzar, that the kingdom has departed from you.
- מַלְכוּתָ֖הmalkhutah'noun · feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: kingdom the
You will be driven away from mankind to live with the beasts of the field, and you will feed on grass like an ox. And seven times will pass you by, until you acknowledge that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes.”
- בְּמַלְכ֣וּתbemalkhutpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: over kingdom of
But at the end of those days I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up to heaven, and my sanity was restored to me. Then I praised the Most High, and I honored and glorified Him who lives forever: “For His dominion is an everlasting dominion, and His kingdom endures from generation to generation.
- וּמַלְכוּתֵ֖הּumalkhutehconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: and kingdom his
At the same time my sanity was restored, my honor and splendor returned to me for the glory of my kingdom. My advisers and nobles sought me out, and I was restored to my throne, and surpassing greatness was added to me.
- מַלְכוּתִ֜יmalkhutinoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: kingdom my
- מַלְכוּתִ֣יmalkhutinoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: kingdom my
The king called out for the enchanters, astrologers, and diviners to be brought in, and he said to these wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this inscription and tells me its interpretation will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around his neck, and he will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.”
- בְמַלְכוּתָ֖אvemalkhuta'preposition + noun · feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: in kingdom the
There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods in him. In the days of your father he was found to have insight, intelligence, and wisdom like that of the gods. Your father, King Nebuchadnezzar, appointed him chief of the magicians, enchanters, astrologers, and diviners. Your own father, the king,
- בְּמַלְכוּתָ֗ךְbemalkhutakhpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: in kingdom your
But I have heard about you, that you are able to give interpretations and solve difficult problems. Therefore, if you can read this inscription and give me its interpretation, you will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around your neck, and you will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.”
- בְמַלְכוּתָ֖אvemalkhuta'preposition + noun · feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: in kingdom the
As for you, O king, the Most High God gave your father Nebuchadnezzar sovereignty and greatness, glory and honor.
- מַלְכוּתָ֤אmalkhuta'noun · feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: kingdom the
But when his heart became arrogant and his spirit was hardened with pride, he was deposed from his royal throne, and his glory was taken from him.
- מַלְכוּתֵ֔הּmalkhutehnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: kingdom his
He was driven away from mankind, and his mind was like that of a beast. He lived with the wild donkeys and ate grass like an ox, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven until he acknowledged that the Most High God rules over the kingdom of mankind, setting over it whom He wishes.
- בְּמַלְכ֣וּתbemalkhutpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: over kingdom of
And this is the interpretation of the message: MENE means that God has numbered the days of your reign and brought it to an end.
- מַלְכוּתָ֖ךְmalkhutakhnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: kingdom your
PERES means that your kingdom has been divided and given over to the Medes and Persians.”
- מַלְכוּתָ֔ךְmalkhutakhnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: kingdom your
Then Belshazzar gave the command, and they clothed Daniel in purple, placed a gold chain around his neck, and proclaimed him the third highest ruler in the kingdom.
- בְּמַלְכוּתָֽא׃bemalkhuta'preposition + noun · feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: in kingdom the
and Darius the Mede received the kingdom at the age of sixty-two.
- מַלְכוּתָ֑אmalkhuta'noun · feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: kingdom the
Now it pleased Darius to appoint 120 satraps to rule throughout the kingdom,
- מַלְכוּתָ֔אmalkhuta'noun · feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: kingdom the
- מַלְכוּתָֽא׃malkhuta'noun · feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: kingdom the
Soon, by his extraordinary spirit, Daniel distinguished himself among the administrators and satraps. So the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom.
- מַלְכוּתָֽא׃malkhuta'noun · feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: kingdom the
Thus the administrators and satraps sought a charge against Daniel concerning the kingdom, but they could find no charge or corruption, because he was trustworthy, and no negligence or corruption was found in him.
- מַלְכוּתָ֑אmalkhuta'noun · feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: kingdom the
All the royal administrators, prefects, satraps, advisers, and governors have agreed that the king should establish an ordinance and enforce a decree that for thirty days anyone who petitions any god or man except you, O king, will be thrown into the den of lions.
- מַלְכוּתָ֗אmalkhuta'noun · feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: kingdom the
I hereby decree that in every part of my kingdom, men are to tremble in fear before the God of Daniel: For He is the living God, and He endures forever; His kingdom will never be destroyed, and His dominion will never end.
- מַלְכוּתִ֗יmalkhutinoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: kingdom my
- וּמַלְכוּתֵהּ֙umalkhutehconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: and kingdom his
So Daniel prospered during the reign of Darius and the reign of Cyrus the Persian.
- בְּמַלְכ֣וּתbemalkhutpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: in reign of
- וּבְמַלְכ֖וּתuvemalkhutconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and in reign of
And He was given dominion, glory, and kingship, that the people of every nation and language should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and His kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.
- וּמַלְכ֔וּumalkhuconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singulartagged: and a kingdom
- וּמַלְכוּתֵ֖הּumalkhutehconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: and kingdom his
But the saints of the Most High will receive the kingdom and possess it forever—yes, forever and ever.’
- מַלְכוּתָ֔אmalkhuta'noun · feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: kingdom the
- מַלְכוּתָא֙malkhuta'noun · feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: kingdom the
until the Ancient of Days arrived and pronounced judgment in favor of the saints of the Most High, and the time came for them to possess the kingdom.
- וּמַלְכוּתָ֖אumalkhuta'conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: and kingdom the
This is what he said: ‘The fourth beast is a fourth kingdom that will appear on the earth, different from all the other kingdoms, and it will devour the whole earth, trample it down, and crush it.
- מַלְכ֤וּmalkhunoun · masculine or feminine singulartagged: a kingdom
- מַלְכְוָתָ֑אmalkhevata'noun · feminine plural · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: kingdoms the
And the ten horns are ten kings who will rise from this kingdom. After them another king, different from the earlier ones, will rise and subdue three kings.
- מַלְכוּתָ֔הmalkhutah'noun · feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: kingdom the
Then the sovereignty, dominion, and greatness of the kingdoms under all of heaven will be given to the people, the saints of the Most High. His kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom, and all rulers will serve and obey Him.’
- וּמַלְכוּתָ֨הumalkhutah'conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)tagged: and kingdom the
- מַלְכְוָת֙malkhevatnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: kingdoms
- מַלְכוּתֵהּ֙malkhutehnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: kingdom his
- מַלְכ֣וּתmalkhutnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: a kingdom of
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Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.
