Hebrew noun (feminine) · H4475
מֶמְשָׁלָה
memshalahmem-shaw-law'
dominion
17 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: memshâlâh
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H4475is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 9 of 39Old Testament books
- 10spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H4475
rule; also (concretely in plural) a realm or a ruler
The King James renders it: dominion, government, power, to rule.
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
memshalah is rendered "dominion". It stands 17 times in the Hebrew text, across nine books.
- Five of the uses stand in Psalms, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Genesis 1:16God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night. And He made the stars as well.
- The Greek text spells it ten different ways.
The first use
God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night. And He made the stars as well.
Genesis 1:16לְמֶמְשֶׁ֣לֶת
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
- dominion his5
- for dominion of2
- realm his2
- and authority your1
- and dominion your1
- dominions his1
- for dominion1
- for dominions1
- imperial might his1
- rule of1
- the dominion1
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.
The words it stands beside
All 17, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
10 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
- מֶמְשַׁלְתּֽוֹ׃6
- לְמֶמְשֶׁ֣לֶת3
- הַמֶּמְשָׁלָה֙1
- וּ֝מֶֽמְשֶׁלְתְּךָ֗1
- וּמֶֽמְשֶׁלְתְּךָ֖1
- לְמֶמְשְׁל֣וֹת1
- מַמְשְׁלוֹתָֽיו׃1
- מֶמְשֶׁ֨לֶת1
- מֶמְשַׁלְתּ֑וֹ1
- מֶמְשַׁלְתּ֖וֹ1
The grammar of each form
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular8HNcfsc/Sp3ms
- preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)3HR/Ncfsc
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular2HC/Ncfsc/Sp2ms
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1HNcfpc/Sp3ms
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)1HNcfsc
- preposition + noun · feminine plural1HR/Ncfpa
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular1HTd/Ncfsa
Genesis
two uses
God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night. And He made the stars as well.
- לְמֶמְשֶׁ֣לֶתlememsheletpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: for dominion of
- לְמֶמְשֶׁ֣לֶתlememsheletpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: for dominion of
1 Kings
one use
as well as all the store cities that Solomon had for his chariots and horses—whatever he desired to build in Jerusalem, Lebanon, and throughout the land of his dominion.
- מֶמְשַׁלְתּֽוֹ׃memshaltonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: dominion his
2 Kings
one use
And Hezekiah received the envoys and showed them all that was in his treasure house—the silver, the gold, the spices, and the precious oil, as well as his armory—all that was found in his storehouses. There was nothing in his palace or in all his dominion that Hezekiah did not show them.
- מֶמְשַׁלְתּֽוֹ׃memshaltonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: realm his
2 Chronicles
two uses
as well as Baalath, all the store cities that belonged to Solomon, and all the cities for his chariots and horses—whatever he desired to build in Jerusalem, Lebanon, and throughout the land of his dominion.
- מֶמְשַׁלְתּֽוֹ׃memshaltonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: dominion his
Later, as Sennacherib king of Assyria and all his forces besieged Lachish, he sent his servants to Jerusalem with a message for King Hezekiah of Judah and all the people of Judah who were in Jerusalem:
- מֶמְשַׁלְתּ֖וֹmemshaltonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: imperial might his
Psalms
five uses
Bless the LORD, all His works in all places of His dominion. Bless the LORD, O my soul!
- מֶמְשַׁלְתּ֑וֹmemshaltonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: dominion his
Judah became God’s sanctuary, and Israel His dominion.
- מַמְשְׁלוֹתָֽיו׃mamshelotavnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: dominions his
the sun to rule the day, His loving devotion endures forever.
- לְמֶמְשֶׁ֣לֶתlememsheletpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: for dominion
the moon and stars to govern the night. His loving devotion endures forever.
- לְמֶמְשְׁל֣וֹתlememshelotpreposition + noun · feminine pluraltagged: for dominions
Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and Your dominion endures through all generations. The LORD is faithful in all His words and kind in all His actions.
- וּ֝מֶֽמְשֶׁלְתְּךָ֗umemsheltekhaconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: and dominion your
Isaiah
two uses
I will clothe him with your robe and tie your sash around him. I will put your authority in his hand, and he will be a father to the dwellers of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah.
- וּמֶֽמְשֶׁלְתְּךָ֖umemsheltekhaconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: and authority your
And Hezekiah welcomed the envoys gladly and showed them what was in his treasure house—the silver, the gold, the spices, and the precious oil, as well as his entire armory—all that was found in his storehouses. There was nothing in his palace or in all his dominion that Hezekiah did not show them.
- מֶמְשַׁלְתּֽוֹ׃memshaltonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: realm his
Jeremiah
two uses
This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, all his army, all the earthly kingdoms under his control, and all the other nations were fighting against Jerusalem and all its surrounding cities.
- מֶמְשֶׁ֨לֶתmemsheletnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: rule of
Prepare the nations for battle against her—the kings of the Medes, their governors and all their officials, and all the lands they rule.
- מֶמְשַׁלְתּֽוֹ׃memshaltonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: dominion his
Daniel
one use
The king of the South will grow strong, but one of his commanders will grow even stronger and will rule his own kingdom with great authority.
- מֶמְשַׁלְתּֽוֹ׃memshaltonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: dominion his
Micah
one use
And you, O watchtower of the flock, O stronghold of the Daughter of Zion—the former dominion will be restored to you; sovereignty will come to the Daughter of Jerusalem.”
- הַמֶּמְשָׁלָה֙hamemshalahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the dominion
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
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.