H4438 — מַלְכוּת (malkûwth)

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Strong's H4438 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: מַלְכוּת (malkûwth)

Pronunciation: mal-kooth'

Morphology: n-f

Derivation: or מַלְכֻת (malkuth); or (in plural) מַלְכֻיָּה (malkuyâh); from מָלַךְ (mâlak) [H4427];

Definition: a rule; concretely, a dominion

KJV Renderings: empire, kingdom, realm, reign, royal.

Senses

  1. royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom, sovereign power
    1. royal power, dominion
    2. reign
    3. kingdom, realm

Cross References

Strong's Original Transliteration Derivation Definition KJV Renderings
G932 βασιλεία basileía from G935 properly, royalty, i.e. (abstractly) rule, or (concretely) a realm (literally or figuratively) kingdom, + reign
H4427 מָלַךְ mâlak a primitive root to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel consult, [idiom] indeed, be (make, set a, set up) king, be (make) queen, (begin to, make to) reign(-ing), rule, [idiom] surely

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.