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H4467

H4467 — מַמלָכָה

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewmamlakahnoun femOccurrences: 117TWOT: 1199f

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H4467
Word:מַמלָכָה
Part of Speech:noun fem
Etymology:from H4427
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:117
Transliteration:mamlakah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:mam-law-kaw'
Meaning:1. dominion 2. (abstractly) the estate (rule) 3. (concretely) the country (realm)
KJV Renderings:kingdom, king's, reign, royal.

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מַמְלָכָה noun feminine kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign; — absolute ׳ מ Josh 10:2 +; construct מַמְלֶ֫כֶת Exod 19:6 + 11 t. (including Mic 4:8 before לְ); suffix מַמְלַכְתִּי Gen 20:9 +, etc.; plural מַמְלָכוֺת Deut 3:21 +; construct מַמְלְכוֺת Deut 28:25 +; —

1. kingdom, realm, chiefly non-Israel: Gen 10:10 ( J ), Gen 20:9 ( E ), Num 32:33 (twice in verse) ( P ), Deut 3:4 ; Deut 3:10 ; Deut 3:13 ; Deut 3:21 ; Deut 28:25; Josh 11:10 ( D ), 1Sam 10:18; 1Kgs 5:1; 1Kgs 10:20; 1Kgs 18:10 (twice in verse) (both || גּוֺי), Isa 10:10; 1Chr 16:20 = Ps 105:13 (|| עַם and גּוֺי), Ps 135:11; Isa 14:16; Isa 19:2 (twice in verse); Isa 23:11; 2Chr 9:19; 2Chr 14:4; 2Chr 29:21 ; 2Chr 32:15 (|| גּוֺי), Neh 9:22 (|| עַם, Ps 46:7 (|| גוֺי), Ps 79:6 (|| id.), Ps 102:23 (|| עַם, Isa 60:12 (|| גּוֺי), so Jer 1:10; Jer 18:7; Jer 18:9; Jer 27:8; Jer 28:8; Jer 49:28; Jer 51:20; Jer 51:27; Amos 6:2; Nah 3:5; Zeph 3:8; Hag 2:22; Ezek 17:14 ; Ezek 29:14 ; Ezek 29:15; Ezek 37:22 מַמְלְכוֺת הַגּוֺיִם 2Chr 20:6, compare Isa 13:4 מַמְלְכוֺת הָאָרֶץ 2Kgs 19:15 ; 2Kgs 19:19 = Isa 37:16; Isa 37:20; 2Chr 36:23 = Ezra 1:2; Ps 68:33; Isa 23:17; Jer 15:4; Jer 24:9; Jer 25:26; Jer 29:18; Jer 34:1; Jer 34:17 מַמְלְכוֺת הָֽאֲרָצוֺת 1Chr 29:30 ; 2Chr 12:8 ; 2Chr 17:10; 2Chr 20:29 of Israel Amos 9:8; Deut 17:20; 2Sam 3:28; Lam 2:2; 2Chr 21:4 compare מַמְלֶכֶת כֹּהֲָנִים Exod 19:6 (|| גּוֺי קָדוֺשׁ); of Messianic king Isa 9:6 צְבִי מַמְלָכוֺת (of Babylon) Isa 13:19, ׳ גְּבֶרֶת מ (id.) Isa 47:5 מִשְׁפְּחֹת מַמְלְכוֺת צָפ֫וֺנָה Jer 1:15.
2. sovereignty, dominion 1Sam 13:14 (Israel; with תָּקוּם), compare 1Sam 24:21; 2Chr 13:8 בְּיַד בְּנֵי דָּוִיד ׳ י ׳ מ; ׳ הַמַּמ ׳ לְךָ י 1Chr 29:11 חָֽזְקָה בְּיַד 2Kgs 14:5 עַל ׳ ח 2Chr 25:3 הֶחֱזִיק בְּיַד 2Kgs 15:19 compare 2Chr 22:9 אֶל ׳ הֵכִין מ (subject ׳ י) 1Sam 13:13 (Israel), compare 2Sam 7:12; 2Sam 7:16 (|| בַּיִת); 2Chr 17:5 ( בְּיַד) compare 1Kgs 2:46 (נָכוֺנָה בְּיַד); ׳ נִשֵּׂא מ (subject ׳ י) 2Sam 5:12 לְדָוִד עַל ׳ נָתַן מ (subject ׳ י) 2Chr 13:5, compare 2Chr 21:3 מִן ׳ קָרַע הַמּ (subject ׳ י) 1Sam 28:17 (Israel), 1Kgs 11:11 (followed by מֵעַל), 1Kgs 11:31 ; 1Kgs 14:8 מִן omitted 1Kgs 11:13 לָקַח מִיָּדוֺ 1Kgs 11:34 (or = kingdom ?), מִן ׳ הֶעֱבִיד מ (subject ׳ י), 2Sam 3:10 (Israel); מִן ׳ נִשְׁבַּת מ Isa 17:3 compare לְ ׳ תָּשׁוּב הַמּ 1Kgs 12:26 עדיך ׳ תאתה ובאהמ֗֗֗ Mic 4:8 לְ ׳ הֵשִׁיב מ 2Chr 11:1 כִּסֵּא ׳ מ Deut 17:18 (Israel; יָשַׁב עַל), 2Sam 7:13 (׳ כֹּנֵן י), 1Kgs 9:5 (׳ הֵקִים י) 2Chr 23:20, כִּסֵּא מַמְלָכוֺת Hag 2:22 ׳ בֵּית מ royal house Amos 7:13 ׳ עָרֵי הַמּ royal cities Josh 10:2 compare 1Sam 27:5 ׳ זֶרַע הַמּ royal seed, children, 2Kgs 11:1 = 2Chr 22:10.
3. reign, ׳ בְּרֵאשִׁית מ Jer 27:1; Jer 28:1 in the beginning of the reign of (compare מַלְכוּת 2, מַמְלָכוּת 3).


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

מל (mam-lah-chah’)

Numbers 82:33

EHCC: the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amo-

Deuteronomy 3:4

KJV: And we took all his cities at that time, there was not a city which we took not from them, threescore cities, all the region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan.
EHCC: 10. the kingdom of Og in Pashan.

Deuteronomy 28:25

KJV: The Lord shall cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies: thou shalt go out one way against them, and flee seven ways before them: and shalt be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth.removed: Heb. for a removing
EHCC: all the kingdoms of the earth.

Joshua 10:2

KJV: That they feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all the men thereof were mighty.royal…: Heb. cities of the kingdom
EHCC: one of the royal cities,

Joshua 11:10

KJV: And Joshua at that time turned back, and took Hazor, and smote the king thereof with the sword: for Hazor beforetime was the head of all those kingdoms.
EHCC: the head of all those singdoms.

1 Samuel 10:18

KJV: And said unto the children of Israel, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all kingdoms, and of them that oppressed you:
EHCC: out of the hand of all kingdoms,

1 Samuel 18:13

KJV: Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.
EHCC: have established thy kingdom

1 Samuel 24:20

KJV: And now, behold, I know well that thou shalt surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in thine hand.
EHCC: ( 21 ).the kingdom of Israel shall be established

1 Samuel 28:17

KJV: And the Lord hath done to him, as he spake by me: for the Lord hath rent the kingdom out of thine hand, and given it to thy neighbour, even to David:to him: or, for himselfme: Heb. mine hand
EHCC: the Lord Eath rent the kingdom

1 Samuel 28:1

KJV: And it came to pass in those days, that the Philistines gathered their armies together for warfare, to fight with Israel. And Achish said unto David, Know thou assuredly, that thou shalt go out with me to battle, thou and thy men.
EHCC: and my kingdom ) are) guiltleas

1 Samuel 5:12

KJV: And the men that died not were smitten with the emerods: and the cry of the city went up to heaven.
EHCC: he had exalted Ais fre) s :

1 Samuel 7:19

EHCC: 1 will establish his kingdom.

1 Samuel 13:1

KJV: Saul reigned one year; and when he had reigned two years over Israel,reigned one…: Heb. the son of one year in his reigning
EHCC: will stablish the throne of his kiagdow

1 Kings 2:46

KJV: So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; which went out, and fell upon him, that he died. And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.
EHCC: And the kingdom was established

1 Kings 4:21

KJV: And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life.
EHCC: (5:1). Solomon reigned over all kingdoms

1 Kings 9:5

KJV: Then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom upon Israel for ever, as I promised to David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man upon the throne of Israel.
EHCC: the throne of thy kingdom

1 Kings 10:20

KJV: And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps: there was not the like made in any kingdom.the like: Heb. so
EHCC: not the like made in any kingdom.

1 Kings 11:11

KJV: Wherefore the Lord said unto Solomon, Forasmuch as this is done of thee, and thou hast not kept my covenant and my statutes, which I have commanded thee, I will surely rend the kingdom from thee, and will give it to thy servant.is done…: Heb. is with thee
EHCC: 1 will surely rend the kingdom

1 Kings 18:1

KJV: And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the Lord came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth.
EHCC: will not rend away all the kingdom ;

1 Kings 31:1

EHCC: will rend the kingdom

1 Kings 34:1

EHCC: will not take the whole kingdom

1 Kings 12:26

KJV: And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David:
EHCC: Now shall the kingdom return

1 Kings 14:8

KJV: And rent the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it thee: and yet thou hast not been as my servant David, who kept my commandments, and who followed me with all his heart, to do that only which was right in mine eyes;
EHCC: rent the kingdom away

1 Kings 18:10

KJV: As the Lord thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom, whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee: and when they said, He is not there; he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found thee not.
EHCC: no nation or kingdom,

1 Kings 14:5

KJV: And the Lord said unto Ahijah, Behold, the wife of Jeroboam cometh to ask a thing of thee for her son; for he is sick: thus and thus shalt thou say unto her: for it shall be, when she cometh in, that she shall feign herself to be another woman.
EHCC: as soon 7 he kingdom was confirmed

1 Kings 15:19

KJV: There is a league between me and thee, and between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent unto thee a present of silver and gold; come and break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.depart: Heb. go up
EHCC: to confirm the kingdom

1 Kings 19:15

KJV: And the Lord said unto him, Go, return on thy way to the wilderness of Damascus: and when thou comest, anoint Hazael to be king over Syria:
EHCC: 19. the kingdoms of the earth;

1 Chronicles 16:20

KJV: And when they went from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people;
EHCC: and from (one) kingdom to another people:

1 Chronicles 29:11

KJV: Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thou art exalted as head above all.
EHCC: thine (is) the kingdom, 0( Lord,

2 Chronicles 9:19

KJV: And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps. There was not the like made in any kingdom.
EHCC: not the like made in any kingdom.

2 Chronicles 12:8

KJV: Nevertheless they shall be his servants; that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.
EHCC: service of the Kingdoms of the countries,

2 Chronicles 13:5

KJV: Ought ye not to know that the Lord God of Israel gave the kingdom over Israel to David for ever, even to him and to his sons by a covenant of salt?
EHCC: the kingdom over Israel

2 Chronicles 14:5

KJV: Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the images: and the kingdom was quiet before him.images: Heb. sun images
EHCC: (4). the kingdom was quiet

2 Chronicles 17:5

KJV: Therefore the Lord stablished the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah brought to Jehoshaphat presents; and he had riches and honour in abundance.brought: Heb. gave
EHCC: the Lord stablished the Kingdom

2 Chronicles 20:6

KJV: And said, O Lord God of our fathers, art not thou God in heaven? and rulest not thou over all the kingdoms of the heathen? and in thine hand is there not power and might, so that none is able to withstand thee?
EHCC: the kingdoms of the heathen?

2 Chronicles 21:3

KJV: And their father gave them great gifts of silver, and of gold, and of precious things, with fenced cities in Judah: but the kingdom gave he to Jehoram; because he was the firstborn.
EHCC: the kingdom gave he to Jehoram ;

2 Chronicles 22:9

KJV: And he sought Ahaziah: and they caught him, (for he was hid in Samaria,) and brought him to Jehu: and when they had slain him, they buried him: Because, said they, he is the son of Jehoshaphat, who sought the Lord with all his heart. So the house of Ahaziah had no power to keep still the kingdom.
EHCC: to keep still the Kingdom.

2 Chronicles 23:20

KJV: And he took the captains of hundreds, and the nobles, and the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought down the king from the house of the Lord: and they came through the high gate into the king’s house, and set the king upon the throne of the kingdom.
EHCC: the throne of the kingdom.

2 Chronicles 25:3

KJV: Now it came to pass, when the kingdom was established to him, that he slew his servants that had killed the king his father.established…: Heb. confirmed upon him
EHCC: when the kingdom was established

2 Chronicles 29:21

KJV: And they brought seven bullocks, and seven rams, and seven lambs, and seven he goats, for a sin offering for the kingdom, and for the sanctuary, and for Judah. And he commanded the priests the sons of Aaron to offer them on the altar of the Lord.
EHCC: sin offering for the kingdom,

2 Chronicles 82:15

EHCC: no god of ar pr ee ta)

2 Chronicles 36:23

KJV: Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth hath the Lord God of heaven given me; and he hath charged me to build him an house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Who is there among you of all his people? The Lord his God be with him, and let him go up.
EHCC: All the Kingdoms of the

Psalms 46:6

KJV: The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.
EHCC: (7). the kingdoms were moved:

Psalms 68:32

KJV: Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth; O sing praises unto the Lord; Selah:
EHCC: (33). Sing unto God, ye kingdoms

Psalms 79:6

KJV: Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee, and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name.
EHCC: he kingdoms that have not called

Psalms 102:20

KJV: To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;those…: Heb. the children of death
EHCC: (25)-" Sede, people are gathered and

Psalms 105:13

KJV: When they went from one nation to another, from one kingdom to another people;
EHCC: from (one) kingdom to another people;

Psalms 185:11

EHCC: all ps kingdoms of Canzan:

Isaiah 9:7

KJV: Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.
EHCC: (6). his kit

Isaiah 14:16

KJV: They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms;
EHCC: that did shake kingdoms ;

Isaiah 17:3

KJV: The fortress also shall cease from Ephraim, and the kingdom from Damascus, and the remnant of Syria: they shall be as the glory of the children of Israel, saith the Lord of hosts.
EHCC: and the kingdom from Damascus,

Isaiah 37:16

KJV: O Lord of hosts, God of Israel, that dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth: thou hast made heaven and earth.
EHCC: 20. the kingdoms of the earth:

Isaiah 47:5

KJV: Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called, The lady of kingdoms.
EHCC: The lady of .

Jeremiah 1:10

KJV: See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.
EHCC: over the nations and over the kingdoms,

Jeremiah 49:28

KJV: Concerning Kedar, and concerning the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon shall smite, thus saith the Lord; Arise ye, go up to Kedar, and spoil the men of the east.
EHCC: and concerning the kingdoms of Hazor,

Micah 4:8

KJV: And thou, O tower of the flock, the strong hold of the daughter of Zion, unto thee shall it come, even the first dominion; the kingdom shall come to the daughter of Jerusalem.
EHCC: the kingdom shall come

Nahum 8:5

EHCC: will shew...the kingdoms thy shame.

Zephaniah 3:8

KJV: Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the Lord, until the day that I rise up to the prey: for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.
EHCC: that 1 may assemble the kingdoms,
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