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מַלְכוּת H4438
H4438 is the Hebrew word מַלְכוּת, transliterated malkûwth and said mal-kooth'. The King James Version most often renders it kingdom.
What it means
a rule; concretely, a dominion.
Where it comes from
or מַלְכֻת; or (in plural) מַלְכֻיָּה; from H4427 (מָלַךְ).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 81 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: empire, kingdom, realm, reign, royal.
Verses using מַלְכוּת
The first 40 of 76 verses, quoted in full.
Numbers 24:7 · KJV
He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.
1 Samuel 20:31 · KJV
For as long as the son of Jesse liveth upon the ground, thou shalt not be established, nor thy kingdom. Wherefore now send and fetch him unto me, for he shall surely die.
1 Kings 2:12 · KJV
Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly.
1 Chronicles 11:10 · KJV
These also are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who strengthened themselves with him in his kingdom, and with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel.
1 Chronicles 12:23 · KJV
And these are the numbers of the bands that were ready armed to the war, and came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the LORD.
1 Chronicles 14:2 · KJV
And David perceived that the LORD had confirmed him king over Israel, for his kingdom was lifted up on high, because of his people Israel.
1 Chronicles 17:11 · KJV
And it shall come to pass, when thy days be expired that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom.
1 Chronicles 17:14 · KJV
But I will settle him in mine house and in my kingdom for ever: and his throne shall be established for evermore.
1 Chronicles 22:10 · KJV
He shall build an house for my name; and he shall be my son, and I will be his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel for ever.
1 Chronicles 26:31 · KJV
Among the Hebronites was Jerijah the chief, even among the Hebronites, according to the generations of his fathers. In the fortieth year of the reign of David they were sought for, and there were found among them mighty men of valour at Jazer of Gilead.
1 Chronicles 28:5 · KJV
And of all my sons, (for the LORD hath given me many sons,) he hath chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel.
1 Chronicles 28:7 · KJV
Moreover I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he be constant to do my commandments and my judgments, as at this day.
1 Chronicles 29:25 · KJV
And the LORD magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed upon him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.
1 Chronicles 29:30 · KJV
With all his reign and his might, and the times that went over him, and over Israel, and over all the kingdoms of the countries.
2 Chronicles 1:1 · KJV
And Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and the LORD his God was with him, and magnified him exceedingly.
2 Chronicles 2:1 · KJV
And Solomon determined to build an house for the name of the LORD, and an house for his kingdom.
2 Chronicles 2:12 · KJV
Huram said moreover, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, that made heaven and earth, who hath given to David the king a wise son, endued with prudence and understanding, that might build an house for the LORD, and an house for his kingdom.
2 Chronicles 3:2 · KJV
And he began to build in the second day of the second month, in the fourth year of his reign.
2 Chronicles 7:18 · KJV
Then will I stablish the throne of thy kingdom, according as I have covenanted with David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man to be ruler in Israel.
2 Chronicles 11:17 · KJV
So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong, three years: for three years they walked in the way of David and Solomon.
2 Chronicles 12:1 · KJV
And it came to pass, when Rehoboam had established the kingdom, and had strengthened himself, he forsook the law of the LORD, and all Israel with him.
2 Chronicles 15:10 · KJV
So they gathered themselves together at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa.
2 Chronicles 15:19 · KJV
And there was no more war unto the five and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa.
2 Chronicles 16:1 · KJV
In the six and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa Baasha king of Israel came up against Judah, and built Ramah, to the intent that he might let none go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.
2 Chronicles 16:12 · KJV
And Asa in the thirty and ninth year of his reign was diseased in his feet, until his disease was exceeding great: yet in his disease he sought not to the LORD, but to the physicians.
2 Chronicles 20:30 · KJV
So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet: for his God gave him rest round about.
2 Chronicles 29:19 · KJV
Moreover all the vessels, which king Ahaz in his reign did cast away in his transgression, have we prepared and sanctified, and, behold, they are before the altar of the LORD.
2 Chronicles 33:13 · KJV
And prayed unto him: and he was intreated of him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD he was God.
2 Chronicles 35:19 · KJV
In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah was this passover kept.
2 Chronicles 36:20 · KJV
And them that had escaped from the sword carried he away to Babylon; where they were servants to him and his sons until the reign of the kingdom of Persia:
2 Chronicles 36:22 · KJV
Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD spoken by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,
Ezra 1:1 · KJV
Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,
Ezra 4:5 · KJV
And hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia.
Ezra 4:6 · KJV
And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they unto him an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.
Ezra 7:1 · KJV
Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,
Ezra 8:1 · KJV
These are now the chief of their fathers, and this is the genealogy of them that went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king.
Nehemiah 9:35 · KJV
For they have not served thee in their kingdom, and in thy great goodness that thou gavest them, and in the large and fat land which thou gavest before them, neither turned they from their wicked works.
Nehemiah 12:22 · KJV
The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, were recorded chief of the fathers: also the priests, to the reign of Darius the Persian.
Esther 1:2 · KJV
That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace,
Esther 1:4 · KJV
When he shewed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honour of his excellent majesty many days, even an hundred and fourscore days.
Common questions
What does Strong's H4438 mean?
H4438 is the Hebrew word מַלְכוּת (malkûwth), meaning a rule; concretely, a dominion.
How is H4438 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it kingdom (40 times), reign (19 times), royal (12 times), throughout all his kingdom (2 times), nor thy kingdom (1 time), among others.
How many times does H4438 appear in the Bible?
מַלְכוּת (malkûwth) is tagged in 76 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H4438 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: or מַלְכֻת; or (in plural) מַלְכֻיָּה; from H4427 (מָלַךְ).
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