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Lexicon :: Strong's H4437 - malkû

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מַלְכּוּ
Transliteration
malkû
Pronunciation
mal-koo'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Corresponding to מַלְכוּת (H4438)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2829c

Strong’s Definitions

מַלְכוּ malkûw, mal-koo'; (Aramaic) corresponding to H4438; dominion (abstractly or concretely):—kingdom, kingly, realm, reign.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 57x

The KJV translates Strong's H4437 in the following manner: kingdom (49x), reign (4x), realm (3x), kingly (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 57x
The KJV translates Strong's H4437 in the following manner: kingdom (49x), reign (4x), realm (3x), kingly (1x).

  1. royalty, reign, kingdom

    1. royalty, kingship, kingly authority

    2. kingdom

    3. realm (of territory)

    4. reign (of time)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מַלְכוּ malkûw, mal-koo'; (Aramaic) corresponding to H4438; dominion (abstractly or concretely):—kingdom, kingly, realm, reign.
STRONGS H4437: Abbreviations

Biblical Aramaic

† מַלְכוּ noun feminine royalty, reign, kingdom; — absolute מ׳ Daniel 2:39 +; construct מַלְכוּת Ezra 4:24 +; emphatic תָא_ Daniel 2:37 +, תָה_ Daniel 2:44; suffix תִי_ Daniel 4:15 [Daniel 4:18] +, תֵהּ-_ Daniel 3:33 [Daniel 4:3]+, תָך- Daniel 4:23 [Daniel 4:26] +; plural construct מַלְכְוָת Daniel 7:27; emphatic וָתָא_ Daniel 2:44; Daniel 7:23; —
1. royalty, kingship, kingly authority: Daniel 4:23 [Daniel 4:26]; Daniel 4:28 [Daniel 4:31]; Daniel 4:33 [Daniel 4:36]; הֵיכַל מ׳ Daniel 4:26 [Daniel 4:29], בֵּית מ׳ Daniel 4:27 [Daniel 4:30], כָּרְסֵא Daniel 5:20.
2. organized (world-) kingdom: Daniel 2:39 (twice in verse); Daniel 2:40, 41, 42, 44; Daniel 7:23 (twice in verse); Daniel 7:24, 27; אֲנָשָׁא מ׳ Daniel 4:14 [Daniel 4:17]; Daniel 4:22 [Daniel 4:25]; Daniel 4:29 [Daniel 4:32]; Daniel 5:21; of specific kings Daniel 2:37; Daniel 5:18, 28; Daniel 6:1 [Daniel 5:31]; of God Daniel 3:33 [Daniel 4:3]; Daniel 7:27 (both עָלַם מ׳), Daniel 2:44 (twice in verse); Daniel 3:33 [Daniel 4:3]; Daniel 4:31 [Daniel 4:34]; Daniel 6:27 [Daniel 6:26]; ">Daniel 7:27; of Messiah Daniel 7:14 (twice in verse); of saints Daniel 7:18 (twice in verse); Daniel 7:22, 27.
3. realm (territorial) Daniel 4:15 [Daniel 4:18]; Daniel 4:33b [Daniel 4:36b]; Daniel 5:7, 11, 16, 29; Daniel 6:2 [Daniel 6:1] (twice in verse); Daniel 6:4 [Daniel 6:3]; Daniel 6:8 [Daniel 6:7]; Daniel 6:27 [Daniel 6:26]; Ezra 7:13, 23; metonymy Ezra 6:5 = administration of realm.
4. reign, time of reigning Daniel 5:26; Daniel 6:29 [Daniel 6:29] (twice in verse); Ezra 4:24; Ezra 6:15.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Ezra

4:24; 4:24; 6:5; 6:15; 7:13; 7:23

Daniel

2:37; 2:37; 2:39; 2:39; 2:40; 2:41; 2:42; 2:44; 2:44; 2:44; 2:44; 4:3; 4:3; 4:3; 4:17; 4:18; 4:18; 4:25; 4:26; 4:26; 4:29; 4:30; 4:31; 4:32; 4:34; 4:36; 4:36; 5:7; 5:11; 5:16; 5:18; 5:20; 5:21; 5:26; 5:28; 5:29; 5:31; 6:1; 6:3; 6:7; 6:26; 6:26; 6:29; 7:14; 7:18; 7:22; 7:23; 7:23; 7:24; 7:27; 7:27; 7:27; 7:27; 7:27

H4437

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Strong's Number H4437 matches the Hebrew מַלְכּוּ (malkû),
which occurs 57 times in 43 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:24 -

Then work on the house of God in Jerusalem was discontinued, and it was stopped until the second year of the reign H4437 of Darius king of Persia.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 6:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:15 - Now this [fn]temple was completed [fn]on the third day of the month Adar; it was the sixth year of the reign H4437 of King Darius.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 7:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:13 - I have issued a decree that any of the people of Israel and their priests and the Levites in my kingdom H4437 who are willing to go to Jerusalem, may go with you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 7:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:23 - “Whatever is [fn]commanded by the God of heaven, it shall be done with zeal for the house of the God of heaven, so that there will not be wrath against the kingdom H4437 of the king and his sons.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:37

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:37 - “You, O king, are the king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given the [fn]kingdom H4437, the power, the strength, and the honor;

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:39

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:39 - “And after you another kingdom H4437 will arise inferior to you, then another third kingdom H4437 of bronze, which will rule over all the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:40

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:40 - “Then there will be a fourth kingdom H4437 as strong as iron; just as iron smashes and crushes everything, so, like iron that crushes, it will smash and crush all these things.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:41

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:41 - “And in that you saw the feet and toes, partly of potter’s clay and partly of iron, it will be a divided kingdom H4437; but it will have within it some of the toughness of iron, since you saw the iron mixed with [fn]common clay.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:42

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:42 - “And just as the toes of the feet were partly of iron and partly of pottery, so some of the kingdom H4437 will be strong, and part of it will be fragile.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:44

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:44 - “And in the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom H4437 which will never be destroyed, and that kingdom H4437 will not be [fn]left for another people; it will crush and put an end to all these kingdoms H4437, but it will itself endure forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:3 -

“How great are His signs

And how mighty are His miracles!

His kingdom H4437 is an everlasting kingdom H4437,

And His dominion is from generation to generation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:17 -

“This sentence is by the decree of the angelic watchers,

And the decision is a command of the holy ones,

In order that the living may know

That the Most High is ruler over the realm H4437 of mankind,

And He grants it to whomever He wishes

And sets over it the lowliest of people.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:18 -

‘This is the dream that I, King Nebuchadnezzar, have seen. Now you, Belteshazzar, tell me its interpretation, since none of the wise men of my kingdom H4437 is able to make known to me the interpretation; but you are able, because a spirit of the holy gods is in you.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:25 - that you be driven away from mankind and your dwelling place be with the animals of the field, and you be given grass to eat like cattle and be drenched with the dew of heaven; and seven [fn]periods of time will pass over you, until you recognize that the Most High is ruler over the realm H4437 of mankind and bestows it on whomever He wishes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:26 - ‘And in that it was commanded to leave the stump [fn]with the roots of the tree, your kingdom H4437 will [fn]remain as yours after you recognize that it is Heaven that rules.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:29 - “Twelve months later he was walking on the roof of the royal H4437 palace of Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:30

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:30 - “The king began speaking and was saying, ‘Is this not Babylon the great, which I myself have built as a royal H4437 [fn]residence by the might of my power and for the honor of my majesty?’

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:31

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:31 - “While the word was still in the king’s mouth, a voice [fn]came from heaven, saying, ‘King Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is declared: [fn]sovereignty H4437 has been removed from you,

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:32

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:32 - and you will be driven away from mankind, and your dwelling place will be with the animals of the field. You will be given grass to eat like cattle, and seven [fn]periods of time will pass over you until you recognize that the Most High is ruler over the realm H4437 of mankind and bestows it on whomever He wishes.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:34

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:34 -

“But at the end of [fn]that period, I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven and my [fn]reason returned to me, and I blessed the Most High and praised and honored Him who lives forever;

For His dominion is an everlasting dominion,

And His kingdom H4437 endures from generation to generation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:36

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:36 -

“At that time my [fn]reason returned to me. And my majesty and splendor were [fn]restored to me for the honor of my kingdom H4437, and my state counselors and my nobles began seeking me out; so I was reestablished in my [fn]sovereignty H4437, and surpassing greatness was added to me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:7 - The king called aloud to bring in the sorcerers, the [fn]Chaldeans, and the diviners. The king began speaking and said to the wise men of Babylon, “Anyone who can read this inscription and explain its interpretation to me shall be clothed with purple and have a necklace of gold around his neck, and have authority as third ruler in the kingdom H4437.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:11 - “There is a man in your kingdom H4437 in whom is [fn]a spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of your father, illumination, insight, and wisdom like the wisdom of the gods were found in him. And King Nebuchadnezzar, your father—your father [fn]the king—appointed him chief of the soothsayer priests, sorcerers, Chaldeans, and diviners.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:16 - “But I personally have heard about you, that you are able to give interpretations and solve difficult problems. Now if you are able to read the inscription and make its interpretation known to me, you will be clothed with purple and wear a necklace of gold around your neck, and you will have authority as the third ruler in the kingdom H4437.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:18 - “[fn]O king, the Most High God granted [fn]sovereignty H4437, greatness, honor, and majesty to Nebuchadnezzar your father.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:20 - “But when his heart [fn]was arrogant and his spirit became so [fn]overbearing that he behaved presumptuously, he was deposed from his royal H4437 throne, and his dignity was taken away from him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:21 - “He was also driven away from [fn]mankind, and his heart was made like that of animals, and his dwelling place was with the wild donkeys. He was given grass to eat like cattle, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven, until he recognized that the Most High God is ruler over the realm H4437 of mankind, and that He sets over it whomever He wishes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:26 -

“This is the interpretation of the [fn]message: ‘MENĒ’—God has numbered your kingdom H4437 and put an end to it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:28

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:28 - “‘[fn]PERĒS’—your kingdom H4437 has been divided and given to the Medes and [fn]Persians.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:29 -

Then Belshazzar gave orders, and they clothed Daniel with purple and put a necklace of gold around his neck, and issued a proclamation concerning him that he now had authority as the third ruler in the kingdom H4437.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:31

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:31 - [fn]So Darius the Mede received the kingdom H4437 at about the age of sixty-two.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:1 -

[fn]It pleased Darius to appoint 120 satraps over the kingdom H4437, to be in charge of the whole kingdom H4437,

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:3 - Then this Daniel began distinguishing himself [fn]among the commissioners and satraps because [fn]he possessed an extraordinary spirit, and the king intended to appoint him over the entire kingdom H4437.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:4 - Then the commissioners and satraps began trying to find a ground of accusation against Daniel regarding [fn]government H4437 affairs H4437; but they could find no ground of accusation or evidence of corruption, because he was trustworthy, and no negligence or corruption was to be found in him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:7 - “All the commissioners of the kingdom H4437, the prefects and the satraps, the counselors and the governors, have consulted together that the king should establish a statute and enforce an injunction that anyone who offers a prayer to any god or person besides you, O king, for thirty days, shall be thrown into the lions’ [fn]den.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:26 - “[fn]I issue a decree that in all the realm of my kingdom H4437 people are to tremble and fear before the God of Daniel;

For He is the living God and enduring forever,

And His kingdom H4437 is one which will not be destroyed,

And His dominion will be [fn]forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:28

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:28 -

So this Daniel enjoyed success in the reign H4437 of Darius, and in the reign H4437 of Cyrus the Persian.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 7:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:14 -

“And to Him was given dominion,

Honor, and [fn]a kingdom H4437,

So that all the peoples, nations, and populations of all [fn]languages

Might serve Him.

His dominion is an everlasting dominion

Which will not pass away;

And His kingdom H4437 is one

Which will not be destroyed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 7:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:18 - ‘But the [fn]saints of the Highest One will receive the kingdom H4437 and take possession of the kingdom H4437 forever, [fn]for all ages to come.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 7:22

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:22 - until the Ancient of Days came and judgment was [fn]passed in favor of the [fn]saints of the Highest One, and the time arrived when the [fn]saints took possession of the kingdom H4437.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 7:23

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“This is what he said: ‘The fourth beast will be a fourth kingdom H4437 on the earth which will be different from all the other kingdoms H4437, and will devour the whole earth and trample it down and crush it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 7:24

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:24 - ‘As for the ten horns, out of this kingdom H4437 ten kings will arise; and another will arise after them, and he will be different from the previous ones and will [fn]humble three kings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 7:27

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:27 - ‘Then the [fn]sovereignty H4437, the dominion, and the greatness of all the kingdoms H4437 under the whole heaven will be given to the people of the [fn]saints of the Highest One; His kingdom H4437 will be an everlasting kingdom H4437, and all the empires will serve and obey Him.’
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