4410. melukah

Lexicon

melukah: Kingdom, Kingship, Reign

Original Word: מְלוּכָה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: mluwkah
Pronunciation: meh-loo-KAH
Phonetic Spelling: (mel-oo-kaw')
Definition: Kingdom, Kingship, Reign
Meaning: something ruled, a realm

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

kingsom, king's, royal

Feminine passive participle of malak; something ruled, i.e. A realm -- kingsom, king's, X royal.

see HEBREW malak

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from the same as melek
Definition
kingship, royalty
NASB Translation
king (1), kingdom (15), reign* (1), royal (6), royalty (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

מְלוּכָה noun feminine kingship, royalty; — ׳מ absolute 1 Samuel 10:16 23t.; — kingship, kingly office, royalty: 1 Samuel 10:16,25; 1 Samuel 11:14; 1 Samuel 18:5; 1 Kings 2:15 (twice in verse); 1 Kings 2:22; 1 Kings 11:35; 1 Chronicles 10:14; Isaiah 34:12; belonging to ׳י Obadiah 21; Psalm 22:29 ("" וּמשֵׁל בַּגּוֺיִם); עַל ׳לָכַד מ 1 Samuel 14:47 assume sovereignty over; בְּיַד ׳נָתַן מ 2 Samuel 16:18 give kingship to (subject ׳י); ׳ל ׳הֵשִׁיב מ 1 Kings 12:21 restore kingship to; על ׳עָשָׂה מ 1 Kings 21:7 exercise kingship over; metaphor of Jerusalem וַתִּצְלְחִי לִמְלוּכָה Ezekiel 16:13 (strike out ᵐ5 Co); ׳עִיר הַמ 2 Samuel 12:26 = royal city; compare ׳כִּסֵּא הַמ 1 Kings 1:46; ׳זֶרַע הַמ 2 Kings 25:25 so Jeremiah 41:1; Ezekiel 17:13; Daniel 1:3; ׳צְנִו֯ף מ Isaiah 62:3 ("" עֲטֶרֶת תִּפְאֶרֶת).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root verb מָלַךְ (malak), meaning "to reign" or "to be king."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G932 (βασιλεία, basileia): This Greek term is often translated as "kingdom" and corresponds to the Hebrew מְלוּכָה in its reference to a realm or dominion under a king's rule. It is used extensively in the New Testament, particularly in the teachings of Jesus about the "kingdom of God."
• G935 (βασιλεύς, basileus): This Greek word means "king" and is related to the concept of מְלוּכָה as it pertains to the ruler of a kingdom. It is used in the New Testament to describe earthly kings as well as Christ as the King of Kings.

The term מְלוּכָה encapsulates the idea of a structured and governed realm, emphasizing the authority and responsibility of a ruler over their domain. It is a key concept in understanding the biblical portrayal of monarchy and divine sovereignty.

Usage: The word מְלוּכָה is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe a kingdom or the extent of a king's rule. It is often associated with the reign of a monarch and the territory over which they have authority.

Context: • מְלוּכָה (melukhah) appears in various contexts within the Hebrew Scriptures, often highlighting the sovereignty and governance of a king over a defined territory. It is used to describe both the physical realm of a kingdom and the abstract concept of royal authority.
• In 1 Samuel 10:16, the term is used when Saul is anointed as king, indicating the establishment of his rule: "Saul said to his uncle, 'He assured us that the donkeys had been found.' But Saul did not tell his uncle what Samuel had said about the kingdom (מְלוּכָה)."
• The concept of מְלוּכָה is central to the narrative of Israel's monarchy, as seen in the reigns of David and Solomon, where the term underscores the extent and legitimacy of their rule.
• The word also appears in prophetic literature, often in discussions about the future restoration or judgment of kingdoms, reflecting the divine perspective on earthly realms.

Forms and Transliterations

הַ֠מְּלוּכָה הַמְּלֻכָ֔ה הַמְּלוּכָ֑ה הַמְּלוּכָ֔ה הַמְּלוּכָ֖ה הַמְּלוּכָ֗ה הַמְּלוּכָֽה׃ הַמְּלוּכָה֙ המלוכה המלוכה׃ המלכה לִמְלוּכָֽה׃ למלוכה׃ מְלוּכָ֖ה מְלוּכָ֣ה מלוכה ham·mə·lu·ḵāh ham·mə·lū·ḵāh hammeluChah hamməluḵāh hamməlūḵāh lim·lū·ḵāh limluChah limlūḵāh mə·lū·ḵāh meluChah məlūḵāh

Englishman's Concordance

1 Samuel 10:16
HEB: וְאֶת־ דְּבַ֤ר הַמְּלוּכָה֙ לֹֽא־ הִגִּ֣יד
NAS: him about the matter of the kingdom which
KJV: But of the matter of the kingdom, whereof Samuel
INT: the donkeys the matter of the kingdom did not tell

1 Samuel 10:25
HEB: אֵ֚ת מִשְׁפַּ֣ט הַמְּלֻכָ֔ה וַיִּכְתֹּ֣ב בַּסֵּ֔פֶר
NAS: the ordinances of the kingdom, and wrote
KJV: the manner of the kingdom, and wrote
INT: the people the ordinances of the kingdom and wrote the book

1 Samuel 11:14
HEB: וּנְחַדֵּ֥שׁ שָׁ֖ם הַמְּלוּכָֽה׃
NAS: and renew the kingdom there.
KJV: and renew the kingdom there.
INT: and renew there the kingdom

1 Samuel 14:47
HEB: וְשָׁא֛וּל לָכַ֥ד הַמְּלוּכָ֖ה עַל־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
NAS: had taken the kingdom over
KJV: took the kingdom over Israel,
INT: Saul had taken the kingdom over Israel

1 Samuel 18:8
HEB: ל֖וֹ אַ֥ךְ הַמְּלוּכָֽה׃
NAS: Now what more can he have but the kingdom?
KJV: [but] thousands: and [what] can he have more but the kingdom?
INT: more also kingsom

2 Samuel 12:26
HEB: אֶת־ עִ֥יר הַמְּלוּכָֽה׃
NAS: of Ammon and captured the royal city.
KJV: of Ammon, and took the royal city.
INT: and captured city the royal

2 Samuel 16:8
HEB: יְהוָה֙ אֶת־ הַמְּלוּכָ֔ה בְּיַ֖ד אַבְשָׁל֣וֹם
NAS: has given the kingdom into the hand
KJV: hath delivered the kingdom into the hand
INT: has given and the LORD the kingdom the hand Absalom

1 Kings 1:46
HEB: עַ֖ל כִּסֵּ֥א הַמְּלוּכָֽה׃
NAS: on the throne of the kingdom.
KJV: sitteth on the throne of the kingdom.
INT: on the throne of the kingdom

1 Kings 2:15
HEB: לִי֙ הָיְתָ֣ה הַמְּלוּכָ֔ה וְעָלַ֞י שָׂ֧מוּ
NAS: You know that the kingdom was mine and that all
KJV: Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and [that] all Israel
INT: for and become the kingdom and set

1 Kings 2:15
HEB: לִמְלֹ֑ךְ וַתִּסֹּ֤ב הַמְּלוּכָה֙ וַתְּהִ֣י לְאָחִ֔י
NAS: me to be king; however, the kingdom has turned about
KJV: on me, that I should reign: howbeit the kingdom is turned about,
INT: to be king has turned the kingdom and become my brother's

1 Kings 2:22
HEB: לוֹ֙ אֶת־ הַמְּלוּכָ֔ה כִּ֛י ה֥וּא
NAS: Ask for him also the kingdom-- for he is my older
KJV: ask for him the kingdom also; for he [is] mine elder
INT: Adonijah asking the kingdom for he

1 Kings 11:35
HEB: וְלָקַחְתִּ֥י הַמְּלוּכָ֖ה מִיַּ֣ד בְּנ֑וֹ
NAS: but I will take the kingdom from his son's
KJV: But I will take the kingdom out of his son's
INT: will take the kingdom hand his son's

1 Kings 12:21
HEB: לְהָשִׁיב֙ אֶת־ הַמְּלוּכָ֔ה לִרְחַבְעָ֖ם בֶּן־
NAS: to restore the kingdom to Rehoboam
KJV: to bring the kingdom again
INT: of Israel to restore the kingdom to Rehoboam the son

1 Kings 21:7
HEB: עַתָּ֛ה תַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה מְלוּכָ֖ה עַל־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
KJV: unto him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel?
INT: now now govern the kingdom over Israel

2 Kings 25:25
HEB: אֱלִ֨ישָׁמָ֜ע מִזֶּ֣רַע הַמְּלוּכָ֗ה וַעֲשָׂרָ֤ה אֲנָשִׁים֙
NAS: of Elishama, of the royal family,
KJV: of the seed royal, came,
INT: of Elishama family of the royal ten men

1 Chronicles 10:14
HEB: וַיַּסֵּב֙ אֶת־ הַמְּלוּכָ֔ה לְדָוִ֖יד בֶּן־
NAS: him and turned the kingdom to David
KJV: him, and turned the kingdom unto David
INT: killed and turned the kingdom to David the son

Psalm 22:28
HEB: כִּ֣י לַ֭יהוָה הַמְּלוּכָ֑ה וּ֝מֹשֵׁ֗ל בַּגּוֹיִֽם׃
NAS: For the kingdom is the LORD'S
KJV: For the kingdom [is] the LORD'S:
INT: for is the LORD'S the kingdom rules the nations

Isaiah 34:12
HEB: וְאֵֽין־ שָׁ֖ם מְלוּכָ֣ה יִקְרָ֑אוּ וְכָל־
NAS: [Whom] they may proclaim king-- And all
KJV: the nobles thereof to the kingdom, but none [shall be] there, and all her princes
INT: else there king may proclaim its

Isaiah 62:3
HEB: (וּצְנִ֥יף ק) מְלוּכָ֖ה בְּכַף־ אֱלֹהָֽיִךְ׃
NAS: of the LORD, And a royal diadem
KJV: of the LORD, and a royal diadem
INT: of the LORD diadem royal the hand of your God

Jeremiah 41:1
HEB: אֱלִישָׁמָ֣ע מִזֶּ֣רַע הַ֠מְּלוּכָה וְרַבֵּ֨י הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ
NAS: of Elishama, of the royal family
KJV: of the seed royal, and the princes
INT: of Elishama family of the royal the chief of the king

Ezekiel 16:13
HEB: מְאֹ֔ד וַֽתִּצְלְחִ֖י לִמְלוּכָֽה׃
NAS: beautiful and advanced to royalty.
KJV: and thou didst prosper into a kingdom.
INT: were exceedingly and advanced to royalty

Ezekiel 17:13
HEB: וַיִּקַּח֙ מִזֶּ֣רַע הַמְּלוּכָ֔ה וַיִּכְרֹ֥ת אִתּ֖וֹ
NAS: He took one of the royal family
KJV: And hath taken of the king's seed,
INT: took family of the royal and made for

Daniel 1:3
HEB: יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל וּמִזֶּ֥רַע הַמְּלוּכָ֖ה וּמִן־ הַֽפַּרְתְּמִֽים׃
NAS: including some of the royal family
KJV: of Israel, and of the king's seed,
INT: of Israel family of the royal some the nobles

Obadiah 1:21
HEB: וְהָיְתָ֥ה לַֽיהוָ֖ה הַמְּלוּכָֽה׃
NAS: of Esau, And the kingdom will be the LORD'S.
KJV: of Esau; and the kingdom shall be the LORD'S.
INT: become will be the LORD'S and the kingdom

24 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4410
24 Occurrences

ham·mə·lū·ḵāh — 20 Occ.
lim·lū·ḵāh — 1 Occ.
mə·lū·ḵāh — 3 Occ.