4437. malku
Strong's Lexicon
malku: Kingdom, reign, sovereignty

Original Word: מַלְכוּ
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: malku
Pronunciation: mal-KOO
Phonetic Spelling: (mal-koo')
Definition: Kingdom, reign, sovereignty
Meaning: dominion

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

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G932 (βασιλεία, basileia) – Kingdom

- G935 (βασιλεύς, basileus) – King

Usage: The term "malku" primarily refers to the concept of a kingdom or the reign of a king. It encompasses the idea of royal authority, dominion, and the realm over which a king exercises his rule. In the biblical context, it often signifies not just the physical territory of a kingdom but also the power and governance associated with kingship.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Near Eastern cultures, kingdoms were central to societal organization. A king was seen as a divinely appointed ruler, responsible for maintaining order, justice, and prosperity within his realm. The concept of "malku" in the Hebrew Bible often reflects the theocratic understanding of God's ultimate sovereignty over Israel and the world. The Israelites viewed their kingship as unique, with God as the supreme King and earthly kings serving as His representatives.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
(Aramaic) corresponding to malkuth
Definition
royalty, reign, kingdom
NASB Translation
government affairs (1), kingdom (38), kingdoms (3), realm (4), reign (4), royal (3), sovereignty (4).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
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 +, הֵתּ- Daniel 3:33 +, תָךְ- Daniel 4:23 +; plural construct מַלְכְוָת Daniel 7:27; emphatic וָתָא- Daniel 2:44; Daniel 7:23; —

1 royalty, kingship, kingly authority: Daniel 4:23; Daniel 4:28; Daniel 4:33; ׳הֵיכַל מ Daniel 4:26, ׳בֵּית מ Daniel 4:27, 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 4:22; Daniel 4:29; Daniel 5:21; of specific kings Daniel 2:37; Daniel 5:18,28; Daniel 6:1; of God Daniel 3:33; Daniel 7:27 (both עָלַם ׳מ), Daniel 2:44 (twice in verse); Daniel 3:33; Daniel 4:31; Daniel 6:27; 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 4:33b; Daniel 5:7,11,16,29; Daniel 6:2 (twice in verse); Daniel 6:4; Daniel 6:8; Daniel 6:27; Ezra 7:13,23; metonymy Ezra 6:5 #NAME?

4 reign, time of reigning Daniel 5:26; Daniel 6:29 (twice in verse); Ezra 4:24; Ezra 6:15.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
kingdom, kingly, realm, reign

(Aramaic) corresponding to malkuwth; dominion (abstractly or concretely) -- kingdom, kingly, realm, reign.

see HEBREW malkuwth

Forms and Transliterations
בְּמַלְכ֣וּת בְּמַלְכוּתִי֩ בְּמַלְכוּתָ֗ךְ בְּמַלְכוּתָֽא׃ בְמַלְכוּתָ֖א במלכות במלכותא במלכותא׃ במלכותי במלכותך וּבְמַלְכ֖וּת וּמַ֨לְכוּתָ֔ה וּמַלְכ֔וּ וּמַלְכ֨וּ וּמַלְכוּ֙ וּמַלְכוּתֵ֖הּ וּמַלְכוּתֵהּ֙ וּמַלְכוּתָ֖א וּמַלְכוּתָ֨ה ובמלכות ומלכו ומלכותא ומלכותה לְמַלְכ֖וּת למלכות מַלְכ֔וּ מַלְכ֣וּת מַלְכ֤וּ מַלְכ֥וּ מַלְכ֥וּת מַלְכְוָת֙ מַלְכְוָתָ֑א מַלְכְוָתָ֔א מַלְכוּ֙ מַלְכוּתִ֗י מַלְכוּתִ֜י מַלְכוּתִ֣י מַלְכוּתֵ֔הּ מַלְכוּתֵהּ֙ מַלְכוּתָ֑א מַלְכוּתָ֔א מַלְכוּתָ֔ה מַלְכוּתָ֔ךְ מַלְכוּתָ֖ה מַלְכוּתָ֖ךְ מַלְכוּתָ֗א מַלְכוּתָ֛א מַלְכוּתָ֤א מַלְכוּתָ֥א מַלְכוּתָֽא׃ מַלְכוּתָא֙ מלכו מלכות מלכותא מלכותא׃ מלכותה מלכותי מלכותך bə·mal·ḵū·ṯā ḇə·mal·ḵū·ṯā bə·mal·ḵū·ṯāḵ bə·mal·ḵū·ṯî bə·mal·ḵūṯ bemalChut bemalchuTa bemalchuTach bemalchuTi bəmalḵūṯ bəmalḵūṯā ḇəmalḵūṯā bəmalḵūṯāḵ bəmalḵūṯî lə·mal·ḵūṯ lemalChut ləmalḵūṯ mal·ḵə·wā·ṯā mal·ḵə·wāṯ mal·ḵū mal·ḵū·ṯā mal·ḵū·ṯāh mal·ḵū·ṯāḵ mal·ḵū·ṯêh mal·ḵū·ṯî mal·ḵūṯ malcheVat malchevaTa malChu malChut malchuTa malchuTach malchuTah malchuTeh malchuTi malḵəwāṯ malḵəwāṯā malḵū malḵūṯ malḵūṯā malḵūṯāh malḵūṯāḵ malḵūṯêh malḵūṯî ū·ḇə·mal·ḵūṯ ū·mal·ḵū ū·mal·ḵū·ṯā ū·mal·ḵū·ṯāh ū·mal·ḵū·ṯêh ūḇəmalḵūṯ umalChu umalchuTa uMalchuTah umalchuTeh ūmalḵū ūmalḵūṯā ūmalḵūṯāh ūmalḵūṯêh uvemalChut vemalchuTa
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Ezra 4:24
HEB: שְׁנַ֣ת תַּרְתֵּ֔ין לְמַלְכ֖וּת דָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁ מֶֽלֶךְ־
NAS: year of the reign of Darius
KJV: year of the reign of Darius
INT: year the second of the reign of Darius king

Ezra 6:15
HEB: שְׁנַת־ שֵׁ֔ת לְמַלְכ֖וּת דָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁ מַלְכָּֽא׃
NAS: year of the reign of King
KJV: year of the reign of Darius
INT: year it was the sixth of the reign Darius of King

Ezra 7:13
HEB: כָל־ מִתְנַדַּ֣ב בְּמַלְכוּתִי֩ מִן־ עַמָּ֨ה
NAS: and the Levites in my kingdom who
KJV: and Levites, in my realm, which are minded of their own freewill
INT: any are willing my kingdom of of the people

Ezra 7:23
HEB: קְצַ֔ף עַל־ מַלְכ֥וּת מַלְכָּ֖א וּבְנֽוֹהִי׃
NAS: against the kingdom of the king
KJV: against the realm of the king
INT: will not be wrath against the kingdom of the king and his sons

Daniel 2:37
HEB: אֱלָ֣הּ שְׁמַיָּ֔א מַלְכוּתָ֥א חִסְנָ֛א וְתָקְפָּ֥א
NAS: has given the kingdom, the power,
KJV: hath given thee a kingdom, power,
INT: the God of heaven the kingdom the power the strength

Daniel 2:39
HEB: וּבָתְרָ֗ךְ תְּק֛וּם מַלְכ֥וּ אָחֳרִ֖י אֲרַ֣עא
NAS: another kingdom inferior
KJV: another kingdom inferior
INT: After will arise kingdom another inferior

Daniel 2:39
HEB: אֲרַ֣עא מִנָּ֑ךְ וּמַלְכ֨וּ [תְלִיתָיָא כ]
NAS: third kingdom of bronze,
KJV: third kingdom of brass,
INT: inferior to thee kingdom third and another

Daniel 2:40
HEB: וּמַלְכוּ֙ [רְבִיעָיָה כ]
NAS: Then there will be a fourth kingdom as strong
KJV: And the fourth kingdom shall be strong
INT: kingdom fourth shall be

Daniel 2:41
HEB: ק) פַּרְזֶ֔ל מַלְכ֤וּ פְלִיגָה֙ תֶּהֱוֵ֔ה
NAS: it will be a divided kingdom; but it will have
KJV: of iron, the kingdom shall be
INT: at of iron kingdom divided will have

Daniel 2:42
HEB: מִן־ קְצָ֤ת מַלְכוּתָא֙ תֶּהֱוֵ֣ה תַקִּיפָ֔ה
NAS: [so] some of the kingdom will be strong
KJV: of clay, [so] the kingdom shall be
INT: partly end of the kingdom shall be will be strong

Daniel 2:44
HEB: אֱלָ֨הּ שְׁמַיָּ֤א מַלְכוּ֙ דִּ֤י לְעָלְמִין֙
NAS: will set up a kingdom which
KJV: set up a kingdom, which shall never
INT: the God of heaven A kingdom which forever

Daniel 2:44
HEB: לָ֣א תִתְחַבַּ֔ל וּמַ֨לְכוּתָ֔ה לְעַ֥ם אָחֳרָ֖ן
NAS: be destroyed, and [that] kingdom will not be left
KJV: be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not
INT: shall not be destroyed and kingdom people to other

Daniel 2:44
HEB: כָּל־ אִלֵּ֣ין מַלְכְוָתָ֔א וְהִ֖יא תְּק֥וּם
NAS: these kingdoms, but it will itself
KJV: all these kingdoms, and it shall stand
INT: to all these kingdoms will itself endure

Daniel 4:3
HEB: כְּמָ֣ה תַקִּיפִ֑ין מַלְכוּתֵהּ֙ מַלְכ֣וּת עָלַ֔ם
NAS: are His wonders! His kingdom is an everlasting
KJV: [are] his wonders! his kingdom [is] an everlasting
INT: and how mighty his kingdom kingdom is an everlasting

Daniel 4:3
HEB: תַקִּיפִ֑ין מַלְכוּתֵהּ֙ מַלְכ֣וּת עָלַ֔ם וְשָׁלְטָנֵ֖הּ
NAS: is an everlasting kingdom And His dominion
KJV: [is] an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion
INT: mighty his kingdom kingdom is an everlasting and his dominion

Daniel 4:17
HEB: (עִלָּאָ֜ה ק) בְּמַלְכ֣וּת [אֱנֹושָׁא כ]
NAS: is ruler over the realm of mankind,
KJV: ruleth in the kingdom of men,
INT: is ruler high the realm of mankind to whomsoever

Daniel 4:18
HEB: כָּל־ חַכִּימֵ֣י מַלְכוּתִ֗י לָֽא־ יָכְלִ֤ין
NAS: of the wise men of my kingdom is able
KJV: the wise [men] of my kingdom are not
INT: all of the wise of my kingdom are not is able

Daniel 4:25
HEB: (עִלָּאָה֙ ק) בְּמַלְכ֣וּת אֲנָשָׁ֔א וּלְמַן־
NAS: is ruler over the realm of mankind
KJV: ruleth in the kingdom of men,
INT: is ruler high the realm of mankind to whomsoever

Daniel 4:26
HEB: דִּ֣י אִֽילָנָ֔א מַלְכוּתָ֖ךְ לָ֣ךְ קַיָּמָ֑ה
NAS: of the tree, your kingdom will be assured
KJV: roots; thy kingdom shall be sure
INT: forasmuch of the tree your kingdom will be assured after

Daniel 4:29
HEB: עַל־ הֵיכַ֧ל מַלְכוּתָ֛א דִּ֥י בָבֶ֖ל
NAS: he was walking on the [roof of] the royal palace
KJV: the palace of the kingdom of Babylon.
INT: in palace the royal forasmuch of Babylon

Daniel 4:30
HEB: בֱנַיְתַהּ֙ לְבֵ֣ית מַלְכ֔וּ בִּתְקַ֥ף חִסְנִ֖י
NAS: have built as a royal residence
KJV: for the house of the kingdom by the might
INT: have built residence A royal the might of my power

Daniel 4:31
HEB: נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣ר מַלְכָּ֔א מַלְכוּתָ֖ה עֲדָ֥ת מִנָּֽךְ׃
NAS: to you it is declared: sovereignty has been removed
KJV: to thee it is spoken; The kingdom is departed
INT: Nebuchadnezzar King sovereignty has been from

Daniel 4:32
HEB: (עִלָּאָה֙ ק) בְּמַלְכ֣וּת אֲנָשָׁ֔א וּלְמַן־
NAS: is ruler over the realm of mankind
KJV: ruleth in the kingdom of men,
INT: is ruler high the realm of mankind to whomsoever

Daniel 4:34
HEB: שָׁלְטָ֣ן עָלַ֔ם וּמַלְכוּתֵ֖הּ עִם־ דָּ֥ר
NAS: dominion, And His kingdom [endures] from generation
KJV: dominion, and his kingdom [is] from
INT: dominion is an everlasting and his kingdom from generation

Daniel 4:36
HEB: עֲלַ֗י וְלִיקַ֨ר מַלְכוּתִ֜י הַדְרִ֤י וְזִוִי֙
NAS: to me for the glory of my kingdom, and my counselors
KJV: and for the glory of my kingdom, mine honour
INT: me the glory of my kingdom and my majesty and splendor

57 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4437
57 Occurrences


bə·mal·ḵūṯ — 5 Occ.
bə·mal·ḵū·ṯā — 1 Occ.
bə·mal·ḵū·ṯāḵ — 1 Occ.
bə·mal·ḵū·ṯî — 1 Occ.
lə·mal·ḵūṯ — 2 Occ.
mal·ḵə·wāṯ — 1 Occ.
mal·ḵə·wā·ṯā — 2 Occ.
mal·ḵū — 5 Occ.
mal·ḵūṯ — 3 Occ.
mal·ḵū·ṯā — 12 Occ.
mal·ḵū·ṯāḵ — 3 Occ.
mal·ḵū·ṯāh — 2 Occ.
mal·ḵū·ṯêh — 3 Occ.
mal·ḵū·ṯî — 4 Occ.
ū·mal·ḵū — 3 Occ.
ū·mal·ḵū·ṯā — 1 Occ.
ū·mal·ḵū·ṯāh — 2 Occ.
ū·mal·ḵū·ṯêh — 3 Occ.
ū·ḇə·mal·ḵūṯ — 1 Occ.
ḇə·mal·ḵū·ṯā — 2 Occ.
















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