Kingdom
מַלְכוּStrong’s H4437malkhu (mal-khu)
Appears in 43 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Malkhu is the Aramaic word usually translated “kingdom the”, “kingdom” and “over kingdom of”. It appears in 43 verses of the Old Testament.
“Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory.”
Meaning
- Royalty, reign, kingdomroyalty, kingship, kingly authority · kingdom · realm (of territory) · reign (of time)
How it's translated
- kingdom the 14
- a kingdom 5
- over kingdom of 4
- kingdom my 4
- and a kingdom 3
- and kingdom the 3
- kingdom his 3
- kingdom your 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Daniel 39
- Ezra 4
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Daniel 2:39In contextAnd after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth.
- Daniel 2:40In contextAnd the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise.
- Daniel 2:41In contextAnd whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters’ clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay.
- Daniel 2:42In contextAnd as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken.
- Daniel 2:44In contextAnd in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
- Daniel 4:3In contextHow great are his signs! and how mighty are his wonders! his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from generation to generation.
Aramaic dictionary
מַלְכוּ malkhu · kingdom
1) royalty, reign, kingdom 1a) royalty, kingship, kingly authority 1b) kingdom 1c) realm (of territory) 1d) reign (of time)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “kingdom” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
KING'DOM, noun
[king and dom, jurisdiction.]
- The territory or country subject to a king; an undivided territory under the dominion of a king or monarch.
- The inhabitants or population subject to a king.
- In natural history, a division; as the animal, vegetable and mineral kingdoms.
- A region; a tract; the place where any thing prevails and holds sway; as the watery kingdom
All definitions
- In Scripture, the government or universal dominion of God. 1 Chronicles 29:11Psalms 145:11
- The power of supreme administration. 1 Samuel 18:8
- A princely nation or state.“Ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests” Exodus 19:6
- Heaven. Matthew 26:29
- State of glory in heaven. Matthew 5:3
- The reign of the Messiah.
- Government; rule; supreme administration.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Aramaic, not from any one translation.