Dominion
מֶמְשָׁלָהStrong’s H4475memshalah (mem-sha-lah)
Appears in 16 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Memshalah is the Hebrew word usually translated “dominion his”, “dominion of” and “realm his”. It appears in 16 verses of the Old Testament.
“And the king of the south shall be strong, and one of his princes; and he shall be strong above him, and have dominion; his dominion shall be a great dominion.”
Meaning
- Rule, dominion, realmrule, dominion, realm, domain · rule · rule, dominion (of God)
How it's translated
- dominion his 6
- for dominion of 2
- realm his 2
- for dominion 2
- imperial might his 1
- and dominion your 1
- and authority your 1
- rule of 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Psalms 5
- 2 Chronicles 2
- Isaiah 2
- Jeremiah 2
- Genesis 1
- 1 Kings 1
9 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Genesis 1:16And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
- 1 Kings 9:19And all the cities of store that Solomon had, and cities for his chariots, and cities for his horsemen, and that which Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.
- 2 Kings 20:13And Hezekiah hearkened unto them, and shewed them all the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious ointment, and all the house of his armour, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah shewed them not.
- 2 Chronicles 8:6And Baalath, and all the store cities that Solomon had, and all the chariot cities, and the cities of the horsemen, and all that Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and throughout all the land of his dominion.
- 2 Chronicles 32:9After this did Sennacherib king of Assyria send his servants to Jerusalem, (but he himself laid siege against Lachish, and all his power with him,) unto Hezekiah king of Judah, and unto all Judah that were at Jerusalem, saying,
- Psalms 103:22Bless the LORD, all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the LORD, O my soul.
Hebrew dictionary
מֶמְשָׁלָה memshalah · dominion
1) rule, dominion, realm 1a) rule, dominion, realm, domain 1b) rule 1c) rule, dominion (of God)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “dominion” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
DOMINION, noun
[Latin See Dominant.]
- Sovereign or supreme authority; the power of governing and controlling.“The dominion of the Most High is an everlasting dominion” Daniel 4:34
- Power to direct, control, use and dispose of at pleasure; right of possession and use without being accountable; as the private dominion of individuals.
- Territory under a government; region; country; district governed, or within the limits of the authority of a prince or state; as the British dominions.
- Government; right of governing.
All definitions
- Predominance; ascendant.
- An order of angels.“Whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers” Colossians 1:16
- Persons governed.“Judah was his sanctuary; Israel his dominion” Psalms 114:2
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 Hebrew, not from any one translation.