Lexicon / H4438
מַלְכוּת
mal.khut
  • royalty
  • royal power
  • reign
  • kingdom

STEPBible TBESH

Glosses: royalty

1) royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom, sovereign power

1a) royal power, dominion

1b) reign

1c) kingdom, realm

Aramaic equivalent: mal.khu (מַלְכוּ "kingdom" H4437)

BDB (Brown-Driver-Briggs)

Glosses: royalty; royal power; reign; kingdom

Root √מלך: מלך בַּעַל מָלַךְ מְלַךְ Arabic Ethiopic malâku Syriac possess, own exclusively counsel, advise counsellor (√ of foll.; mng. dub.; Thes comp. Ar. cf. Eth.so Bae Rel. 144 (cf.), and Nö ZMG xi. 1886, 727; Lyon Bib. Sacr. Apr. 1884 Dl Prol. 30 al. comp. As. Dl HWB 412, BH and NH, Aram. whence king as orig. he whose opinion is decisive).

מַלְכוּת n.f royalty royal power reign kingdom royal power dominion , reign kingdom realm .