What does מְלוּכָה (mĕlûkāh) mean in the Bible?
מְלוּכָה (mĕlûkāh): The realm or domain brought under a king's rule and authority, emphasizing the ruled territory over the ruler
Hebrew · H4410
מְלוּכָה
Something ruled , i.e. a realm
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מְלוּכָה H4410
Pronunciation mĕlûkāh
What does מְלוּכָה (mĕlûkāh) mean in the Bible?
מְלוּכָה (mĕlûkāh): The realm or domain brought under a king's rule and authority, emphasizing the ruled territory over the ruler
Full entry for מְלוּכָה (H4410) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4410?
The BSB source-word alignment has 24 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the kingdom (4), the kingship (4), [who was a member] of the royal (2), the royal (2), a king (1).
Where does מְלוּכָה (mĕlûkāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Samuel 10:16. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Kings (7), 1 Samuel (5), 2 Samuel (2), Ezekiel (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It the kingdom 4× 1 Samuel 18:8, 2 Samuel 16:8, 1 Kings 2:22, 1 Kings 12:21
the kingship 4× 1 Samuel 10:16, 1 Samuel 11:14, 1 Samuel 14:47, 1 Kings 2:15
[who was a member] of the royal 2× 2 Kings 25:25, Jeremiah 41:1
the royal 2× 2 Samuel 12:26, 1 Kings 1:46
a king 1× Isaiah 34:12
a member of the royal 1× Ezekiel 17:13
a royal 1× Isaiah 62:3
And the kingdom 1× Obadiah 1:21
and turned the kingdom 1× 1 Chronicles 10:14
but the kingship 1× 1 Kings 2:15
dominion 1× Psalms 22:28
from the royal 1× Daniel 1:3
of kingship 1× 1 Samuel 10:25
of the kingdom 1× 1 Kings 11:35
queen 1× Ezekiel 16:13
reign 1× 1 Kings 21:7
Show sample aligned rows
1 Samuel 10:16 הַמְּלוּכָה֙ to the kingship Article | Noun - feminine singular 1 Samuel 10:25 הַמְּלֻכָ֔ה to of kingship Article | Noun - feminine singular 1 Samuel 11:14 הַמְּלוּכָֽה׃ to the kingship Article | Noun - feminine singular 1 Samuel 14:47 הַמְּלוּכָ֖ה to the kingship Article | Noun - feminine singular 1 Samuel 18:8 הַמְּלוּכָֽה׃ to the kingdom Article | Noun - feminine singular 2 Samuel 12:26 הַמְּלוּכָֽה׃ to the royal Article | Noun - feminine singular 2 Samuel 16:8 הַמְּלוּכָ֔ה to the kingdom Article | Noun - feminine singular 1 Kings 1:46 הַמְּלוּכָֽה׃ to the royal Article | Noun - feminine singular 1 Kings 2:15 הַמְּלוּכָ֔ה to the kingship Article | Noun - feminine singular 1 Kings 2:15 הַמְּלוּכָה֙ to but the kingship Article | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 1 Samuel 10:16
Aligned rows 24
Books represented 11
1 Samuel 5 2 Samuel 2 1 Kings 7 2 Kings 1 1 Chronicles 1 Psalms 1 Isaiah 2 Jeremiah 1 Ezekiel 2 Daniel 1 Obadiah 1
Source forms
הַמְּלוּכָ֔ה 6x ham·mə·lū·ḵāh 2 Samuel 16:8, 1 Kings 2:15, 1 Kings 2:22, 1 Kings 12:21
הַמְּלוּכָֽה׃ 5x ham·mə·lū·ḵāh 1 Samuel 11:14, 1 Samuel 18:8, 2 Samuel 12:26, 1 Kings 1:46
הַמְּלוּכָ֖ה 3x ham·mə·lū·ḵāh 1 Samuel 14:47, 1 Kings 11:35, Daniel 1:3
הַמְּלוּכָה֙ 2x ham·mə·lū·ḵāh 1 Samuel 10:16, 1 Kings 2:15
מְלוּכָ֖ה 2x mə·lū·ḵāh 1 Kings 21:7, Isaiah 62:3
הַמְּלוּכָ֗ה 1x ham·mə·lū·ḵāh 2 Kings 25:25
הַמְּלוּכָ֑ה 1x ham·mə·lū·ḵāh Psalms 22:28
הַ֠מְּלוּכָה 1x ham·mə·lū·ḵāh Jeremiah 41:1
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine singular 20x 1 Samuel 10:16, 1 Samuel 10:25, 1 Samuel 11:14, 1 Samuel 14:47
Noun - feminine singular 3x 1 Kings 21:7, Isaiah 34:12, Isaiah 62:3
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular 1x Ezekiel 16:13
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. The realm or domain brought under a king's rule and authority, emphasizing the ruled territory over the ruler
Source Gloss
something ruled , i.e. a realm
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
The realm or domain brought under a king's rule and authority, emphasizing the ruled territory over the ruler
something ruled, i.e. a realm BDB: kingship Usage: kingsom, king's, × royal.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מְלוּכָה is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain